Beautiful but complete barrel nose and palate. Long as you go into it expecting an aged product then it’s good. The agave is lacking which is expected. Great entry bottle for someone coming over from bourbon

Nose: agave forward / has champagne sweetness/ bright floral / vanilla/ caramel/ pear / plum/ flowers / maple - a very sophisticated group of scents Flavor: sweet agave / vanilla/ caramels/ cherry / grape / orange peel / white pepper / Baking spices / Finish: long lasting slightly minty / vanilla as long staying flavor Sometimes the final score isn’t fully indicative of how much enjoyment I get from Tears of Llorona. There’s some X factor that makes this tequila special beyond its TMM score. It calls to me….the taste, the experience the X factor gives, and it simply has the best name in the business!

The aroma, while initially inviting, lacks complexity with its soft caramel, light oak, and light molasses. The faint minerality, brandy, light ethyl, trace vanilla and whiskey tone, though potent, do little to elevate the profile beyond a basic interpretation. The palate, however, offers a more gourmand experience. Soft earth, oak and cooked agave raisin note provide a foundation, accented by light pepperiness and butterscotch. Subtle notes of cocoa, sweet cognac, dark cherry, cooked sweet potato, soft sarsaparilla, peppermint, cinnamon, and delicious minerality are well-integrated, creating a balanced and piquant flavor profile that induces salivation. The finish is distinct, with soft light smoke and faint ash, pepperiness, salinity, molasses, and oak, providing a satisfying albeit short lived conclusion.

I’m a blanco guy, so XAs don’t top my lists. That being said Tears is a beautiful juice, complex in its flavor and gorgeous in my glass. Deep and balanced, and a powerful force that pours from your glass. Cognac and sherry is the bedrock of this tequila that caramel, wood, and anise lay. Unfortunately for me the agave is lost in the mix. If it was there I missed it, possibly over powered by this powerful punch of a drink. I don’t smoke, but I imagine this would pair beautifully with a cigar.