Pasote Blanco Tequila
Pasote · Destilería El Pandillo
Pasote Blanco demonstrates that great blanco tequila doesn't need to shout. Felipe Camarena's tahona-and-roller-mill hybrid approach produces a spirit that's layered but never overwrought. It works brilliantly in a Paloma or Margarita, but sipping it neat reveals the precision behind every choice.
Nose
Bright cooked agave leads with a vegetal, almost floral sweetness. Citrus — lime zest and a touch of grapefruit — lifts the aromatics higher. Underneath, a subtle minerality and gentle herbal quality anchor the nose to its highland origins.
Palate
Silky entry with agave sweetness immediately balanced by white pepper spice. Green apple and citrus notes persist through the mid-palate, while a whisper of mint appears and retreats. The texture is round but never heavy, letting each flavor element resolve on its own terms.
Finish
Clean and moderately long, with cooked agave and a peppery tingle that fades to mineral stillness.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave (Los Altos highlands)
- Production
- Tahona and roller mill extraction, natural fermentation with proprietary yeast
- Region
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Tahona and roller mill extraction, natural fermentation with proprietary yeast
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- NOM
- NOM 1579
- Additives Free
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Pasote Paloma Sencilla — 2 oz Pasote Blanco · 0.75 oz fresh grapefruit juice · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.25 oz agave nectar · 2 oz Topo Chico · Build in a highball glass over ice, stir gently, garnish with a grapefruit wedge and pinch of Maldon salt on the rim.
Food Pairing
Ceviche de pescado with habanero and mango
Master distiller Felipe Camarena — a third-generation tequilero — produces Pasote at his family's El Pandillo distillery in the Los Altos highlands of Jalisco using both tahona and roller mill extraction.
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