Bottle of Tequila El Mexicano Blanco
Agavos Awards
Gold
2025

Tequila El Mexicano Blanco

Type: Tequila
Brand: El Mexicano
Nom
1588
176 Ratings See All
$39.99
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Retail Partner Old Town Tequila

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Production Details
NOM : 1588 ,
(Previously: 1420 )
Agave Type : Tequilana Weber ,
Agave Region : Jalisco (Los Altos) ,
Region : Jalisco (Los Altos Southern) ,
Cooking : Autoclave (low pressure) ,
Extraction : Roller Mill ,
Water Source : Deep well water ,
Fermentation : Stainless steel tanks, 100% agave, Open-air fermentation, Fermentation without fibers, Classical music ,
Distillation : 2x distilled ,
Still : Stainless Steel Pot ,
Aging : - ,
ABV/Proof : 40% abv (80-proof), 38% abv (76 proof)
Other : -

Profile

Aromas & Flavors Detected By Our Community

Aromas Detected

29
Agave (cooked)
16
Minerals
10
Pepper (black)
8
Alcohol
7
Citrus
6
Earth
6
Flowers
5
Pear
5
Lime
5
Mint
5
Cinnamon
4
Herbal

Flavors Detected

34
Agave (cooked)
24
Pepper (black)
17
Minerals
12
Citrus
11
Alcohol
10
Earth
8
Cinnamon
8
Jalapeño
6
White Pepper
6
Lime
5
Grapefruit
5
Melon

Ratings

Personal Scores & Reviews From Our Community

Tequila Phenom
312 ratings
  • 84 Rating

NOM 1588 | Aroma opens with cooked agave, peppermint, hay, and a clear thread of minerality. The ethyl presence is surprisingly soft, allowing limestone, citrus, anise, brine, and bold green vegetal notes to come through with clarity. The palate mirrors the nose. Prominent cooked agave, peppermint, raspberry, and anise take the lead. A brief flash of black pepper, cacao, and lime citrus follows, alongside petrichor and a bready yeast tone touched with honey, balancing the tang and spice. The finish is grassy and citrusy, with faint roasted nuts and a light, fleeting trace of honey.

Tequila Ninja
187 ratings
  • 88 Rating

A touch of alcohol, pineapple, lemon juice aromas Palate is wonderful. VERY citrusy, sweet tropical fruit… Finish is soft and clean as a whistle. Cooked agave flavor profile fades slowly.

Tequila Boss
504 ratings
  • 85 Rating

NOM 1588 | Tasted Quinta Don Jose with Charlie. Good all around with nothing bad. The aroma took a while to open up. It good with cooked agave. The taste is solid with some black pepper on the back end. Finish is good and replays the cooked agave nicely.

Tequila Badass
468 ratings
  • 89 Rating

NOM 1588 | This blonco isn’t as viscous as the HP however it packs a little punch like the HP on the first few sips. After a couple you start to taste more of the agave, citrus/ fruitiness (like melon) and little minerality that flows right into a slight bitterness (not off putting) with corse pepper on the backend that stays for a while. This is one that really do gets better with every sip. Very nice

Tequila Phenom
324 ratings
  • 81 Rating

Aroma of agave and minerals. Flavor of cooked agave and black pepper. Medium finish. Nice sipper but nothing special.

Tequila Wizard
646 ratings
  • 86 Rating

NOM 1588 | Agave and minerals on the nose. Flavor bring agave, heavy minerals, earth, and some light jalapeño with a medium finish that brings a slight tingle. Decent value as a sipper and mixer. Very nice.

Tequila Wizard
842 ratings
  • 86 Rating

small sample cooked agave /sweet potatoes, minerals, pepper, some anise, tiny bit of brine. well balanced, easy sipper

Tequila Ninja
165 ratings
  • 85 Rating

A –A musty start (mushroom, yeast, olive, etc.) in the aroma phase. There’s cooked agave, licorice, and a small dose of vanilla. A moment of apple/pear on the nose, which was nice. In addition to the alcohol, I picked up another chemical scent, maybe rubber? It isn’t a bad smell, but not my favorite of the tasting session.   T – Baking spices and licorice/anise, a blend of raw and cooked agave. I’m tasting black tea and black pepper. The peppermint and vanilla combo is interesting. F – Following the theme of the taste, I’m almost getting a chai tea vibe, had all the elements of ginger, cinnamon, clove, black pepper, and tea. Overall – This is a solid blanco, but not my favorite.

Tequila Ninja
161 ratings
  • 91 Rating

Aroma: All cooked agave up front, like a freshly opened agave oven, coupled with cinnamon and a clean minerality throughout. Taste: Light and creamy sweetness, cooked agave and notes of sugar cane. Finish: A burst of cooked agave, citrus, and black pepper. The most notable part was a lingering aftertaste of the aforementioned flavors that seems to coat not only the tongue, but the roof of the mouth as well.

Tequila Phenom
362 ratings
  • 87 Rating

NOM 1588 | Nice nose of cooked agave, lemon, and more of a tropical vibe like coconut or pineapple. If you blindfolded me I could be convinced it’s a mai tai. Mouthfeel is a little thicker than usual, and tastes of cooked agave, lemon, lime, but a little bit of acetate note that I don’t enjoy. Finish loses that flavor and is pleasantly long, and citrus forward.

Tequila Ninja
184 ratings
  • 92 Rating

Cooked agave, apple, pear, and floral notes. Very surprised to see this tequila at $19 a bottle..amazing value!

Tequila Wizard
646 ratings
  • 86 Rating

Blind tasting: Agave, hay, and sawdust on the nose. Flavor bring agave and some light jalapeño with a medium finish that brings a slight tingle. Nothing too bold but not too light. Extreme value.

Tequila Ninja
147 ratings
  • 84 Rating

Aroma: clean and plain. Alcohol. Not even much agave Taste: very plain. I dont get much of anything. Almost like licking steel… which isnt bad? Raw agave maybe Finish: short. Watery. Not unpleasant but not anything to get excited about This almost tastes like a kirkland or espolon Tres agaves??

Tequila Badass
478 ratings
  • 87 Rating

NOM 1588 | NOM1588 - Tequilas El Mexicano Hecho en Arandas Jalisco The clean scent of cooked agave jumps out of my Stölzle Jarrito tasting glass. As I continue to nose this Blanco the clean agave scent turns buttery. There are faint hints of minerality, lime, pepper, anise, muted mint and fresh herbs. The peppery agave makes itself known right away. There’s a slight agave sweetness and some alcohol burn along with white pepper. There are some slight vegetal notes in the background. On the finish your have some lingering buttery agave and a peppery capsaicin mouthfeel. This affordable Blanco is a fun sipper and an excellent choice for craft cocktails. Salud!

Tequila Badass
439 ratings
  • 84 Rating

NOM 1588 | Grass notes. nice agave aroma. pepper little heat, rough finish. not bad for the price. Repo is preferred

Tequila Ninja
192 ratings
  • 87 Rating

Nose- agave, grassy and vegetal, clay, minerals. Taste- cooked agave, minerals, melon, cinnamon, citrus, and a little bit of sweetness. Thin mouth feel. Finish- sweetness quickly fades leaving just a touch of cinnamon heat. Value- $40 in Michigan so it's a decent value! Updated review from a blind tasting - lol N- agave, nutmeg, green apple T- toasted agave, apple, bell pepper MF- medium body F- long peppery finish

Tequila Honey Badger
1495 ratings
  • 90 Rating

Earth and mushroom on the nose. This has more viscosity than most and a quite sharp ethanol presence with some natural agave sweetness. Fades to a vegetal/savory taste that totally speaks to the nose.

Tequila Ninja
126 ratings
  • 84 Rating

NOM 1588 | Served in a Nos’r stainless steel nosing glass. Nose is mint, agave, and light citrus. Light body, floral and citrus notes with a touch of cinnamon and pepper. A little thin and the finish isn’t incredibly complex but the mild and enjoyable heat lingers on the roof of the mouth. Super pleased with this at $299 pesos

Tequila Honey Badger
1538 ratings
  • 84 Rating

NOM 1588 | Aroma: agave, fruitty, floral, minerals, slight mint Flavor: apgave, spicey Finish: medium, tongue tingly NOM 1420

Tequila Wizard
990 ratings
  • 86 Rating

NOM 1588 | 38% ABV Mexican release Invigorating nose: Fruity and floral with a toasted nutty feel to the agave that is prominent. There are earth and mineral notes and the aroma of sweet fennel resting in a musty root cellar. Also, baking spice and pepper make this an interesting nosing. Flavors: Initial burst of bold cinnamon and jalapeño. Followed up with with a balancing act of creamy almond paste, vanilla and white pepper zing. It coats the mouth in a rich fashion. This picks up a couple of points on value. A very nice bargain tequila.

Tequila Boss
552 ratings
  • 85 Rating

NOM 1588 | Pleasant minty aroma, oily body and great price! ($19). Only downside- can detect stainless steel process in sharpness, especially in the finish. A little copper would greatly improve this.

Tequila Honey Badger
1060 ratings
  • 87 Rating

NOM 1588 | Wow, a $19 Blanco that delivers significant bang for the buck. Has a bit of a funky almost lactic aroma. Feels super thick and oily in the mouth. The finish ends slightly rough but still pleasant.

Tequila Guru
95 ratings
  • 87 Rating

NOM 1588 | Lots of minerality!

Tequila Connoisseur
69 ratings
  • 87 Rating

NOM 1588 | Nom 1588 The nose has a very nice aroma, citrus, minerality, brine. The mouth is not overly potent. It lays in nice with a warm citrus , very mellow agave, some anise in the back, follows through in a warm coating of anise. For 31$ this is a very solid bargain and excellent sipping tequila. Now I’m anxious to try the repo. Well done. Grab it if you see it.

Tequila Fan
4 ratings
  • 74 Rating

NOM 1588 | Amazing for margaritas!

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