NOM 1420 | 2001- On the nose: cooked agave, cinnamon, cream soda, wood, grape, black cherry, On the pallet: cinnamon, oak, rootbeer, vanilla This was a treat. 2001 vintage bottle so I wasn’t sure where it was going to go. It’s complex, has almost añejo depth to the barrel flavors but in a great way! Doesn’t necessarily have that old juice sweetness but it’s delicious!

NOM 1431

NOM 1431 | Faint agave in the nose, mostly wet oak though, reminds me of subterranean barrel rooms. Flavour is thin and flat, not a lot of personality to speak of, maybe that’s by design?! Not bad but certainly not worth a second glance for me.

NOM1109, Mexican 38% abv. version, LOTE TR4-99, doesn’t have marbete but might have been bottled in 1999, tasted on 4-2-24. Color: yellow to dark yellow. Aroma: light sweet cooked agave, slightly earthy, light vanilla, light fruitiness, hint of resinous sweetness, light acidity, alcohol sensation is medium to low. Light wood note. Palate: confirms aromas perceived, I feel that the wood note will get more intense as time goes by, light fruitiness through my retronasal. Good sweet sour and acidic balance. Finish is medium to long, light sweet cooked agave, light fruitiness, hint of resinous sweetness and a light earthy sensation persists.

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