This is a sweet tequila but not overpowered by additives like other brands. You can easily detect them in the finish but the taste is mostly a very standard extra añejo without complexity. Would never turn down a glass but I would spend my money on other brands for sure.
Mid range offering at overinflated price
As far as cristalinos go, I think this was very unoffensive. It has a clearly artificial taste and a very quick finish with no agave, something I’m sure many people would enjoy but not me. The price tag is pretty insane even compared to other “high end cristalinos” (~3,500 MXN).
Not much complexity thin but not completely awful
Hard to get past true artificial flavors not drinkable.
Stars are following in the footsteps of George Clooney's hit with Casamigos, and the spirit may not be better for it.
You know most of the names, yet you probably haven't heard of Ken Austin. Think of him as sort of a celebrity spirits whisperer.
Jeezy and his Tequila Avion partner, Ken Austin, have sold the remaining stake in their tequila brand to global spirits company Pernod Ricard.
This week the French drinks giant confirmed it had purchased the remaining shares in the company for an undisclosed sum, taking 100% ownership as part of its growth and innovation strategy in the United States.
Patrón, which pioneered the U.S. market’s thriving luxury Tequila segment, is now facing competition from a bevy of high-end entrants including Don Julio, Avión, Casamigos and others.
What do Casamigos, Avión, and Clase Azul tequilas all have in common? All are made in the same distillery, located in a town called Jesús María in the Los Altos region of Jalisco, Mexico.
Flavored whiskeys are hot sellers. Now it is Mexico’s turn to experiment.
The luxury Tequila category, whose impressive success has been driven in recent years by brands like Patrón, Don Julio and Avión, has seen an influx of surging new entrants that are propelling the segment to even stronger growth in 2015. Casamigos, DeLeón
Tequila, perhaps more than any other spirits category, has undergone a dramatic transition within the U.S. market over the past two decades.
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