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Balam Barro Sierra del Tigre
Sierra del Tigre inaequidens – a Jalisco agave species rarely seen
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Balam
- Region: Las Agujas, Jalisco
- Agave: Inaequidens
- ABV: 43.8%
- Price: $55 ($)
Verdict
A top-tier Jalisco agave spirit. Inaequidens is a Jalisco sierra species rarely seen in US distribution; Balam's Sierra del Tigre bottling at 43.8% delivers an agave profile unlike anything Oaxaca produces – pine-forward, mineral, with an austere northern register that expands the category vocabulary in a direction most drinkers haven't explored. Consensus 5.0 is close; we land at 4.5 pending more batch exposure. A vocabulary-expanding bottle.
The 5.0 consensus tells you this bottle is a category find
Tasting notes
Nose: Pine, warm earth, dry herb, mineral
Palate: Lean and distinctly Jaliscan at 43.8% – unlike anything from Oaxaca
Finish: Cooling, slate-tinged. Very long
The bottom line
A vocabulary-expanding bottle