Bottle: LTL 187 Appearance: Wildflower honey Nose: French and American oak, caramel, butter, cooked agave, vanilla, barrel spice, cinnamon, coffee, hazelnut, maple syrup, orange peel, chocolate, tropical fruit, coconut, black pepper, and hay… Palate: Cooked agave, cinnamon, vanilla Finish: Baking spice, black pepper, hay Overall: In my opinion, this expression is much more appropriately rated as compared to the blanco. Although many people have noted the heavy barrel influence, that was kind of the point…this brand doesn’t have an añejo because the reposado was was so heavily aged that they went straight to an extra añejo. The separate contributions of the dual barrel aging is immediately apparent.

Bottle: LTL 188 Appearance: Clear Nose: Cooked agave, herbal, mint, lemongrass, minerality, wet cement, petrichor, brine/salinity, Kalamata olive, feta cheese, hay, lactic, white pepper, citrus, and lime…milder intensity, but still funky and complex Palate: Cooked agave, brine/salinity, Kalamata olive, Dabai fruit, minerality, limestone, citrus, lime, black and white pepper, herbal, spearmint, anise, vegetal, green pepper, cinnamon, and lactic…really leans into the salty and savory profile Finish: Alcohol, cinnamon, black and white pepper, vegetal, and slightly metallic…long, hot, and mouth-numbing with a medium viscosity Overall: I feel like this is significantly underrated. There’s expected traditional flavors, some unique notes that I haven’t gotten from any other tequila, and funk that’s well integrated. And, for the $29 I paid after tax, it’s hard to argue that it doesn’t punch well above its price point. In a blind, I think many of the social media influencer types that dunked on this would have to eat their words. But hey, it’s the internet and being wrong is free.

I like the funkiness in the nose. Nice cooked agave vegetal mineralty. The finish is long with a nice pepper.

Nose is cooked agave, oak, caramel, and vanilla. Taste is oak, pepper and vanilla. The glass was a Chisholm Standard Proof Jarrito.