This is a well made reposado and has the aromas and flavors you would expect. Really no complexity here as with their everyday reposado but still great barrel notes with the agave being very present. Nose: cooked agave, vanilla, cinnamon, caramel, and oak. Palate: cooked agave, black pepper, caramel, cinnamon, vanilla, and oak. Still has a great mouth feel with a medium finish. A good sipper.
Agave, barrel spice, with butterscotch, pitted fruit and oak. If you e ever used staves definitely has that taste. And wood notes.
An interesting release from Mijenta. I found substantial influence from the barrel on the nose of this Reposado. Barrel spice, cinnamon, clove, light caramel, cooked agave, a floral component, citrus, white pepper, and butterscotch. On the palate the spices really take over with cinnamon, and clove being the leading notes for me. The finish was mid range with cooked agave and a bit of vanilla coming through. Although I do like this Reposado, it is not my preferred profile. A bit too much spice for my palate, and lacking some of the sweetness that I’ve enjoyed from Mijenta’s previous releases. Additionally, this new special release continues a trend I’ve found throughout most of Mijenta’s catalog. For me, the aroma on Mijenta’s releases tends to be the best part of the spirit. Its depth & delicacy has blown me away in the past with a rich floral component that I don’t often find in Mijenta’s peers. Unfortunately, the palate doesn’t quite live up to the high benchmark set on the nose.
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