04/2024- tasting this at Teos in san jose del cabo because partida was the best brand they had here. nose has a lot of alcohol and otherwise a little bland. easy to sip with a short finish.

NOM 1502 | Aroma: cooked agave, orange, leather, whiskey, and hints of vanilla. Flavor: leather, dry soil, oak, cinnamon, and clove. Finish: dry oaky finish that lingers for a while. Very easy to drink, slight burn in the chest. For $55, this is a very solid Reposado

NOM 1454 White letter label. Tried side by side with WB 2020 this has many of the aged qualities of the Fortaleza. Unique to the Fortaleza are the sour cider/beer tail end and some creaminess in the mouth but everything else is very close, aroma, barrel spice, color from aging which in both is a pale straw. The suggestion for comparison came from Khrys Maxwell and was spot on.

NOM 1502 | Nose: Muted raw oak note with barrel spice: cinnamon and mace. Light colored fruit, trace jackfruit and some caramel. Flavor: Almonds, vanilla and caramel - and some salinity. I am finding the same acrid pepper note and bitterness that was evident in the blanco. A bit watery.

NOM 1454 | Somewhat overpowering alcohol on the nose. Once it opened up, agave and minerals came through. On the palate is pine sap, lime zest, soap and a metallic/solvent flavor. Spearmint finish.

Vanilla and cinnamon, kiss of oak. Sweet with some tingle.

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Faint aromas of vanilla and agave. Viscous but leaves a little burn on the finish. Not very complex.

NOM 1454 | Notes of almond.

Some smoke on this one, but still smooth.

NOM 1454 | For all of these reviews, I taste each tequila blind, so needless to say, I was bummed when I found out that it was Partida. This sample came from a 50ml bottle that I got on a BevMo sale and is Lot PA73. So hope it was a bad lot, bad cork, etc. Sorry guys. My complaints are that there was a lot of harsh "chemically" notes on the nose and a lot of bitterness in the taste. I would lean more to this coming from NOM 1502, the new distillery that is making their tequila, rather than the original distillery 1454.

NOM 1502 | On the nose if very nice- agave- pepper- spice- oak and vanilla. On the palate- wow…agave forward with spicy pepper with a nice silky oak and barrel spice. Light caramel with vanilla in the background. The finish is exactly what I like- medium long velvety agave oakiness with a slight numbing burn before it fades.

NOM 1502 | Definitely some vanilla, pretty tasty!

Agave forward on the nose. Left a lot to be desired on the pallet, but not bad. Prominent agave profile but doesn't follow through. It's harsh on the throat, but it's not terrible. Better options are available at this price point but would not rate as negative.

Tasted very earthy to me. Strong coded agave and alcohol. My first non-additive tequila tasting.

NOM 1502 | A nice enjoyable drink but it tastes so much like Jack Daniels that its a little confusing. It’s not what I’m looking for from a tequila but there is nothing wrong with it.

Blind taste test Aroma- sweet vanilla, caramel, hint of agave, baking spices, banana Taste- better than the aroma, very mild and then apple pie with baking spices and caramel, banana Finish- heaps of baking spice

NOM 1502 | Smooth, slightly sweet.

Tastes like Jack Daniels but better nose and taste. It’s actually very good. I dont like JD much but this is still drinkable and it’s kinda fun to get the familiar jack daniels flavor with a decent tequila.

NOM 1502 | On the nose: vanilla, cooked agave, soft oak and some pepper. Upon sipping you get agave, vanilla, slight citrus transitions to a oak and spice. on the finish the the oak and pepper continue but as they die down it starts revealing a subtle vegetation note

Reminds me of whiskey

aroma: oak, barrel, earth up front, like jehova's witnesses minerals? taste: it's all tutii frutti! there's a lot of hints of everything! spicy sweet finish: lingering spices

Reasonably priced reposado, light barrel notes. Earthy with a nice finish.

Partida's Reposado, much like the blanco, is a bit of a disappointment in aroma, taste, and finish. Unusual in that it can be often found cheaper than the blanco. I echo Remy Newlands tasting notes. Aroma: Subdued. Dominated by oak and barrel spices upfront. Some cooked agave, vanilla, almond and alcohol. Not particularly impressive. Taste: Thin and bitter, much like the blanco. Vanilla and cooked agave stand out, before the oak, carmel, and earthiness join in. Slight more enjoyment than the blanco. Finish: Maybe the best part is the slightly longer finish that seems to meld together the slight sweet and peppery warmth along with some whiskey barrel spice notes.