Nose: heavy bourbon notes (charred wood, caramel, flambéd sugar, vanilla) Taste: coffee - first and immediate note is a robust coffee taste. It’s like you walked into a coffee shop! Middle notes are toffee, roasted agave and wood Finishes with the note of agave and coffee. This is a very different flavor profile than most tequilas I’ve tried. I appreciate the innovation while maintaining agave, coffee, and bourbon flavors.

tried a little sample at latf industry party 2023. i was surprised i didnt get a lot of coffee notes as expected. still, it was quite pleasant. i want to revisit because there was a cigar influence in the air (we were at a cigar bar)

Tasting Review for Quintaliza Reposado Tequila by our catador @pepeagave: Aroma: Cooked agave, caramel, black pepper, oak, orange peel, chocolate, coffee, walnut, barrel spice & toasted bread. Taste: Caramelized agave, coffee (bittersweet), honey, barrel spice, oakiness in a very elegant way, along with sweet nuances of allspice and baking spices. Clove, white pepper, cocoa, leather & tobacco notes also make an appearance. Price: $75-80

Coffee on the nose with slight agave. Dark color. Chocolate on the palate. Slight bitter finish. Not bad. Very unique

This is a unique Reposado from NOM1522 - Hacienda de Oro and Master Distiller Iliana Partida. It’s certified organic and additive free. This is a double barrel Reposado that’s first aged for two months in white oak American bourbon barrels and then aged for 3 months in coffee barrels. It’s the coffee barrels that give this tequila its bronze color. - On the nose, I get several aromas that create a pleasant density. There is some faint agave and raw honey notes with a hint of dry barrel that gives it a dry hay scent. There’s also a hint of bitterness, leather, and tobacco leaves. So far the color and nose are reminiscent of an anejo. - When I first taste Quintaleza I get the cooked agave sweetness and that honey note right before the density hits. The mid-palate density is comprised of the leather and tobacco notes from the nose. Some barrel spices and bitterness follow. There's some peppery heat that presents itself right before the finish. - On the finish, I get the pepper and the bitterness. There's some faint chocolate and then the coffee note finally appears. The sweetness also bleeds into the finish. - This repo also drinks like an anejo. This is an exemplary tequila for tequila aficionados because they’ll get to experience a coffee barrel finish and it’ll be good for people newer to tequila because it’s very flavorful without being too complex. Overall I think they are onto something good and I look forward to their future batches.