Cinco Sentidos La colección Mixteca Edition 4--Azul

Agave Tequilana Weber belongs to Jalisco, or so the story goes. This batch from Cinco Sentidos flips that script. Maestro mezcaleros Atelo Ramírez and Laura Arriaga sourced cultivated blue agave not from the volcanic soils of tequila country but 250 miles southeast in Reyes Metzontla, Puebla, then brought it back to their palenque to distill using methods that have nothing to do with industrial tequila production. The result is a 304-liter run that reads like a field report on what happens when Jalisco's most famous raw material crosses into mezcal territory and meets underground roasting, hand-mashing, and a hybrid still built from galvanized steel, clay, and copper. Cinco Sentidos is Jason Cox's export label, launched in 2017 and imported by PM Spirits, built on transparency and above-market pay for producers. Every bottle names the mezcalero, the village, the agave, the still, and the batch. Atelo's production method here is deliberate and slow: five days roasting the piñas in a conical underground pit over mesquite, insulated with pirúl leaves to hold heat, then hand-mashing with a wooden mallet. Fermentation ran dry for four days before he added spring water and let the mash continue for six more. The first distillation happened in July 2023, the común rested two months, then Atelo ran the second pass and blended heads, hearts, and tails to spec. Bottling followed in June 2024. The flavor profile pulls from both the agave's inherent sugar density and the extended fermentation: green herbs, wet stone, a faint floral sweetness that Tequilana Weber carries even when roasted underground. The body has texture rather than polish, with a peppery finish and restrained smoke that never crowds the palate. This works neat in a wide glass where the aromatics can breathe, or alongside grilled white fish, ceviche, or mole verde where the herbal throughline can echo the dish. For tequila drinkers curious about terroir or mezcal drinkers interested in cross-regional agave experiments, this bottle documents what Puebla hands and Jalisco plants can produce together. Off Premise Chicago in Lincoln Park stocks the full Cinco Sentidos range for those looking to compare producers and regions side by side.