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Insecto Tuxca Lineño + Ixteco Amarillo

Jalisco tuxca that doesn't quite cohere

Score: 2.5/5 agaves

Insecto Tuxca Lineño + Ixteco Amarillo bottle
  • Producer: Insecto Tuxca
  • Maestro: Pedro Ruiz Contreras
  • Region: Zapotitlan de Vadillo, Jalisco
  • Agave: Ixtero Amarillo, Lineño
  • ABV: 44%
  • Price: $40–90 ($$)

Verdict

Insecto is a newer Zapotitlán brand that hasn't yet found its voice. This ixtero-lineño ensamble has the regional ingredients for a serious tuxca but ends up dry and a little hollow – not aggressively bad, just underpowered. Pass for now in favor of Indio Alonso above or Caballito Cerrero. Worth watching if later releases improve.

Tuxca with the conviction turned off

Tasting notes

Nose: Dry grass, then mild pepper, faint smoke, a papery note

Palate: 44% – Pedro Ruiz Contreras's ixtero-lineño ensamble comes out dry and unfocused; the filipino still seems to have worked against the aromatics rather than with them

Finish: Dry, warm – short

The bottom line

Not yet. Indio Alonso is the better Zapotitlán pick