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Review · · by The Editors
Maguey Melate Puntas de Salmiana
60% puntas from San Felipe – Pedro Valdés lets the still shout
Score: 4.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Maestro: Pedro Valdes
- Region: San Felipe, Guanajuato
- Agave: Salmiana
- ABV: 60%
- Price: $70 ($)
Verdict
Salmiana is the northern agave that lives on mineral clarity, and Pedro Valdés at 60% doesn't flinch. The trick with puntas is keeping the top-note heat from erasing the agave, and this bottle stays legible every step. If you thought Mezcalosfera's northern releases were the ceiling for highland salmiana, try this alongside. It will argue.
Puntas at 60% that drink like they mean it
Tasting notes
Nose: Sharp mineral, green pepper, lime pith, hot pine, a riffle of menthol
Palate: At 60% this should be a brute; instead it's articulate – intense salmiana grass and wet-stone drive stay structured, the heat doesn't outrun the flavor
Finish: Dry, cooling – very long
The bottom line
Commit. This is what puntas exists to do