La Luna Chino

Verdict

Where the bruto-chino ensamble showed chino in company, this is chino alone and at full proof. It's one of the more austere bottles in the La Luna range and also one of the most place-specific, there's no mistaking this for anything but Michoacán. Buy alongside the straight bruto and the Ióntki Anapu ineaquidens above for a Michoacán wild-agave masterclass.

Tasting notes

Nose: Pine, then dry herb, green fruit, wet stone

Palate: 51.42% – Hernández Escot and Patricio Arreaga Peña's chino at over 51% is a bracing, dry, alpine reading of a Michoacán wild varietal; proof and varietal align

Finish: Dry, warm, long

The bottom line

The austere end of La Luna. Straight Michoacán chino at real proof

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 3 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

• Old Town Tequila – $100
• Old Town Tequila (Chino + Manso Sahuayo) – $90
• Binny's (Chino + Manso Sahuayo)