Fun one to taste. Nice nose although subtle. Cooked agave followed by barrel notes of oak, vanilla and caramel. On the palate there is plenty of cooked agave. I get cinnamon and vanilla. A bit of black pepper. Oak comes through. I also get citrus flavors. The finish is good with mild alcohol at the end. For the price, this is a great value.

Nose: A sweet herbaceous black pepper agave. Feels a little more raw agave vs cooked but very pleasant. Citrus components of lemon are noticeable. After opening up, I get more oak and vanilla notes with a steady back pepper background. Flavor: Good mouth feel, medium viscosity. Bright and light with sweet lemon blossoming into agave, black pepper, and vanilla. Vanilla and oak finish which has a good duration and hefty. Tapatio Anejo is a beautiful tequila that I will gladly pay the reasonable price tag for. Sweet, flavorful, good complexity and an easy sipper.

Nice agave on the nose. Comes through beautifully with minor barrel notes. Palate is very easy to sip with not a lot going on.

Nose: Agave, clear as day, rounded off with a little caramel/butterscotch sweetness. Touch of ethanol, though very light. Smells very naturally sweet. Palate: Cooked agave is front and center, surrounded by a soft caramel sweetness. A touch of oak/barrel spice, but it comes and goes for me. After sitting for a few minutes, I noticed a stronger spice in the final sip and a lot more buttery richness. Relatively light body. Definitely an easy sipping añejo, not overly complex but a solid example of quality. Paid $57.99 at Total Wine, absolute steal for a 1L of quality añejo.

Smell is good and sweet agave, oak, and vanilla. Takes the is vanilla, agave, oak, and a little citrus with a medium heat that stays on your tongue.

Oak, whiskey, agave, caramel, vanilla, black licorice, anise

Really nice añejo. Cooked agave comes through as you’d expect from a Tapatio product. I get lots of butterscotch, caramel and vanilla. A little bit of oak and just a touch of heat on the back end. Definitely light for an añejo but I tend to prefer that. Only recently been able to get my hands on Tapatio and it quickly becoming a favorite brand and the price point is unbeatable.

A very good sipper definitely on the sweeter side but with zests of pepper.

Tasted at Don Quinta Jose. Rafael (Charlie was sick) made his special sangrita to go with this tequila. Good all around drinker.

Aroma : Cooked agave still fairly strong on this for an Añejo. There is also some dried fruit and oak. Unique herbal / dark chocolate combo I haven't seen before. Taste : Agave is still very dominant here. There is also some notes of oak, orange, and some black peppery spiciness. This is medium bodied and fairly oily. Finish : Long and somewhat hot and spicy with agave sweetness and mild oakiness.

Another finely aged product from 1139 in Los Altos. The aroma is absolutely outstanding. Light in color with oak and dried fruit with dark chocolate on the nose while retaining the fruity and agave. Palate: agave, minerals, orange/citrus. Cherries, chocolate, caramel. Agave is actually still front and center on this aged juice.

It’s almost impossible to find Añejo tequila that retains its agave roots but this is definitely a perfect example. The oak supplies nice complimentary flavours but never steers you away from the core, this is great juice.

Light in color - heavy in aroma. Vibrant baked agave shines through, ripe berries, spices, a hint of pungency reminiscent of cheese, and a touch of earthiness. This tequila possesses one of the best aroma profiles, IMHO. Flavor: Spicy with black pepper and light oak. Agave is the star. Nice mouth feel. Long pleasing finish with a balance of heat and sweet. Mexican 38% version. Love this stuff!

1996

Bottle dated 8/13/09. As always aging is on the lighter side color wise, though not in length as Tapatio añejo is usually almost 3 years old when bottled. Sweetness from agave complements the oak presence here and makes for an excellent sipper, the equal of any in the market regardless of price.

A bit bourbony...

You may have to have a sip with dessert to really appreciate the sweetness on this one. Caramel, toffee are really pronounced. Had it with dulce de leche custard recently and the flavors were almost a direct match. All the tapatio brand are a great value compared to their competitors and this is no exception.

Tried in Arandas Jalisco Mexico at Bar Santa Maria. This was tough to tell that is was an anjeo. Very light in color, smell, and taste. Very easy to drink but i do prefer the reposado.

I haven’t tried the añejo in a long time. I’m pretty good and remembering my tequila even 30 years ago. Especially when for the first time and if it was “memorable “. I remember this one because of the label and thinking I wasn’t going to like it , yet I did. However I remember thinking I liked Herradura better “at that time” herradura had a little more barrel complexity and still enough agave as this one. Man too bad Herradura sucks now, they sold out of course. And my palate has change too. So back to this one. I get more vanilla sweetness than I remember and I remember it being a little harsher. Still good of course. Sometimes when “done right “ that harshness” is a good thing. Of course this one has that agave and clean taste not too complex the finish is what you’d expect from the Jedi master it’s excellent! It just made me reminisce a little.

Delicious sipper! Smooth sweet agave aroma and flavor.

Oak, caramel, pepper, butter, cooked agave flavors. Cooked agave, caramel, pepper aromas. Amazing finish!!

Wow so smooth, a very impressive sipping tequila

Light buttered caramel that doesn’t mask or compete with the agave flavor. Lots of cooked agave and slightly peppery on the finish. I don’t drink a lot of añejo (or reposado, for that matter) but will probably keep this one on hand.

Aroma: minerals agave Taste: Carmel oak cooked agave

Great for margaritas