Rated blind. This has a chocolate aroma more common with french oak, yet it was aged for 3 years in American oak.
Assume bottle from early to mid 2000's.
Fresh agave, fresh grass after rain on the nose with a touch of lime. Cooked agave, big kick of pepper, medium finish with just a slight lingering heat on the roof of the mouth.
Completely lots the personality of the Blanco now, really heavy oak & cinnamon. Good stuff but just not my jam(XA’s in general).
Almond flavour and oak starting to take over the agave, still a really restrained style compared to most oak bomb Anejo’s.
A direct continuation of the style represented in the Blanco.....this is well made tequila by people who care. Not very much barrel going on here, mostly agave driving the bus.
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