This is consistently a sub-$35 bottle in my area, and at that price it’s a darn good value, very few quality, tahona-produced tequilas at that price. This lacks the richness of something like Fortaleza but offers a certain drinkability that makes it very likable. The nose is smoothly balanced agave, neither too peppery nor too citrusy, with a light undercurrent of that wet-cement-after-summer-rain smell. The palate is similarly well balanced, leaning less toward earth or pepper than toward citrus, maybe like tangerine, and even a puff of cotton candy. The finish is smooth, easy, solidly lasting — good old green agave. This is a quality product, deeply respectable not in a staid, personality-less way, but in the you’ll-never-be-ashamed-to-have-this-around sort of way. Definitely recommended.
Aroma: roasted agave with hints of vanilla Flavor: roasted and peppery agave. Medium oil mouth feel Finish: light oak and hints of citrus. Smooth dry finish.
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