Bottle from 2011. Oak, agave, barrel spice of caramel, cardamom, caramelized agave. Quickly becoming Unicorn tears. Someone must have a large stash.
A really good reposado that sadly is no longer in production. Spicy agave nose is followed by smooth roast agave and barrel spice of oak and toast elements along with agave sweetness. Fairly long tingly finish rounds out the experience. This has a clear golden color and appears and tastes unadulterated by additives, in particular caramel, which is fairly common these days in many reposado tequilas.
Sweet wood on the nose, mainly butterscotch and vanilla. Mild agave present in the background. Sweet entry, but short lived. Caramelized agave mid-palate, with hint of citrusy grapefruit peel. The finish is malty butterscotch with a touch of pleasant bitterness. A nice, but unchallenging sipper.
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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
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Last week at the Indy Spirits Expo in San Francisco, I had the chance to try the new Tequila Corrido.
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