Casa Maestri Reserve de MFM is the house brand for NOM1438 who currently produces for 226 brands. They are a family owned distillery in Jalisco that specializes in private label development, bulk tequila supply and global export solutions. They claim to proudly serve clients in more than 50 countries. They used agave from the Valley and the Highlands and the ferment in stainless steel and they use stainless steel stills. The agave is cooked in Hornos and Autoclaves. There are aromas of bright green agave, crisp celery and some sweet white pepper with some sweet vapors. I taste fresh cut agave, white pepper and some sweetness that’s slightly cloying. Even though the sweetness might be enhanced the overall flavor is rather clean otherwise. It’s an easy Blanco tequila to sip and it would be good in cocktails if you’re looking for something mellow and sweet.

At El Agavero Restaurant: The aroma is soft with cooked agave, and vanilla, but with prominent ethyl sting while the taste is soft and not complex with cocoa, vanilla, citrus, slightly vegetal, a minute lick of unidentifiable fruit, brine and a alcohol taste slightly reminiscent of rubbing alcohol. A bit too sweet and easy to drink for me to enjoy regularly but overall I feel this would be up a novice tequila lovers alley in the beginning of their journey.

This is a typical example of a NOM 1438 brand. All unnaturally sweet, cloying, fake fruit, vanilla cake batter. Pepper is present on the finish on all expressions with this line. At the point of tasting this, NOM 1438 has 185 brands. What sets them all apart? The Name and bottle design. If you like sweet, these will satisfy you. For those looking for traditional, well made tequila this is a hard pass

Good tequila for your money, and the bottle is great also. I dont get to much in the smell but once you drink it is sweet and pleasant. Good finish with taste

Bought this in a 3 pack sampler with the repo and anejo. $17.99 for 3 bottles. Funky on the nose initially. You can definitely taste additives in this. Funky cream soda. If you can get the 3 sample bottles for under $20 I would recommend to try. Otherwise, pass. This would be a good example to compare quality tequila against this tequila to educate others.

Nose. Closed mostly. Maybe some coconut Mouth: unremarkable. Medium body. Very little sting at the palate, lips, tongue. Palate: difficult to pin down. Solvent. Bitter Finish: first finish was good but subsequent sips and it’s gone

Nose: cooked agave, vanilla, ethanol, floral Palate: vanilla, agave, pepper

On the nose it smells sweet. You get the vanilla, floral, fruity aroma with a slight hint of citrus. After sipping it clean, going down it does put some hairs on your chest BUT the finish is sweet with some white pepper kick and a hint of caramel and cinnamon. It opened my sinuses lol In a mixed drink, I put it in my tequila sunrise. I didn’t taste the tequila (a generous amount was added) which means it’s DANGEROUS LOL The sweetness blends too well with the ingredients.

For 1438, this is clean. slightly dry finish.

Melon Honeydew

Soft nose… some sweet agave, earth and brine. Touch of acetone. Medium mouthfeel. Smooth and sweet with a bit of caramel and dark chocolate followed by cracked-pepper, citrus and bitter grapefruit. Quick and dry cinnamon-spice finish with a hint of artificial sweetener aftertaste.

Aroma of melon/fruit Fruity flavour Mild finish

$80