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Tio Pesca Arroqueno

Tio Pesca Arroqueno is an ancestral mezcal made by hand with the wild maguey Arroqueno in the town of Sola de Vega, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Rating: (8 reviews)
Brand:Tio Pesca Mezcal
NOM:NOM-O258X
Mezcalero:Fernando Mitra
Maguey:Arroqueño
Agave:Americana
Grind:Hand
Distillation:Clay Pot
Style:Joven
State:Oaxaca
Town:Sola de Vega
ABV: 47%
Website: http://tiopesca.com/, opens in new window

About this mezcal

Tio Pesca Arroqueno is made with wild maguey Arroqueno (agave Americana) in the remote town of Sola de Vega, Oaxaca. The town of Sola de Vega is known for its clay pot distillation, and this clay-pot distilled mezcal is made by maestro mezcalero Fernando Mitra. The agave are cooked in an underground pit oven, crushed by hand with mallets, fermented in Sabina wood vats, and double distilled in clay.

Tio Pesca Mezcal

Tío Pesca is a Santa Sabia Distillery project that brings an exclusive collection of ancestral palenques to the international market. They seek to preserve traditions and processing techniques that their ancestors have transmitted from generation to generation. Santa Sabia Distillery is also involved in Pescador de Suenos Mezcal, Aprendiz Mezcal, and Vecindad Tequila.

Member rating

4.13 out of 5

8 reviews

Rated 4 out of 5 stars3 months ago

Lost notes on batch number etc., but this is probably the nicest arroqueno I’ve had. Love what the clay distillation seems to bring to it.

Anatobala

Anatobala

2 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5 stars6 months ago

Delicious, with strong but very sweet notes that make the mezcal show a different essence than other Arroquenos, I believe that this brand is offering a different and innovative proposal.

Zack Klamn

Zack Klamn

542 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Batch: TPAR-01 (Bottle: 183/250, 2018)
Nose: Chocolate covered cherries. Leather.

Palate: First sip was amazing. The taste went gradually but distinctly from sweet to smoky to salty – smooth on the way down, warm and comforting in the belly. Picking the notes – I get chocolate covered pretzel. Cojita cheese. Nice bit of clay notes on the finish but love the sweet/smoke/saline balance. Great stuff!

jakequinton

jakequinton

1 review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars3 years ago

I tried Tio Pesca Arroqueno first as a small tasting bottle then liked it so much I bought a full bottle. It has an incredible breadth of flavor, starting smooth and almost sweet and opening into a mild heat that’s pleasant to sip throughout an evening. One of the top 5 mezcal’s I’ve tried

Gregg T&T

Gregg T&T

100 reviews
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Very fragrant, Strawberry Bon Bon candies from Grandma’s house and hibiscus. Bell peppers, citrus and white pepper notes.

HighWine

HighWine

76 reviews
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Aroma of marinated feta and olives. Boozy heat up front in the mouth followed by provolone, leather, and menthol. Turbinado sugar sweetness coats the tongue and roof of the mouth. Toasted oak leaves the mouth feeling full on the finish. Of the expressions I’ve had from the Tio Pesca line-up so far, this is my favorite.

jklitzke

jklitzke

6 reviews
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars3 years ago

Very dynamic and moderately complex, overall, with sour and saline notes at the forefront. Nose includes orange, gentle smoke, sheltered ocean lagoon, dry resinous wood, and a warm sweetness. Palette is dominantly sour, but pleasantly so, and the orange has shifted toward grapefruit and lime. Salinity, slight clay, and slight sweetness offset and balance the sourness, while bay leaf and maybe coastal cypress join in to add some herbal complexity. Mouthfeel is sort of slippery, like water from an alkaline lake, which is sort of fun. Finish is fairly long and somewhat sweet, with the orange and wood notes returning. I noticed taste and smell changed significantly with each sip I took, so this is one to sit back and spend some time with.

Very dynamic and moderately complex, overall, with sour and saline notes at the forefront. Nose includes orange, gentle smoke, sheltered ocean lagoon, dry resinous wood, and a warm sweetness. Palette is dominantly sour, but pleasantly so, and the orange has shifted toward grapefruit and lime. Salinity, slight clay, and slight sweetness offset and balance the sourness, while bay leaf and maybe coastal cypress join in to add some herbal complexity. Mouthfeel is sort of slippery, like water from an

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Jonny

Jonny

700 reviews
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars4 years ago

Batch TPAR. From 2017. Bottle 120/253. Funky nose. A little sour. The palate is a little thin but still tasty. I’m not getting much clay on this, nor do I get the slate taste that I normally associate with Sola de Vega. Theres a bit of salinity. I tasted this alongside the Tio Pesca Coyote is this was my favorite of the two by far.

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