Yola Pechuga 750 ml

Yola Pechuga is a small-batch mezcal from San Juan del Río, Oaxaca, made at the women-run Yola Distillery using agave from a family farm established in 1971. Pechuga mezcal takes a base spirit through a rare third distillation, this time with a turkey breast suspended above the still alongside orange, tangerine, guayaba, and other seasonal fruit, so both fat and fruit leave their mark on the final spirit. Bottled at 45% ABV, it comes out savory and layered, smoke and roasted agave up front, then a wave of tropical fruit and a faint meaty richness on the finish. It's a sipping mezcal for someone who already knows they like mezcal and wants to taste what the pechuga process actually does.

How to drink Yola Pechuga

Pechuga is a neat, room-temperature pour, a small copita alongside orange slices and sal de gusano is the traditional way to meet it, and ice only mutes what the third distillation adds. Save this one for after dinner rather than a mixed drink.

Mezcal90 proof · San Juan del Río, Oaxaca, Mexico