Nose: The nose is solid. Agave, minerals, vegetal notes, green pepper and mint. Palate: Very easy to drink with a light mouth feel. Agave, almost like a touch of honey, citrus, and mint. Finish: Nice lingering black pepper along the gums. This is a great starter for the night. Nothing spectacular but very enjoyable. Would throw this in a margarita, but I don’t drink cocktails.

Nose: The agave comes through clearly, but it’s not your typical sweet or citrusy kind. There’s a strong mineral edge and a funky, almost cheesy note - like blue cheese stuffed green olives. Fresh mint and a bit of earthy, green vegetable round things out. It smells bold and a little wild. Palate & Mouthfeel: The texture is light but smooth, almost slippery. You still get the cooked agave, but now it’s joined by mint, black pepper, and a bit of anise. There’s a noticeable orange note that adds brightness and keeps it from feeling too heavy. That malolactic funk softens here, but the olive brine sticks around, keeping things interesting. Finish: Crisp and fresh. The mint gives it a cooling feel, while the pepper adds just a little heat. It fades out clean, without any cloying sweetness or artificial notes. Final Thoughts: What a funky little gem. Offbeat in all the right ways and full of character. Shame it’s no longer being made, because this one had something special. Glad I got the chance to try it.

Tequila de la riva (sample from agave swappers marco murillo?) Nose: Fruit, yeast and some black licorice (stronger than anise) Palate: sweet agave, yeast, cheese, grass, something else I can't define Finish: medium

Nose: Berries, Malolactic, Agave, Mint, Herbs Anise, and Orange Blossom Mouthfeel: light-bodied, crisp Palate: Minerality, Alcohol, berries Finish: Distinct Blueberry, Pepper, Agave, Minerality This was such a wild ride of a tequila. I got flavors that I never seem to pick up on. The blueberry and malolactic notes and seemed to compliment each other very well. The blue berry remained prevalent to the very end and had a touch of minerality throughout.

Another great outing from NOM 1414! Solid stuff and under 40 bucks. Warm cooked agave. mint, citrus, herbal, grassy, on both the nose and going down...

nose: quite minty. fresh cooked agave. pepper. brine. a bit of malolactic funk. cinnamon. ethanol. mouthfeel is low to medium viscosity. palate starts with peppery spice up front and cinnamon-vanilla sweetness. some not so unpleasant bitter rss mid-palate. a bit more heat than I'd like from an 80-proof Blanco. not my favorite flavor profile but it's interesting enough and is evolving as I continue to taste. solid Blanco.

Agave swap Nose: grapefruit, cooked agave, funk, berry, minerality Taste: fruity, grapefruit, coked agave, grape, white pepper Finish: fresh grapefruit, grape, fruit, peppery, berry pie The berry and fruit is the star of the show here. If you didn’t know it you would says it’s tequila fruit juice