Puntiagudo Pulquero

Verdict

Pulquero agave rarely appears in mezcal bottles because it's economically more useful as pulque. Nazario Salas distills it anyway, and Puntiagudo bottles the result. The liquid is a category education, this is what the pulque plant becomes when it's cooked and distilled instead of tapped. Track it next to 5 Sentidos' work with unusual magueys.

Tasting notes

Nose: Sweet cooked agave, then green herb, a faintly yeasty note in the distance

Palate: Round, lightly sweet, surprisingly structured for pulquero. The plant more commonly known for aguamiel-to-pulque work translates to mezcal when a maestro handles it with care. 46.2% is the right proof for its softness

Finish: Sweet-to-mineral, clean. Long

The bottom line

Worth owning. Pulquero distillation is rare category