Reviews / La Venenosa Puntas
Review · · by The Editors
La Venenosa Puntas
Puntas at 60%+ – the high-proof heads, for the serious category curious
Score: 4.0/5 agaves
- Producer: La Venenosa
- Region: Jacales, Mascota, Jalisco
- Agave: Maximiliana
- ABV: 60%
- Price: $200 ($$)
Verdict
La Venenosa Puntas is an object of the category rather than a drink of it – 60%+ proof is not a sipping ABV by any serious measure, and buying the bottle is a category-completist move or a ceremonial one. The character is the base Venenosa raicilla at compressed intensity. Hunt it if you want the extreme; Amula if you want the spirit. Consensus 4.2; we rate 4.0 for the specialty.
Puntas is raicilla's ceremonial register – not for neat pours, for rituals
Tasting notes
Nose: Intense green herb, mineral, a sharp cooked agave, a trace of ether
Palate: Extreme and declarative at 60%+. Puntas is the high-proof heads of the distillation, traditionally used for medicinal and ceremonial purposes; Morales bottles them as a statement piece. Read as concentrated raicilla essence rather than sipping raicilla
Finish: Warm, extremely slate-tinged, slow fade, very long
The bottom line
The pick for ritual or rarity. Amula for actual drinking
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 3 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.