Buen Camino Cirial

Verdict

Cirial is rarely bottled single-variety – Buen Camino's decision to do so is a category-vocabulary argument worth paying attention to. The producer lets the agave do the teaching rather than the producer interpreting it. Buy it alongside a Del Maguey cuishe to hear where cirial stops sounding like its sibling; it's a vocabulary lesson most drinkers never get.

Tasting notes

Nose: Wet stone with mineral damp

Palate: Lean, cirial's specific character (drier than madrecuishe, more wet slate than cuishe) is legible throughout

Finish: Cooling, drying, with a slow stone fade, long

The bottom line

A category-broadening pick