Cruz de Fuego Cirial

Verdict

Cirial deserves more than Cruz de Fuego delivers here, a producer-agave mismatch where the maestro's hand isn't the right fit for the variant's demands. Specific agaves want specific hands; pretending otherwise is how mid-tier producers ship weak bottles. Skip; buy the Buen Camino cirial instead.

Tasting notes

Nose: Dry grass, faint smoke and a trace of warm earth

Palate: Thin, cirial's character is underserved by whatever's happening in the production

Finish: With a faint herb fade, short

The bottom line

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