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Aroma: cooked agave, oak, earthy and a hint of smoke Taste: black pepper, cooked, agave, cinnamon with a long honey pepper finish. The quality of this reposado justifies the price. Barrel #4
Rich nose with some barrel notes. Lots of barrel and caramel
Very nice barrel nose and palate. It’s pretty good
Lots of fruit and barrel, really unique barrel impact that’s much deeper than typical 1579. What else uses German oak?!
Full on El Pandillo profile of agave, minerals, Felipe’s copper stills. This has some citrus notes hiding in the ethanol (!!) and roast agave that make up the bulk of the flavor profile. Nice mid tongue buzz on the finish. This is a serious HP Blanco and deserves your attention in a rapidly growing market segment. Thanks Tequila.diva
This is bottle number 87 and 40% abv. The color is very light amber, almost blanco. This is reminiscent of El Pandillo's style. It has oily legs in the glass. I expected to get a hit of alcohol in the aroma, as I just opened the bottle. Nope... just that lovely cooked agave, followed by minerality, oak, grass and a hint of cinnamon. The flavor also shows the cooked agave, black pepper spiciness, caramel, oak minerality from the water used and a hint of butter. There is a viscous mouth feel that gives a wonderful, long finish.
Nose: vanilla/ sweet cooked agave / caramel/ oak / butter / earth / banana/ tea / nutmeg/ chocolate/ molasses/ almond Taste: sweet agave cooked/ pepper /vanilla / caramel/ earth/mineral /chocolate/ tea / lemongrass / peppermint/ baking spice / molasses/ cream soda Finish: very low viscosity mouthfeel covers the palate to evenly distribute rich lingering notes of agave, vanilla, caramel and pepper that sing equal parts in the chorus until the last swallow. This anejo is a superb example of a harmonious and balanced flavor profile. It has a singular taste that can also be tasted into decipherable individual flavors. The taste, nose, and finish leave you wanting more immediately.
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Nose: Agave for days, sweet. Citrus, minerals. It’s almost like an interplay between those and nothing else. There are other aromas coming up, but that agave and citrusy minerality dominate the show. Palate: Wow, the taste is near identical to the aroma, which magnifies the intensity as I’m drinking and smelling it. Agave bomb, very little heat for the proof. The citrus notes are gorgeous, and this is just so pleasant. A little intense for me because of how much the nose and palate mirror for me, but damn good. Pricey, but good.