Side by side comparison Old metal label (86 score) vs new modern label (80 score)

A little musty on the nose, and a little sweet on flavor. But overall a pleasant sipper.

Light amber color with nice, oily legs in the glass. Aroma of cooked agave, caramel and oak. Flavor of cooked agave and oak. Medium finish.

A light straw color. Nose of oak, vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, and cooked agave. Sweet across the palate, caramel comes through with some cinnamon spice. The finish is a combination of baking spices (nutmeg), vanilla, and a noticeable alcohol bite. The flavors linger for a good while afterwards.

Aroma of some alcohol but oak and vanilla like a typical repo. Nothing crazy special but nothing bad. Has a refreshing finish like a spearmint style finish but not taste.

I love this expression of Don Abraham. It retains the profile of the blanco with agave, herbs and orange blossoms, but gives way to a strong cooked agave, buttery, cinnamon and caramel flavor. I love the spiciness of the finish. Excellent repo.

Nose: Sweet abundant baked agave. Floral notes and ripe fruit laced with cinnamon. Subtle vanilla/sarsaparilla undertones. Flavor: Creamy in the mouth. Big agave and butterscotch marry nicely. Finish: This one keeps blooming a good long time. A pleasant sipper. Thanks G&S!

Sugar cookie, red apple, cacao

Pleasant chocolate aroma. Retains the cream soda flavor of the blanco. Great mouthfeel. It tastes very close to an anejo.

Old Metal Foil Label

Spicy on the nose and in the mouth. Moderately long finish. Edited my rating to reflect rating the new bottling that is produced from organically raised agave. Much more agave present here than in the older short square bottle. This tastes exactly like a lightly aged blanco as a great reposado should. Too much crap in the market that is poorly made or been manipulated to hell and back to achieve a profile for flavor. This is highly recommended.

But of a Scotch taste

Lots of vanilla and Caramel, little bit of smokiness and oak. Amazing clean agave aroma. Impressive.

I want to like this more, it intrigues me. I find this a little light throughout: color, nose, taste, finish. Not bad but nothing to make me love it. Lots of agave and a hint of vanilla, pepper, spice and alcohol but nothing overwhelming. Finish is relatively short but good. All in all it’s decent but I like others more at this price level. I’ll try some others in this line up.

A quiet polite tequila. Not much going on in the nose or palate. A little nice root vegetable aroma. Mildly sweet. Warm finish. Zero burn. Fast fade. The last remnant is comice pear

Spicy flavor with a hint of smoke and a spicy finish.

Have to admit that I’m a Don Abraham fan boy Great value brand imho

LOTE172RDA, acquired in 2022. Color: just a tad of yellow. Aroma: raw agave, metallic or mineral note that softens after 30 minutes in the glass, vanilla, camphor wood notes, earthy, alcohol sensation is medium. Palate: vanilla, slightly sharp wood note that balances out and doesn’t bother, earthy, agave note could have been lost between the vanilla and wood aromas. Finish is medium to medium long, vanilla, wood and a slight raw agave note persist.

green apple on the nose, agave and pepper

A lingering sweetness throughout. Vanilla as opposed to caramel. My least favorite of the line up and I like this line.

At Jeff and Christine

Eugene brought over.

Very pleasant to sip, could be well off confused by an añejo. well prepare you know this Tequila took effort by the Aromas and the complexity of flavors that are well put together. One of my highest rated Reposados

very smooth

Cooked agave, Carmel, and spice on the nose.