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Farolito Penca Verde
Penca verde at 45.39% – an unusual category-edge bottle, and a small-category release worth learning
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: Farolito Mezcal
- Maestro: Valentin Celis
- Region: Zimatlán de Álvarez, Oaxaca
- Agave: Sp
- ABV: 45.39%
- Price: $40–90 ($$)
Verdict
Buy this when you're ready to expand past tobalá and tepextate, penca verde's pine-herb register is unlike the more common wild agaves, and Farolito's production gives it the room to speak without interference. A vocabulary bottle for drinkers who've already mapped the common names. Consensus 4.3 is earned; this is the kind of release that rewards seeking out.
Penca verde is a small-category release worth learning about
Tasting notes
Nose: Pine walks in first, then green herb, warm earth, a faint floral high note, trace of mineral damp
Palate: Lean at 45.39% – penca verde is a category vocabulary word most drinkers don't have, and Farolito's production lets the agave speak without forcing it
Finish: Cooling, drying, with a slow herbal fade. Very long
The bottom line
A vocabulary bottle past tobalá and tepextate