Nose: Bomb of cooked agave, oak, butter, caramel, cinnamon, baking spices On the pallet: A blend of sweetness balanced beautifully with those barrel notes. This has the taste of old school tequila with all the barrel influences that you want from a well aged tequila. Sergio Cruz knocked it out of the park with this special anniversary bottle. If you can find it, get your hands on it. It’s wonderful
2014 single barrel #25 at 43.2ABV The nose alone is amazing, the length and finish is amazing. This is a once in a life time XA. A unicorn for sure. Thank you Lou for sharing
Bright nose and easy going palate
wish we had more of this. finished it off awhile ago. I don't have my tasting notes, but I know how much I loved it when I drank it 8-9 yrs ago.
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Nose wow! Agave & pepper! Insane nose, depth of flavor, old school agave notes, beautiful juice! Never going to see this again