If you like maple syrup, this is for you. Great on flapjacks...

NOM 1595 | Very sweet but not vanilla forward, more like straight up white sugar. Some tequila is in the background so it’s not as offensive. Massively overpriced even when considering the bottle cost. Did not rate the other NOMs but very similar.

clase azul reposado the one I'm rating is from NOM 1595. tho it was made at a differemt distillery when i first tried it. this was my gateway tequila back in 2006 but I never reviewed it so i thought it appropriate to have this be my 100th review my palate has evolved since I started drinking this in 2006. I used to like sweet tequila. but I can no longer drink it. nose: isnt too bad - caramel vanilla cinnamon and fruit. palate: not great - oak sweet and bitter finish: short with a little heat i am not a fan of tequilas with additives so i can't recommend this, even though it was the tequila that got me into sippin. there are other additive-free tequilas on the sweet side

it's palatable but syrup in a bottle. Very sweet

No agave… very smooth mostly with additives.

Aroma, flavor and finish are far from what a great tequila strives for. Unnatural across the board. Ridiculously high price for liquid filth

NOM 1595 | Beautiful bottle, but we knew that already. Sweet, yet balanced. Pricey for a Repo, because it can be. Pretty bottle and all, it’s a fine tequila just not every day, sweet, additives and so on

NOM 1595 | So I had to try, I can not give my opinion in something I haven't try. Smell: I get some alcohol, wet floor and cedar Taste: I'm so confuse no agave, sweet in the tongue but the after taste is bad kind like when I drink anything diet. In my Opinion fake sweetener. Finish: this tequila goes down with a burn. I just can get over the the after taste. Will I buy this again? nope!!!

NOM 1595 | Too sweet for a repo

NOM 1595 - Very unique and out of the ordinary tequila. Strong aromas of caramel, vanilla, cream soda. Flavors abound on the sweet side with vanilla and caramel bring heavy hitters. Finish is sweet with a hint of pepper leaving long silky legs behind. Price is steep perhaps because of the artesanal bottle included in the purchase. .

NOM 1416 | This is a super sweet tequila. It coats the mouth well, but it was way to sweet for me. There really is nothing special here besides the bottle. The nose is bland. I really had to search for aromas. Butter, butterscotch, brown sugar, hints of agave, wood on the palate. Medium finish. Suspect this has additives and colors. Seems a bit dark and sweet for a repo.

NOM 1595 | Waaaaay too sweet for me, tastes like someone mixed tequila with maple syrup! This product pisses me off because it sells so well at duty free and so many people think this is what tequila is suppose to taste like.

NOM 1595 | NOM 1595 - Very unique and out of the ordinary tequila. Strong aromas of caramel, vanilla, cream soda. Flavors abound on the sweet side with vanilla and caramel bring heavy hitters. Finish is sweet with a hint of pepper leaving long silky legs behind. Price is steep perhaps because of the artesanal bottle included in the purchase. .

NOM 1595 | Nose: Oak, black pepper, caramel, vanilla and resin. Flavor: Super concentrated sweetness, heavy pepper and oak. No agave or complex notes.

I remember liking this tequila when I first got started with the spirit. Then I learned that I didn’t really enjoy sweetened tequila, so I stopped drinking it in favor of artisan small batch non-sweetened products. Just tried it again, and sorry, it’s too sweet for me now.

NOM 1416 | Sweet like pancake syrup with an aftertaste that is somewhat chemical in nature. This is a gateway tequila for many non-tequila drinkers along with DJ 1942. Stick with Don Julio 1942 as it tastes more natural.

NOM 1416 | Again, sweet and heavily manipulated, but more forgivable in an aged version. This is a gateway for many people, who will hopefully move beyond this liquid candy to more natural expressions of tequila. This would be a nice after dinner dessert sipper, at least.

Edited 8/2021 Oh my, how my tastes have changed in 5 years. Thank you Clase Azul for getting me into sipping tequila but we can no longer hang together.

Tasted blind: Agave, vanilla and caramel nose and taste. A bit too sweet for my taste. Medium to oily body with a spice and wood finish. Tasted next to Karma Reposado. I preferred the Karma and it is half the price.

NOM 1416 | This is some amazing stuff but pricey. Very nice looking bottle.

NOM 1416 | Tasted blind! Wow...smooth, a tad thin and very sweet, too sweet if your not in the mood for sweet sweet?.. Bell on bottle top cool and helps it score bonus points!

NOM 1416 | Candied. Drink if you want dessert tequila.

NOM 1416 | Much too sweet for me.

NOM 1416 | This tequila is better than chocolate cake.

NOM 1416 | I used to really love this early on in my tequila explorations. It got me excited about craft tequilas. However, I have a hard time drinking it now. There's a bunch of odd things in competition here. Overall, it comes across as a poorer quality product that has been doctored after distillation. The primary characteristic is its sweetness, but it doesn't seem like a sweetness that comes from wood. I would expect a repo of this color, viscosity and sweetness to have scent or flavors of vanilla or caramel, but instead, I get undertones of unpleasant flavors I find in thinner tequilas behind all the sweetness. I really think this is something not that great out of the still, and then they dump in agave nectar. However, it is possible I have no idea what I'm talking about. I don't recommend the Clase Azul line. At such a high price point, there's so many better options out there for less.