Cascahuín Blanco

19 SCORE

“Aroma: mild agave with some sweetness and prominent pickled olive Taste: starts off with mild sweetness then explodes into bitter ethanol bomb Finish: coats mouth with overpowering bitter astringency Overall: absolutely no balance between pleasant start and astringent finish, even in cocktails the prominent bitter astringency cannot be masked. Beware of high ratings and sample this brand before purchasing.”

Corrido Blanco

80 SCORE

“Aroma: very subtle sweet agave and alcohol, nothing stands out Taste: very mild sweetness followed by prominent alcohol Finish: no real burn, subtle pepper Overall: a very subtle drink that leaves you with the prominent taste of alcohol which is disappointing. If you want a mixer that doesn’t burn this a good option but as a sipper it’s drinkable but flat and unexciting. At this price point there are better blanco sippers.”

Mijenta Tequila Blanco

73 SCORE

“Would not recommend this brand”

Wild Common Tequila Reposado

81 SCORE

“Aroma: agave and green olives Taste: mild sweet agave lots of pepper mixed with a hint of ethanol Finish somewhat pleasant peppery coating of mouth Overall: not of great interest to me”

Tequila Primo 1861 Blanco (NOM 1579)

61 SCORE

“Aroma: mild agave mixed with alcohol Taste: some mild sweetness followed by a blast of ethanol Finish: flat mild agave Overall: blah, alcohol with a hint of agave, mixer at best but even then hard to compensate for prominent ethanol. No surprise that it’s from NOM 1579 because Terralta is similar.”

Cabal Reposado (NOM 1480)

74 SCORE

“Aroma: sweet prominent caramel mixed with subtle cooked agave Taste: sweetness that fades quickly to mild peppery ethanol Finish: somewhat weak and taste disappears quickly Overall: very basic reposado with pleasant aroma but not prominent agave and initial sweet taste that fades quickly, fairly easy to drink and would probably make a good mixer as a light bourbon substitute ”

ArteNOM Seleccion de 1146 Añejo

82 SCORE

“Aroma: hint of cooked agave overpowered by sweet cola, cherry and brandy Flavor: mild sweet cherry and pepper followed by some ethanol aftertaste Finish: mouth coated with mild pepper and sweetness followed by some bitterness Overall: lack of agave, prominent pepper and ethanol bitter residual more than expected ”

Ocho Tequila Añejo

87 SCORE

“Aroma: very pleasant sweet agave with caramel and some vanilla, a very good start Taste: sweet notes but agave not as pronounced as expected based on aroma more cask flavor mixed with pepper Finish: pleasant pepper coating of mouth followed by some alcohol residual Overall: aroma starts strong and then taste and finish less than expected for an anejo ”

Viva Mexico Blanco

80 SCORE

“Aroma: prominent sweet agave with no noticeable alcohol Taste: sweet agave followed by a barrage of pepper and some noticeable alcohol Finish: coats entire mouth with tingling pepper creating a numbing effect with a noticeable alcohol residue Overall: seems like a decent blanco especially for the price point but almost borderline mixer versus sipper”