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La Venenosa Costa

Ten-year anniversary costa at 46.3%, chico aguiar on a milestone release

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

La Venenosa Costa bottle
  • Producer: La Venenosa
  • Region: Rancho el Cono, Jalisco
  • Agave: Chico Aguiar
  • ABV: 46.3%
  • Price: $70 ($)

Verdict

La Venenosa's 10-year costa anniversary is the bottle that consolidates the brand's case – ten years in, Morales has the chico aguiar relationship dialed, and this selection is noticeably more focused than the standard costa. Real Minero's milestone releases work similarly. Hunt it; it's limited. Consensus 4.3; we rate 4.5 for what it represents.

The costa finally arguing for itself at the level the Amula implied it could

Tasting notes

Nose: Tropical fruit, coastal herb, wet stone, a faint salt

Palate: Concentrated and layered at 46.3%. Anniversary releases can be glorified labels; this one drinks like a curated bottling – the chico aguiar character is at peak readability, and the production team clearly picked the best barrels

Finish: Tropical-saline, slow mineral fade

The bottom line

Worth the chase. Anniversary costa is peak Venenosa on shelves

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