Not a bad XA considering the price. Lots of barrel notes on this one. Nose: oak, caramel, vanilla, black pepper, whiskey, some cooked agave but it take a back seat to the barrel notes. Palate: a lot of barrel notes again. Oak, vanilla, caramel, black pepper. Cooked agave takes a back seat to the barrel notes on the palate. There is also whiskey and some chocolate notes. Not a bad XA for the price. The bottle is stellar.
Nom 1459. Aroma of cooked agave and citrus. Flavor of cooked agave and black pepper spiciness. The spiciness lingers in the finish.
Strong vanilla and caramel, a little watery
Really good Repo, oak and booze forward but it all works over the long finish. It’s really nice to see this style of Tequila again, it’s been a minute, bravo.
Feb 28, 2023 Grand Mayan Blanco NOM 1173 This is an old bottle (8 or 10 yrs old) that I had previously tried but never rated. I'm going thru some stuff we have on the shelves that I've never rated. These are not expressions i typically drink. Immediately smell alcohol, then some agave, pepper and citrus. I'm not getting cake batter or fake vanilla on the nose like some others get. I honestly am juat getting a lot of alcohol. On the palate a get a little more sweetness than nose but it is not overly fake tasting. More pepper and some heat. Overall, it doesn't taste horrible but there's something unpleasant about it. Perhaps the high-pressure autoclave or triple distillation processing ???
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NOM 1463