| Rating | 90 |
| Produced In | Mexico |
| ABV | 43% |
| Availability | Year Round |
| Price | $60.00 |
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| Reviewed | 2026-05-27 |
Palomo Destilado con Mole Review
If mole pechugas are trending, this is an accessible, affordable place to start your journey. An Espadín from Matatlán, Oaxaca, cooked then crushed by horse-drawn tahona, after the second distillation it is macerated for four weeks with all 30 ingredients of mezcalero Carlos Mendez Blas’s grandmother’s mole recipe. And you taste the mole! There is plenty of herbal notes, notably anise and a Fireball-like cinnamon sugar note, with hints of chiles, peanuts, and perhaps even some dark chocolate. This infusion might be a bit of a cheater’s “pechuga,” but at this price and taste, who cares?
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