5 Sentidos Cucharilla y Papalome – Delfino Tobón Mejia

About this destilado de agave

5 Sentidos Cucharilla y Papalome from Delfino Tobón Mejia was produced in San Pablo Ameyaltepec, Puebla. Batch CUPADEL22 is one of the maestro mezcalero Delfino Tobón’s first attempts at distilling with Cucharilla, a Dasylirion plant that is better known as Sotol in northern Mexico. Delfino harvested nearly 150 Cucharillas from the gray limestone soil of his wife’s hometown in Central Puebla, then roasted them alongside Papalome harvested from San Pablo. Delfino’s classic tropical fruit thumbprint comes through on the nose, and the characteristically dry Cucharilla opens up the palate to dried herbs and fresh citrus.

5 Sentidos

5 Sentidos (or Cinco Sentidos) is named after the five senses that their mezcaleros use to produce their agave spirits. The producers of this mezcal do not use any model machinery or tools, being guided only by their senses throughout the production process. The brand was launched by El Destilado restaurant in centro Oaxaca. The restaurant is known for it’s creative menu, unique cocktails, and exception agave spirits. The brand is a curated tour of Mexico with a wide range of expressions that are made by some of the best mezcaleros in the region. Cinco Sentidos is uncertified mezcal and is labeled as “Destilado de Agave”.

Learn more about 5 Sentidos:

• Cinco Sentidos and El Destilado on Mezcal Reviews
• Santa María Ixcatlán: Rawhide Fermentation with Amando Alvarez on Mezcal Reviews
• What’s in A Name? on the K&L Wines Spirits Journal blog