Del Maguey Pechuga Single Village Mezcal

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alc./vol:
49%

Proof:
98°

Vintage:
Non-vintage

Aged:
No age statement

Product of: Product of Mexico Mexico

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Del Maguey Pechuga mezcal is triple distilled, including distilling with wild mountain fruits, almonds, white rice and a whole chicken breast (the Spanish for chicken breast is pechuga de pollo, hence this mezcal being named Pechuga).

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 16/08/2015

Appearance

(sample bottle Lot: PEC-121) Crystal clear.

Aroma

Wonderfully aromatic, herbal lightly smoky and floral with salami, black pudding, basil, salty sea air, lemon grass, orchard fruit and English parsley sauce.

Taste

Smoky roast chicken skin, smoked paprika, sea salt, coal dust and herbal notes. Very faint lavender and honeyed sweetness.

Aftertaste

Lingering citrus acidity, chicken stock, herbs and peppery spice.

Overall

Described as being slightly scotch whisky-like and it is. Lightly smoky and meaty with herbal and floral notes.

Further product information

Barcode UPC: 6 18397 01001 6
Bottle Size: 700 ml
Closure: Synthetic stopper

More about Del Maguey Pechuga

Produced by Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal

Produced by Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal

Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal was founded in 1995 by Ron Cooper, an artist who has established close relationships with the Zapotec Mexican Indian people who produce mezcal...

Owned by Del Maguey Ltd

Owned by Del Maguey Ltd

Macedonio Alcala No. 403 Local 7 , Centro Historico, Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, 68000, Mexico
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