Macurichos Cirial, Jabalí

Verdict

Macurichos' cirial-jabalí at 60% is an ambitious pairing of two proof-demanding agaves, and the bottle earns points for the courage. The honest note is that cirial and jabalí both carry assertive vegetal-mineral signatures and neither quite gives way in this blend, the composition reads more like a high-proof document than a resolved ensamble. Worth owning for the study; our pick for either agave alone is still a single-varietal.

Tasting notes

Nose: Cracked pepper. Then pine, wild herb, warm stone

Palate: 60% is the proof both agaves demand, and they do co-exist, but cirial and jabalí are both difficult-to-yield agaves that tend to crowd each other's signals. The bottle reads dense and layered, if not entirely unified

Finish: Peppery, resinous, very long

The bottom line

Ambitious pairing. Their single cirial is more focused