Mizquiri Pechuga

Verdict

Edgar "Jigy" Perez is a producer Michoacán-watchers should already know, and Mizquiri Pechuga is a good introduction, cupreata's round orchard register catches the pechuga's savory accents without drowning. One data point of consensus, but the liquid is credible enough to sit next to Real Minero pechugas and not blush. The pechuga category has a Michoacán answer, and this is one.

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked apple, roast corn, warm spice

Palate: 48% cupreata under a traditional pechuga macerate, orchard fruit, dried chile, and a mineral backbone. The pechuga accents rather than overwhelms

Finish: Warming, sweet-savory

The bottom line

Put in the legwork. Michoacán pechuga done right is rare