NOM 1424. Casa Rica Rosado. This is an interesting one. The story behind the rose coloring closed the sale for me — pink coloration on ripe pinas from yeast, presumably, isolated and added to their blanco with the permission of the CRT. Sign me up. Straight up burning vanilla extract on the nose—overwhelmingly so. Took a long while to get passed it to find other notes of marzipan, mint, bitter coffee grounds, crispy kreme donuts. As sweet in the taste as in the aroma. Cooked agave is there deep on the back end. Quite strange for what is labeled a blanco. Tasted more akin to an american oaked spirit than an agave forward blanco. Not bad. Just different. They claim to be additive free. So where in the heck is the vanilla coming from? The Rosado is a blanco, so can’t be from oak barrels. They tell a story about ahuilote trees in the agave fields creating the vanilla notes present in their juice. Not sure I’m buying it, unless those trees produce vanilla extract bottles and magically sprinkle it into the makeup tanks. I want to be wrong, and to trust the marketing claims. If you are into vanilla, or if you need to refill your bell topped bottle with a cheaper version for undiscerning, label chasing friends, this is your jam. Just don’t go into it looking for classic blanco stylings. You won’t find them here.

Been seeing this tequila around LA and I love it ! Naturally pink rosado-blanco with an owl on the bottle. Floral aromas. Botanical rose with a hint of spice. Crisp and smooth finish.