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Pelotón de la Muerte Criollo

Pelotón de la Muerte Criollo is produced by Hector Obregon in Mazatlan, Guerro. It is produced using 100% Maguey Criollo (A. Angustifolia Rubescens).

About this mezcal

Pelotón de la Muerte joven is produced by Hector Obregon in Mazatlan, Guerro. It is produced using 100% Maguey Criollo (A. Angustifolia Rubescens). The cooked agaves are fermented in open-air for 5 days. Next it is double distilled in both an arabic and filipino still with a wood hat. It was notes of candied apple and sweet caramel.

Pelotón de la Muerte

The Pelotón de la Muerte label is the flag The Doliente Hidalgo, a banner that represented the insurgent army call “The squadron of death”, which sought revenge for the murder of the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. The red in the flag represents the blood of the leader, the black cross represents the mourning for the priest Dolores, and the bones honor his remains. Pelotón de la Muerte is from Mezcales de Leyenda and geared towards the cocktail scene.

Member rating

4 out of 5

3 reviews

Zack Klamn

Zack Klamn

542 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Nose: Hint of lemon. Cinnamon. Banana. Medium smoke.

Palate: Viscous mouth feel but nice. Crayon wax. Chocolate orange. Hot but not overly stiff – it works really well and potentially dangerous. A good, salty and smoky finish that sizzles and lasts.

This was a 1 oz sample (shout out to Tahona Mercado) but for the price point I’d definitely pony up for a bottle of this stuff.

Rakhal

Rakhal

421 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Pretty salty but I like it. Raisins, table salt, cinnamon, brown sugar, leather, and candied orange peel. The more I had the more I liked it, I only had 1oz though.

Jonny

Jonny

700 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Lot 1HEC0520. 50.2%. Pretty clean on the nose, with some light hints of flowers and fresh rain. The palate is thick, almost syrupy, and this really coats everything in the mouth. There are a lot of bass notes on this, and not much treble. As a bass player, that’s what I enjoy most in music, and it’s surprising to find it in this spirit. There are some caramel and red apple notes on the palate, but they lurk deep in this spirit. The surface level has some interesting hints of orange slice candies and parsley. Unfortunately, I only had a small dram of this, but I’d like to try more.

Lot 1HEC0520. 50.2%. Pretty clean on the nose, with some light hints of flowers and fresh rain. The palate is thick, almost syrupy, and this really coats everything in the mouth. There are a lot of bass notes on this, and not much treble. As a bass player, that’s what I enjoy most in music, and it’s surprising to find it in this spirit. There are some caramel and red apple notes on the palate, but they lurk deep in this spirit. The surface level has some interesting hints of orange s

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