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Colores de Oaxaca Papalometl

Papalometl at 44.5%. The accessible end of the rare-agave tier

Score: 3.5/5 agaves

Colores de Oaxaca Papalometl bottle
  • Producer: Colores de Oaxaca Mezcal
  • Region: Oaxaca
  • Agave: Papalometl
  • ABV: 44.5%
  • Price: $40–90 ($$)

Verdict

A credible commercial wild-agave. Papalometl is a vocabulary agave rarely bottled at the commercial-specialty tier; Colores de Oaxaca's version at 44.5% delivers the agave's character at an accessible proof. The papalometl-category bottles are rarer than they should be – the specialty-importer tier hasn't developed enough US distribution for this agave. A solid mid-tier rare-agave pick for drinkers building vocabulary.

Papalometl-category bottles are rarer than they should be

Tasting notes

Nose: Wildflower, warm earth, dry herb, mineral

Palate: Aromatic, papalometl's character intact

Finish: Cooling, drying. Very long

The bottom line

A solid mid-tier rare-agave pick