On the nose, a little bit of honey and butter, butterscotch, oak, and then agave. A fruity note and then something like iced tea, interestingly enough. A little Vanilla on the end. The agave comes through on the palate, definitely getting a little caramel and nice, round sweetness. A little bit of spice, some oak and some stone fruit, maybe apricot, but more of the seed than the fruit. The vanilla is subtle like on the nose. Very good Repo, a little pricy but good.
Fresh grass and citrus, light grapefruit and some minerality and cooked agave on the nose….. smell is very light. Some burn up front doe sent last long… cooked agave with some black pepper … slight alcohol at the end and light feel
Another gem from Corrido. This time coming from NOM 1436. Well balanced despite some initial oaky smoke, but retains the agave on the nose and palate. Mocha, figs, cherry, apple pie, cinnamon, tobacco, baseball glove, raisin, pepper, butterscotch, almond, such a special treat.
NOM 1526: One of the best repos made. This extinct treasure bottle is worth the hunt. Tons of sweet cooked agave, citrus, nutty, macadamia, honeydew, cinnamon crumb donut, spice, fantastic linger.
Very complex from the moment it was popped open. Beautiful nose. Agave forward, mocha, cinnamon, touch of smoke, baseball mitt, molasses, chocolate, cherry, vanilla, spices, as good as it gets.
NOM 1526: No surprise the original line is all treasure bottles. This blanco has a great viscosity with gorgeous sexy legs! Chewy AF, warm cooked agave, eucalyptus, lemongrass, Bazooka Joe, crisp apple, so clean and complex for a blanco.
No way for this to live up to the original 1439 and the most common NOM 1526, but it is a worthy follow on to those two iconic releases. A bit rough around the edges this Blanco presents agave, pepper and some natural sweetness with a pleasing mouth feel. A spike of ethanol at the end knocks this down just a bit. Rating 1000 by my account. Memorable
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Late last year I had the pleasure of sampling Corrido Cristalino, and I was a huge fan of the tequila's complex flavor, writing that it is "nearly as perfect a blanco as you can get." When I was given the opportunity to taste the new Corrido single-barrel
During the time of U.S. Prohibition, the Corrido, a musical form of Mexican folklore, often honored the tequilero, or tequila smugglers, who gained popularity along the border. The "smugglers" of Corrido tequila are hoping for a similar popularity.
Last week at the Indy Spirits Expo in San Francisco, I had the chance to try the new Tequila Corrido.
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