NOM 1137 | Nose: Rich and wood forward from the start, with heavy oak setting the stage. Ripe banana and dried cherries move through a base of vanilla and burnt caramel, while cooked agave pushes up just enough to hold its place. The sweetness from the fruit and caramel softens the deeper oak tones, making for a layered but barrel driven opening. Palate & Mouthfeel: The mouthfeel is slick, lighter than the nose might suggest. Flavors open with oak and agave in near equal measure, quickly joined by cinnamon and black pepper for a warm lift. Butterscotch is strong, spilling into dried cherry and banana notes that echo the nose. The sweetness is rounded and rich, though the oak’s presence remains constant throughout. Finish: Long and steady, with oak, cinnamon, and agave carrying through. A faint bitter/savory edge emerges late, adding a dry counterpoint to the earlier sweetness - balanced here and not wholly unpleasant. Final Thoughts: A blend of añejo and extra añejo, this leans heavily on its barrel influence. It never tips into whiskey territory, but for my palate it pushes to over-oaked and slightly astringent. Still, it keeps its agave character intact, making for an intriguing, although assertive, sip.

This might be the best of the best and if it isn’t it is damn near close!! The aroma is agave sweet and the taste will have you reminiscing about your favorite caramel treat! If you don’t fall in love on just the smell the smooth taste will absolutely send you overboard! When you’re ready to splurge, start here!

Nose: Cooked agave, vanilla, butterscotch, cinnamon, and pepper! Fantastic nose! Palate: cooked agave right off the bat, followed by sweet barrel notes! Vanilla, butterscotch, light pepper. Finish: medium short, warm. Overall, great tequila, but too expensive! Look for a tapatio exellencia instead! Bought in Colorado Springs for $207

A blend of 9 anejos and 12 extra anejos. Nose is mellow and sweet. Rich vanilla and cinnamon. Slight buttercream. A decent amount of oak up front, caramel and cinnamon once again with that buttercream. The finish comes off slightly tannic from all the aged blends.

Yum! Barrel oak from France.

It's a very good tequila, agave, smoke, and hint of wood. Has sweet almost candy like undertones. Almost like water smooth and more mellow of taste. But honestly, the bottle I purchased of this tequila, tasted almost exactly the same as the regular anejo, which is very good as well, but less expensive. The only real difference I tasted was this was smoother and more mellow on the taste. If you find a bottle for not much more than anejo, there will definitely be a great value. But for a significant price increase over the regular anejo, you'd be better off buying the regular anejo. Recap: Great tequila, but the value might not be there over the regular anejo expression.

So much coffee, little bit of vanilla and chocolate. Strong alcohol flavor

Super sippable neat or on the rocks. Additive Free