Cuentacuentos Azul

Verdict

Azul outside commercial tequila is worth tasting for the regional-producer comparison alone, at 47.5% this reads drier and more mineral than blanco tequila from the same species, which is exactly the category point. Santos's cut stays disciplined, and the bottle reads as deliberate category-education rather than gimmick. Buy it alongside a heirloom Caballito Cerrero azul for the full Jalisco-versus-Oaxaca argument.

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave up front. Citrus, warm stone and a faint mineral high note underneath

Palate: Clean at 47.5% – azul's character through specialty production shows what the agave can do outside tequila's commercial channels

Finish: Drying, cooling, with a slow citrus fade. Very long

The bottom line

Earns the slot if you want the category to widen