Yuu Baal Pechuga

Verdict

Yuu Baal's pechuga is the producer's most conservative move – the format is used as a flavor gesture rather than a transformation. At 48% the bones are right, but the kitchen-sink aromatics a great pechuga delivers aren't here. Skip it for Real Minero, Lalocura, or Del Maguey Pechuga if any are in reach.

Tasting notes

Nose: Cooked agave, dried fruit, warm meat, faint smoke

Palate: Medium-bodied, the pechuga run adding a savory undertone that reads as restraint rather than depth. Clean, somewhat anonymous

Finish: Warming, mildly savory

The bottom line

A pass. The form wants more ambition than this

Where to buy online

We found this bottle at 2 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.

• K&L Wines
• Old Town Tequila