Agave front nose. Tons of agave on taste with light barrel influence of oak and baking spice. Tried at Sabor Y Cultura 2026

tasted at monterey tequila fest 2025

Nose: Soft and elegant — cooked agave up front with light oak, vanilla, and a touch of earth after the rain. Hints of caramel and faint fruit peek through. Taste: Bright agave sweetness meets peach pit, mint, and subtle floral notes. A little salinity and spice give it balance while the light oak adds depth without covering the agave. Finish: Clean and lingering — soft spice, sweet agave, a whisper of grassiness, and that minerality that reminds you this is true terroir in a glass.

Very subtle aromas on this one. It’s lightly aged, so there’s still agave, along with earth and a tiny bit of vanilla. Flavor is agave and a little dried fruit, but not very complex. Still a solid Reposado that is easy to drink even at 46%.

While the Blanco was fantastic, I think the wood has muted a lot of my favorite flavors and aromas. It’s a little more subdued than the Blanco and not in a good way.

Wonderful

Aroma is soft with faint wood, caramel, petrichor, whispered ethyl and light sweet fruit. On the palate, sweet cooked agave meets peach seed, floral, mint, light salinity, and an earthy undertone. The finish lingers with clinging spice, fading agave, and a freshness laced with light salinity and a whisper of dying grassiness.

Quite good. Prominent agave. Similar flavor profile to Volans, but with a mild burst of crisp brightness - oak-y apple or pear maybe? If you’ve had El Tequileno Reposado Gran Reserve you know what I mean. This is much more subtle and balanced - as to be expected from 1123. All in all a good showing, though I also tried the La Loma offering and prefer it slightly.

If you are looking for Fortaleza reposado to to me this is the best comparison that you can find in store this year. Very powerful agave taste, and them getting the plant from Guanajuato seems to be a huge role into the taste of this reposado. An average which is $70 everywhere I’d get as many as you can of this one.

Light oak, lots of sweet notes: agave, marshmallow, faint caramel. Plus some light pepper, citrus and anise.

I think the sweetness and the minerals battle each other. After taste is a little suspect too.