The only cristalino I would actually drink. Master Distiller Ana Maria Meno nailed this "filtering" process after barrel aging correctly. Not only did she manage to retain some color, but retained earthy aromas and flavors without the use of additives. I appreciate her effort.

Aroma: Very faint notes vanilla and cooked agave. Taste: A nice minerality, slightly sweet, light and smooth, almost muted, with notes of black pepper. Finish: Very smooth, with a bite of cooked agave, pepper, and alcohol at the end. Overall: The only good cristalino I’ve had so far.

Honestly the best Cristalino I have tasted, not overly complex and honestly pricey for what it is but it’s decent, drinkable. For people that like more straightforward spirits.

I still think cristalinos are a gimmick, and always will, but this and El Tequileño are the only ones that I would consider drinking

This Cristalino is smooth and sweet at the same time. Cristalino’s should be their own category. Of all of them out there, this is the best.

Yet again I’m faced with a cristalino devoid of any semblance of agave! Sharp alcohols drive the bus the entire time, it’s really not pleasant.

Ok is a Cristalino but I still get the agave present. Compare to another Cristalino this one taste good. I would recommend it but won't buy it again. I can taste some Agave and sweetness cant tell what it is but has a good finish

Just a tinge of straw to the color. Nose: Dark ripe fruit, dried pitted fruit, creamy vanilla and piquant mineral notes. A faint hint of tobacco. Flavors come on much more forcefully than the nosing. Popping baking spices greet snickerdoodle cookie dough flavors. There’s vanilla, almond paste and light nuttiness going on. As a counterpoint to the sweetness, there is numbing black and crushed red pepper heat. Finish: Pleasing lengthy, balanced finish. Sweet - but not dessert type sweet. Nice pinging pepper lingers.

Aromas of caramel, vanilla and dried fruit. The aroma has a barrel warmth to it, not flat or one note. Similar light touch flavors and I can still detect some barrel tannins in the mouth- rare for a cristalino! I like that the color is slightly golden so it won’t be visually confused with a blanco. This is an elegant example of the expression.

This is a cristalino that’s actually not bad. I am surprised. It hasn’t been overly filtered, so you still get some barrel notes. Vanilla, chocolate, slight cake batter. Some agave in the flavor. Has a medium thick mouth feel. Some tannins on the finish. Surprisingly good. There is still some color left to this, which is evidence that it hasn’t been overly filtered like most cristalinos.

My first bottle in the cristalino category. Notes of vanilla, tobacco, caramel, and agave. Suggest letting it breathe for a bit. Nicely done.

Aroma is vanilla, cooked agave Taste is peppery, vanilla and agave Finish is a bit sweeter than my liking but smooth

I really wanted to enjoy the volcan cristalino, as it is one of the very few additive free cristalinos, but this came off so astringent to me. it was bitter, had a little bit of fruit flavor. small amount of spice and nuttiness but overall was not pleasant for me. tried to let it air out, tried to use different glasses, and it just didn't work.

Nose: Cotton candy Cherry Almond Flavor: Cherry Light chocolate Almond/amaretto Vanilla I’m getting quite a bit of cherry in both aroma and flavor. Picking up very little agave and oak. Tastes a bit like cherry cough syrup. I keep hearing how good this is for a cristalino—not impressed. My first cristalino and probably my last.

really tried not to give a poor review number it’s just that I’m not going to drink it again or recommend it and not at a high price. It smelled off putting to me like a vanilla /caramel alcohol but different than others like when companies use Stevia in a drink and it taste off. this just tasted off to me. maybe that’s what the charcoal does if you don’t use additives. I didn’t know it was additive free when I had tried it and didn’t like it at all.

Coffee caramel aroma sweetnes toffee Caramel flavour Easy to drink

Blood orange. Smooooooth. Great after dinner. Light cinnamon and vanilla. White pepper

Not offensive middle of the road tequila with little flavor.

Tastes like alcohol and pepper. I actually dumped it. So far fortaleza is my favorite and it doesn’t look like anything else is coming close. I’ve got others to try but man this wasn’t very good.

Tobacco, agave, cinnamon, vanilla Sediment in the bottle

Very alcohol taste and burn going down. Gets a little better with ice and lime so it is drinkable. I will not be drinking this again

It’s smooth. Pepper, vanilla. I feel bad giving a low number when it’s certified additive free.. it’s confusing because this taste more fake than most. In truth it tastes like vodka infused with a hint of agave nectar.

smells of golden raisins, yeast, light smoke

Vanilla, you taste the oak barrel, a

Boozy with slight burn in aroma and flavor Spicy, peppery, grassy/grainy after taste