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Mezcal from Sonora
Sonora produces bacanora, not mezcal under the strict CRM definition – but the spirit shares enough technique with mezcal that it's been quietly absorbed into the broader category conversation. The agave is pacífica (Agave angustifolia, the same as espadín, but at desert altitude). Bacanora reads drier, more arid, more Sonora-of-the-Sierra-Madre than any Oaxacan equivalent. The producers worth knowing: Sunora, Aguamiel, Bacatt, Yoowe. Most live in the $45-$75 band.
- Yoowe Lechuguilla – 4.0/5 · Yoowe · $40–90
- Bacatt Bacanora – 4.0/5 · Bacatt Bacanora · $40–90
- Batuq Blanco – 4.0/5 · Batuq Bacanora · $58
- Mazot Palmilla – 4.0/5 · Mazot Bacanora · $40–90
- Aguamiel Bacanora Blanco – 4.0/5 · Aguamiel Bacanora · $40–90
- Batuq Reserva de la Casa – 3.5/5 · Batuq Bacanora · $90
- Santo Cuviso Blanco – 3.5/5 · Santo Cuviso · $96
- La Niña del Mezcal Bacanora – 3.5/5 · La Niña del Mezcal · $40–90
- Mazot Bacanora Uvalama – 3.5/5 · Mazot Bacanora · $72
- Santo Cuviso Uvalama – 3.5/5 · Santo Cuviso · $87
- Rancho Tepua Lechuguilla – 3.5/5 · Rancho Tepúa · $125
- Sunora Bacanora Blanco – 3.5/5 · Sunora Bacanora · $40
- Santo Cuviso Anis – 3.0/5 · Santo Cuviso · $80
- Pizcadores Bacanora – 3.0/5 · Pizcadores · $40–90
- Batuq Reposado – 3.0/5 · Batuq Bacanora · $65
- Mazot Bacanora Blanco – 3.0/5 · Mazot Bacanora · $70
- 100 Pueblos Bacanora – 2.5/5 · 100 Pueblos Bacanora · $48
- Mazot Bacanora Anisado – 2.5/5 · Mazot Bacanora · $70
- Sunora Cream De Bacanora Mocha – 2.0/5 · Sunora Bacanora · $30