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Aguamiel Bacanora Blanco

Sonoran bacanora at 41%. The category's value answer

Score: 4.0/5 agaves

Aguamiel Bacanora Blanco bottle
  • Producer: Aguamiel Bacanora
  • Region: Sonora
  • Agave: Pacifica
  • ABV: 41%
  • Price: $40–90 ($$)

Verdict

Aguamiel at 41% is bacanora at its approachable end, higher-proof Sonorans like Batuq Reserva deliver more intensity, but Aguamiel makes the category welcoming without reading as commercial compromise. The Sonoran pine-stone-hay register comes through cleanly. Buy it first if you're new to bacanora; buy Batuq once you're calibrated.

Bacanora at this caliber makes the category case

Tasting notes

Nose: Pine – then warm stone, dry hay, hot hay

Palate: Lean and distinctly northern at 41% – the Sonoran profile holds at the lower proof

Finish: Cooling, dry

The bottom line

The bacanora to try if you're new to the category