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.
Nose: Caramel, bubble gum, cotton candy, sugar, and general thick sweetness Flavor: Good mouth feel, very sweet, cotton candy, rich fake caramel, bubble gum, mild oak. This tequila was a gateway tequila for me and helped me get into tequila. I used to love this pour, especially for margaritas, but going back now is hard for me to ignore the clear overwhelming additives that have been used.
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A sweet cotton candy with bubblegum bomb with a heavy mouth feel. The flavor comes off very chemically and artificial rather than natural. People just starting to try tequila and love very sweet things may enjoy this more than I did.
Reminded me of Ben & Jerry’s Americone Dream ice cream. Notes of artificial vanilla, caramel, baking spices and no agave. This could go really well with an affogato
Nice oak presence, notes of caramel and vanilla.. Lacking in the finish.
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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.