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Finally got around to trying this legendary bottling. Much & more has been said about Tapatio Excelencia over the years. Does it live up to the hype? For me, yes and no. This is a good spirit, no doubt. An exceptional nose with hints of leather, dark fruits, caramels, vanilla, cinnamon, & even some tobacco notes. The palate is pleasant with cooked agave, stewed apples, plums, apricot, dates, minerality & pepper. The finish was decent with the pepper and leather taking over. Unfortunately the finish feels a bit clipped, and isn’t as interesting as the nose/palate. I enjoyed this, but I wouldn’t consider it particularly unique. I’ve had similar experiences with extra anejo’s I can more readily find. Also, I wish this was bottled at a higher strength. The finish suffered for me because of the lower bottling strength. 40% just isn’t cutting it for me these days, especially when Cascahuin & La Tequileña are bumping up the ABV’s in many of their aged bottlings. With the lack of supply & the creeping prices I could think of other options I’d rather reach for.
Aroma: Tons of citrus, lemon peel, cooked agave sweetness, hints of honey and black pepper. Very bright. Palate: a massive hit of cooked agave right off the bat. A good amount of heat (not a harsh burn), very peppery and vegetal Finish: delicious. Plenty of heat, almost a hint of mint if you inhale a bit. The agave sweetness lingers along with black pepper. This stuff is fantastic. Exactly what I like in a blanco!
The nose on this has some great mineral reality cooked agave and a little citrus Taste is awesome great cooked Agave little wet cement some orange nest Nice peppery finish last a long time Great budget brand
I have passed over this screw top bottle countless times, always searching for the next big thing, some new release. While on vacation with family, I decided to finally try. So freaking good. This is my new house anejo. Budget friendly, but an absolutely wonderful anejo. Artfully aged, by, in my opinion, the greatest barrel ager in the game. If you don't always have a bottle of this on hand, you just don't know tequila :) A perfect score on value, knocked a couple points on the nose, lacked a little aroma for me.
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