El Tigre Papalote - Tia Gonzala

Verdict

Tía Gonzala's papalote reads more grounded than Lázaro's or García's – the floral aromatics sit on a weightier base, closer to the agave's earth register than its flower. Another distinct maestra voice in the El Tigre catalog. Buy it alongside the other El Tigre named-maestro bottles; each maestro argues for the project's single-hand model differently.

Tasting notes

Nose: Wildflower with a faint herbal high note, mineral damp underneath

Palate: Aromatic at 47-52%. Gonzala's hand tilts the papalote slightly earthier than the male-maestro batches – not a gender generalization, just a producer-specific observation of how her distillation cuts tend to run

Finish: Unending. Drying, limestone, with a slow earth fade

The bottom line

Tía Gonzala's grounded papalote, priced for devotees