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Review · · by The Editors
Vago Arroqueño
Emigdio Jarquín's arroqueño – weight without heaviness
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Vago Mezcal
- Maestro: Emigdio Jarquín Ramirez
- Region: Miahuatlán, Oaxaca
- Agave: Arroqueño
- ABV: 50.7%
- Price: $150 ($$)
Verdict
Emigdio Jarquín is the maestro whose work anchors the most consistent corner of the Vago catalog, and the arroqueño is a fair argument for why. The 50.7% proof lets the agave's density carry without tipping into heat, and the Miahuatlán fingerprint is in the glass. Tosba's arroqueño is priced lower and runs a touch more refined, but both belong on a short list.
Jarquín's hand is the house signature at Vago
Tasting notes
Nose: Dark chocolate, leather, dried plum, tobacco
Palate: Dense and savory at 50.7%, with arroqueño's characteristic bass note intact and the Miahuatlán mineral pull holding the structure
Finish: Warming, iron-tinged, very long
The bottom line
A working arroqueño from one of Vago's most reliable benches
Where to buy online
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