Yoowe Palmilla

Verdict

Yoowe's palmilla is the kind of bottle that divides a table in a good way. At 49.1% the agave hits as intended, lean and mineral, with none of the sweetness drinkers trained on espadín expect. Consensus 3.8 sits below where the more adventurous drinker will put it. Reach for this over any entry-level commercial bacanora, it's a different conversation.

Tasting notes

Nose: Dry grass with white pepper, a faint sulfuric mineral edge

Palate: Palmilla's wild-green character cutting through with a bracing dry finish. More austere than pretty; lean and hot at 49.1%

Finish: Dry, warming, long

The bottom line

For drinkers who already know what they like