Tasted from Romeo Hristov’s jarrito specially designed for tequila. Nose: Vanilla, ripe jammy fruit, cookie spices, citrus and citrus rind. Flavors: Intense barrel spices, pepper, toasted nuts and agave. Nice round mouth feel. Finish: Long caramel, pepper and citrus finish. Romeo’s glass is fantastic! It focuses nose and flavors in high definition. There is complete congruency between what you smell and what is delivered to your palate. I alternated nosing and tasting between my old favorite Glencairn nosing glass, and Hristov’s jarrito. Highly recommend his glassware!

While 1519 Añejo dismally fails the sniff test it makes up for it in flavor! The aroma from the glass had me contemplating my choice of this pour. I waffled a while before begrudgingly taking my first sip. As soon as the juice hit my tongue all thoughts of the aroma had all but disappeared. I became a fan in that instant. Very faint hints of cinnamon rose to the forefront wrapped in sweetness of agave blended with a fruity essence of some sort. The overall flavor reminded me of all my favorite things and pistachio kept coming up in my subconscious. This is definitely a bottle I would put in the cabinet to share with only my most appreciative friends.