Aguerrido Zacate Limon Puntas

Verdict

Puntas and delicate herbal infusion don't cohere, the format fights itself. The zacate limón's citrus-grass subtlety that worked on the 47% Doña Erika bottle gets buried under 62.4% proof, and the result is a bottle that demonstrates the format's limits by crossing them. Skip and go back to the standard infusion; the puntas format belongs on agave-only releases.

Tasting notes

Nose: Citrus grass, then hot alcohol, warm earth and a faint herbal high note

Palate: Concentrated and hot at 62.4% – the puntas strength overwhelms the zacate limón subtlety that makes the standard Doña Erika version work

Finish: Warming, with a slow bitter fade – endless

The bottom line

For specialists only