Maguey Melate Tobasiche / Barril

Verdict

Gregorio Hernández López's La Compañía cuts are the rare high-proof bottles that get more legible with water, not less. This barril-tobaziche ensamble at 61.3% is a karwinskii argument at volume – bitter herbal drive, mineral structure, zero padding. Commit or pass; nothing in between.

Tasting notes

Nose: Green pepper – then wet grass, lime pith, crushed fennel, mineral

Palate: A barril-tobaziche ensamble at 61.3% reads more articulate than combustive – the two karwinskii cousins speak over refrescador clarity, the proof drives flavor forward instead of burning it off

Finish: Dry, green-stone – very long

The bottom line

Commit. This is karwinskii with conviction