Nose: The nose opens with rich oak and a distinct minerality, layered beautifully with cooked agave. There’s a soft sweetness from caramel, balanced by bright notes of orange and a warm touch of cinnamon spice. Palate & Mouthfeel: The tequila coats the mouth nicely, though the texture is a bit thinner than I expected for an añejo. Flavors of oak and agave lead the way, followed by an interesting pop of green bell pepper and a generous hit of cinnamon spice. It’s surprisingly bright for an añejo, thanks to a vibrant note of orange peel. While the palate shares some common threads with the nose, the overall experience is lighter and more energetic than the heavier aroma suggested, which is a very pleasant surprise. Finish: The finish is beautiful, leaning into soft caramel and lingering cinnamon spice. It’s light but delicious. Final Thoughts: I’m not sure I’ve ever described an añejo as a “summer añejo” before, but that feels like the perfect fit here. It’s a little different - bright, approachable, and thoroughly enjoyable

Tasted alongside Fortaleza anejo, and although I slightly preferred the Fortaleza, this anejo from volans is excellent. On the nose was citrus, butterscotch, barrel spice, pepper, and melon. The palate was comparable, with an inclusion of a slight herbal component. I preferred the finish on this anejo to Fortaleza slightly. A bit longer, and more savory.

Unique barrels, layers of flavor, vanilla, spice, caramel, dried fruit. Nice nose, balanced finish

Not the biggest Anejo fan and this one while solid doesn't really move me. Standard barrel notes not very oily, some minerality and fruit.

This is amazingly complex anejo that has a great balance of sweet cooked agave and barrel notes. The variety of barrels brings the complexity and depth of aromas and flavors. An absolutely amazing anejo. Nose: sweet cooked agave, vanilla, caramel, oak, butterscotch, cinnamon, baking spice, and cherries. Palate: cooked agave, vanilla, dried fruits, oak, caramel, molasses, black pepper, minerals, and butterscotch. This anejo has a great viscose mouthfeel with a finish that lingers and evolves beautifully. Absolutely love this anejo. So glad I was able to find a bottle.

Very nice barrel nose and palate. It’s pretty good

Lots of fruit and barrel, really unique barrel impact that’s much deeper than typical 1579. What else uses German oak?!

An absolute home run from Volans! This is a truly exceptional Anejo. Nose of butterscotch, caramel, toffee, natural vanilla and a hint of banana. Similar flavor notes with a little baking spice and chocolate with layers of oak. Like everything from Volans, this is absolutely fantastic. Congrats Cristina, Chad and Felipe!

Nose: vanilla/ sweet cooked agave / caramel/ oak / butter / earth / banana/ tea / nutmeg/ chocolate/ molasses/ almond Taste: sweet agave cooked/ pepper /vanilla / caramel/ earth/mineral /chocolate/ tea / lemongrass / peppermint/ baking spice / molasses/ cream soda Finish: very low viscosity mouthfeel covers the palate to evenly distribute rich lingering notes of agave, vanilla, caramel and pepper that sing equal parts in the chorus until the last swallow. This anejo is a superb example of a harmonious and balanced flavor profile. It has a singular taste that can also be tasted into decipherable individual flavors. The taste, nose, and finish leave you wanting more immediately.

Nose: Agave, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Oak, Thyme, Butterscotch, Artichoke Mouthfeel: Medium to Full-Bodied Palate: Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Raw and Cooked Agave Finish: Butterscotch, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Agave This was very very good. I get that same raw and cooked agave that I get with Terralta Extra Anejo but slightpy more vegetal. That signature minerality is there as well. This has got to be one of my Top Anejos to date. Marvelous!

This would normally get a 7 for value, but I paid more than necessary for it and I paid more for it than I did the Volans extra añejo a few years ago. Price aside, it's beautiful and near perfect.

Aroma is barrel spiced fruity agave with a sweetness that reminds me of the sniffed inhale of chomped up smarties candies and muted caramel butterscotch. Having trouble putting words to the flavor. It’s putting a spell on me. Familiar but enigmatic. Complex, refined, agave and spice without being hot. Very enjoyable. Finishes with some elegant back of the tongue tingle. Agave is still there, as is some minerality and spice. For me, oak is not the main character or even lead supporting actor. It’s just good! One more please.

Wow the nose on this is fantastic. Nice rich agave with nice minerals and butterscotch that flows into a nice fruitiness, slight leather and ends with a slight floral note. Taste Nice agave that flows into a bitter chocolate, slight oak and honey suckle

Nose is delightful, agave, creamy barrel hints, woody, sweet, just amazing. On pallet more of same, bourbon hints, sweet agave shines, wine barrels gives a nice fruity funk note, different oaks really playing nicely here, nice finish, just a wonderful blend, especially using 10 barrels, very impressive.

I saved this for my 250th tasting. What an awesome tequila. This now reaches my highest rated Anejo. The nose is divine. So well balanced with a sweet side and an earthy side. Great cooked agave, light vanilla and caramel that does not shout barrel barrel. I get melon and cherries. I get a touch of earthiness and floral aromas. On the palate, this is so delicious. I get cooked agave, again light barrel notes of cinnamon and caramel. I get a light touch of earthiness. Dried fruits come through. This went through multiple barrels and picked up greatness from all of them. As of this review, this is my favorite Anejo.

I recommend just relaxing and sipping this wonderful añejo. It’s a complex, complete gem. That being said, I still felt compelled to deconstruct and reconstruct my experience…. Nose: Volans añejo embraces both sweet, fruity and floral facets; and dryer, more herbal and earthy elements. The sweet side offers up baking spice, citrus, melon, mint and hints of vanilla and butterscotch. The earthier facet brings faint celery, lemon geraniums, minerals and thyme. Flavors: Great initial “pop” of flavor and spice, which quickly settles into textural creaminess on the palate. Both fresh and dried fruit meld into mellifluous harmony . There’s a tingle of heat as it goes down. Finish: A long bold finish with some dryness. The agaves marry perfectly with the 10 barrel blend of American, German and French barrel selections. Great balance.

Tasted at PNW Agave Club event at Little Water Cantina, Seattle WA, July 24 2024 VOLANS AÑEJO! It's here! And it is FANTASTIC! It's my highest rated Añejo to date, sharing my top spot with some special Fortaleza lotes!  Here's a little about the barrels and the process as per my discussion with Cristina. Volans wanted to build on their successful single-barrel reposado program. They started with 20 barrels, 10 were dedicated for single-barrel reposados released at different abv's, and the other ten were reserved for Volans Anejo tequila. This is a limited-edition Añejo consisting of only 2,700 bottles. Three of these barrels (2 German and 1 French) came from California and were previously used to age red wine. The other seven barrels came from three different distilleries in Kentucky that previously aged bourbon - Basil Hayden (4), Willett (2) and Heaven Hill (1), for a total of  70% American Oak, 20% German Oak and 10% French Oak. I want to note that they were wet barrels with varying degrees of char/toast, which were filled with 45 abv Blanco tequila for just over a year (filled May 3, 2023 and emptied May 15, 2024), then blended and diluted down to 42 abv.  Talk about a well-balanced tequila! Wow! The use of these ten special barrels and the mastery of Felipe Camarena, make this Anejo one of the best ever produced! Kudos to Chad, Cristina, Felipe and all who helped create this wonderful expression. tasting notes: GOT THE EL TESORO nose (tropical/banana/bubble gum) This is one of the best anejos I've ever had. So well balanced! On the nose - some barrel notes, agave, vanilla, cinnamon, anise. On the palate - brown sugar, creme brulee, but not too sweet One of my favorite profiles. Absolutely delicious. very well balanced. Fan-feaking-tastic!

Nose. Green vegetal. Cooked agave. Barrel room Taste sweet agave. Toffee. Salty brine. Nice finish. Sample from friend.

Agave Swap. Pretty good, especially once it opens up. but that price point drags it down.

The flavors just weren’t there for me on this Anejo and at $120 from hitime Newport Beach I just don’t see the value on this expression. It wasn’t bad for me but wasn’t great.

Oak, vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, agave, cinnamon Aroma:22 Taste:27 Finish:22 Value:5 $120 from Old Town I had a high expectation because I loved their Reposado. Overall:86 still a great Anejo but I bought Terralta same day & place for $60 & it blew me away for the $ compared to Volans. I’ll come back and review again because Volans is a favorite brand of mine.

A perfect balance of barrel notes and agave. Honey, oak, leather, buttery finish in the mouth. Really viscous, with a lovely warm feeling left in the chest. This may be the best añejo I’ve ever had. Wish it was a little cheaper and around but a very special pour.

nose: cooked agave remains at the forefront of this aged expression. also minerals, citrus, brown sugar, molasses,.tobacco. the barrel notes are subtle but present. the aroma suggests there's a killer blanco beneath it all. some tropical stone fruit and banana. palate: agave, black pepper, minerals, cinnamon. if I were drinking this blind I would never guess it's an anejo. a hint of vanilla and brown sugar as it opens up. milk chocolate is present as I search for more complexity. it's light, delicious and agave forward but it's fairly bright and short on the characteristics of my favorite anejos, despite my preference for subtle anejos. I like the nose better than the palate. finish: agave, wet stone, a hint of caramel For an anejo, this is a real agave bomb! This is great liquid. going into it expecting something nicely aged it didn't quite scratch the itch I was looking for which might be why it's not rated higher for me. tasting it next to g4 anejo and I prefer the g4. perhaps on a different night where I wasn't excited for something nicely aged I'd be more enthusiastic about this. sipping it blind id probably rate it an excellent repo.

Agave, peanut butter, caramel. I LOVE this Anejo

Smooth with a lot of spice and agave flavors. Nice smooth finish with a little warmth.