Santo Pecado is dry, complex, with a kick of pepper and a grounded, earthy finish. Crafted to remind you that sometimes the best way to refresh your soul is to allow your lips to kiss a little spirit every day.
The makers label the agave that goes into Santo Pecado as Agave pacifica so we’ll go with that but I’ll note that this is still an active taxonomic discussion about whether A. pacifica is distinct from A. angustifolia.
The agaves were roasted in an underground stone oven with encino and mesquite and then crushed by hand and machine before ambient fermentation and twice distilled in copper stills.
Santo Pecado is a new project from Casa Santeros. It is imported by Preiss Imports which also brings us Santo Cuviso Bacanora which is also part of Casa Santeros. Going with the history based naming convention of these Bacanoras, this one is named Santa Pecado or “holy sin” which plays off their previous Bacanora named Santo Cuviso which means “holy mezcal” and hearkens back to when a Jesuit missionary was, so he claims, healed by mezcal.
There’s an aroma of fresh jalapeño pickles, a touch of pickled carrot, and fresh cut lime poised against a background of roast agave.
Bottle Size: 1L
