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Medicinal nose from the high ABV, but this has an easy entry for the 50% ABV. Minerals, earth, agave sweetness and a nice finish make this a pleasure to sip. 22, 27, 21
I had the vaunted experience of enjoying this with Tony Salles: The aroma immediately enthralled me with warm notes of sugary oatmeal, caramel, butterscotch, soft honey, delicious and distinct banana, cinnamon, fresh almonds, maple toffee, and a rosted nuttiness that beautifully complemented the oatmeal essence, alongside lightly toasted bread. As I indulged, the taste mirrored the aroma with remarkable accuracy, and an added hint of sweet fruitiness that remained elusive but delightful. The overall experience was deliciously gourmand—it is a bottle I’m compelled to add to my collection before it's gone.
Mellowed in American Oak - 100 proof There’s a lot of cooked agave aroma with a nice vegetal essence. It’s clean with hints of sage and light honeysuckle. There’s some minerality and alcohol vapors. Overall the nose is mostly cooked agave and herbs. On the palate I’m getting that herbal sage note up front that’s mixed with the cooked agave sweetness and then some vegetal pepper shows up. The alcohol is slightly present along with some minerality. Overall the flavor is a somewhat intense herbal and peppery experience on top of caramelized agave.
El tequileno hp - tried at our tasting sept 21 2024 with john welch and tom hendry agave forward, some alcohol and pepper with something else I can't define
I had the pleasure of enjoying a double while conversing with Master Distiller Tony Salles. The totality reminded me of the Blanco Mixto but supremely amplified. The aroma was distinct and captivating, with delicious cooked agave, potent peppermint, effervescent spearmint, vibrant orange and lime citrus, pronounced minerality/petrichor, candied sweet potato, green grapes, cinnamon, and a spike of alcohol. On the palate, the boldness truly shone through with mint, candied yams, green grapes, amplified spearmint and peppermint, anise, and a tangy sour grass that intertwined beautifully. The finish left a minty freshness, lingering cooked agave, fading citrus, and a palatable heat with a spicy herbal freshness that rounded out the experience.
Love the nose. Sweet agave along with barrel spices, Oak, stone fruit, butterscotch, whisky On the palate I get cooked agave, barrel flavors of oak, cinnamon, vanilla. Has some whisky notes. Nice finish and a nice Anejo. Maybe a good one for your whisky friends.
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Has a nice punch. 50% ABV isn't my favorite, but this one doesn't feel it, which is good. Really nice cooked agave on the nose. Some interesting minerality on the palate. Sugar cookie-like finish. Would love to try this where the agave are autoclave cooked at low or no added pressure.