Batch 03/2019 – intriguing nose consisting mostly of olive brine and the much-lauded yoghurt belch. Plunging my schnozz into the haze yielded such delights that I almost forgot to start sipping.

This is probably the most complex and rewarding agave spirit I have had until now and it sets the bar unbelievably high if it happens to be your first. A savory mix of vanilla and cheese, with an occasional meaty note (eau de hot dogue confirmed) that just kept me coming back for more. For 47% ABV, this one goes down quite smoothly, and the afterburn is as timid as it gets.

If you dig complex flavors and don’t really care about sweetness, you might have quite a challenge on your hands microdosing this baby, since it is so delightful yet moreish at the same time. Not particularly unctuous, but it has a long aftertaste and admirable persistence (just leave that glass unwashed for a while and come back to it every now and then for a whiff). A negligible presence of greenery – this one rolls the animal dice and hits a massive 6.
Hopefully some mastermind will design some Dune-style stillsuit to help agave hounds retain some of this goodness.