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Macurichos Cirial

Cirial at 52.86% – karwinskii at still-proof concentration

Score: 4.5/5 agaves

Macurichos Cirial bottle
  • Producer: Macurichos Mezcal
  • Region: Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca
  • Agave: Cirial
  • ABV: 52.86%
  • Price: $150 ($$)

Verdict

Commit. Cirial at 52.86% is the sort of bottle a serious producer makes when they trust both the agave and their buyer, and Macurichos has trusted both. The karwinskii character is amplified without being distorted, and the bottle plays as a reference for what high-proof single-karwinskii work can achieve. Think of it next to Los Ocotales' cirial at 46%: same commitment, different register. Hunt both.

Cirial at proof most producers wouldn't risk

Tasting notes

Nose: Sharp green pepper, wet stone, dry mint, a cool mineral lift

Palate: 52.86% is a proof level most producers wouldn't ship cirial at, and Macurichos has used it to concentrate rather than distort – the karwinskii's vegetal-slate-tinged signature is emphatic, alive, uncompressed

Finish: Drying, peppery. Stays very long

The bottom line

Reference high-proof cirial. Commit

Where to buy online

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