I found this randomly on a back shelf at my bar. So I tasted it and found it surprisingly tasty. Nice overall flavors of agave, raisins, dried fruit with light barrel notes. I didn’t realize this was made at Arette until I went to put in my notes.

Tax stamp from 2009. Real cork, 35% ABV Nose: There is a perfume, floral quality gently wafting over earthy mineral base notes. Fruity agave, lemon/lime citrus, pineapple, vanilla and a hint of cookie spices. Flavor: Spices, amaretto cookies, potent black pepper and agave - with a trace of the perfume found in the aromas. A little thin in the mouth. But I’d take a second pour of this.

Lot: LG021910, Imported & Distributed by: Tequila Specialist Elmhurst, IL, tasted on 8-30-24. Color: yellow. Aroma: hint of acidity, citrus, lemon, lime, orange, orange blossom, fruitiness, hint of dirt, hint of astringent wood note. Hint of herbaceousness is the note I can associate it with agave. Palate: confirms aromas perceived, vanilla ice cream, creamy, intense orange blossom through my retronasal. I would suspect this tequila contains additives, but it is produced in Arette, so maybe the strong non agave flavors and aromas come from the barrel used?! Quite sweet, although it doesn’t feel like aspartame but it is quite aromatic on vanilla and orange blossom notes. Finish is medium to medium long, creamy vanilla and orange blossom, acidity, I hardly taste any agave note.

Lot code got erased, imported & distributed by: Tequila Specialist Elmhurst, IL, tasted on 8-24-24. Aroma: light cooked agave, light mint, light acidity, light minerality, hint of lemon, after 20 minutes in the glass the mint aroma becomes more intense. Palate: confirms aromas perceived, mint sensation is more intense on the palate, ends slightly astringent. Finish is medium, hint of cooked agave, hint of citrus with mint aroma persists.

Agave, vanilla, alcohol. Mixer only