Medium amber color in the glass. Aroma of caramel, cooked agave, oak and a hint of butter. Flavor starts off with that butter feel, almost too much. I'm sensing an additive in the mouthfeel. Then the caramel, cooked agave, black pepper and oak. Medium-long finish.
Nose: Carmel, Vanilla, Oak, Cream Soda, Almond, Cotton Palate: Oak, Butterscotch, Artificial (extract like) Finish: Brown sugar, Chocolate, Maple syrup, Chemical Smell (Like Chapstick)
Vessel: Glencairn Notes: Vanilla (Artificial), Carmel (Artificial), Oak, Agave, Simple Dyrul Mouthfeel: Full Bodied. Palate: Carmel and Vanilla Flavoring, Candle Wax, Sweet and Low Finish: Carmel and Vanilla Syrup I got these samples through promotion I did on my group "Agave Swappers" where I swap sample of additive free, quality tequila (Rated 85+ on TMM) for mass produced tequilas. The idea was to have an in to do those reviews of tequilas that I would never seek out a bottle of and to offer folks an opportunity to try new additive-free traditionally made tequila that will change they way they see tequila. This was one of the samples I recieved. On the nose, the vibe I got was an artificial version of something I'd otherwise enjoy. It smelled like a chapstick flavor of a tequila that I would drink. On the palate, it makes another attempt at bringing something familiar to the table but it feels and tastes all chemical. There's a sweetness and added flavors that are clearly made to make this more palatable but it's intertwined with a bitter chemical bomb. The finish tastes like sin. It reminds me of that Vanilla or Carmel syrup that some people get at coffee shops. I genuinely find it difficult to sip in any amount Before I tried this, I told myself "It's probably not going to be as bad as you think it is going to be.." Spoiler Alert: It was.
Candy sweet. Nose of vanilla and caramel. The taste is full on sweet. Artificially sweet. I can see this will appeal to the masses that don’t know what agave tastes like. Not for me.
Loads of sweetness on this one and not in a pleasant way with very little cooked agave in here much like the Blanco. Nose: loads of vanilla and caramel with some butterscotch, oak, black pepper, and alcohol. With cooked agave, not being the star of the show here. Palate: overly sweet and even artificial here. Loads of vanilla and caramel with butterscotch, black pepper, and alcohol. Not much cooked agave on this one. You can definitely tell there are additives in this one as it is overly sweet and not much cooked agave present. Not a fan of this one at all.
Overly sweet, fake aromas with alcohol right off the nose along with an overly sweet flavor profile. Nose: loads of vanilla here with citrus, caramel, cake, batter, black pepper, and alcohol, with cooked agave, taking a backseat. Palate: vanilla, black pepper, alcohol take centerstage here with some citrus, artificial sweetener, cake, batter, caramel, with some cooked agave being lost here. You can definitely tell that there are additives here as the cook agave is an afterthought in this bottle.
Nose: Sweet vanilla, oak, fake thick caramel, bubble gum, rich sugar Flavor: Strange oak flavor which doesn’t taste quite right. Vanilla, cake, bubble gum, tingling tongue, short finish. While this is not for me, I can imagine some people just trying out tequila could enjoy it. Clear additives which were not very well integrated. The Repo is much better.
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