Bottle of El Tequileño "Sassenach Select" Reposado

El Tequileño "Sassenach Select" Reposado

Type: Tequila
Brand: El Tequileño
Nom
1108
347 Ratings See All
$106.99
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Production Details
NOM : 1108 ,
Agave Type : Tequilana Weber ,
Agave Region : Jalisco (Tequila Valley) ,
Region : Jalisco (Los Valles) ,
Cooking : Autoclave (high pressure) ,
Extraction : Roller Mill ,
Water Source : Deep well water ,
Fermentation : Stainless steel tanks, 100% agave, Open-air fermentation, Fermentation without fibers ,
Distillation : 2x distilled ,
Still : Copper Pot ,
Aging : French Oak barrels, American White Oak barrels ,
ABV/Proof : 40% abv (80-proof)
Other : -

Profile

Aromas & Flavors Detected By Our Community

Aromas Detected

23
Agave (cooked)
22
Oak
10
Vanilla
9
Caramel
7
Whiskey
5
Flowers
5
Alcohol
5
Citrus
5
Pepper (black)
5
Cinnamon
5
Orange Peel
4
Earth

Flavors Detected

29
Oak
26
Agave (cooked)
22
Whiskey
16
Caramel
16
Pepper (black)
13
Vanilla
9
Cinnamon
5
Alcohol
5
Cherry
4
Earth
4
Minerals
4
Honey

Ratings

Personal Scores & Reviews From Our Community

Tequila Savant
206 ratings
  • 84 Rating

Aromas and taste will definitely confuse newer tequila enthusiasts. Great over all but may not be for everyone.

Tequila Phenom
395 ratings
  • 84 Rating

I like the nose on this one. As a fan of Sam Heughan, I was curious about this one. Unfortunately, it is only middle of the road for my taste. The nose is pleasant enough with agave, oak, vanilla and caramel. The whiskey comes through and while I enjoy whiskey somewhat, I prefer the smell over the taste usually. That is probably where this one let me down some. There is too much whiskey on the tongue for me. I get other barrel notes and agave. This was tasted in a Chisholm Trail tequila glass. I think certain people coming from the whiskey world will really enjoy this.

Tequila Badass
475 ratings
  • 87 Rating

A contender for my favorite El Tequileño bottle. All around great. The taste is really wonderful. Tasted at the El Tequileño tasting room.

Tequila Savant
265 ratings
  • 82 Rating

Aroma: center stage is black licorice accompanied by whiskey, anise, agave that is overpowered by the whiskey, light ethyl with no nasal burn, light oak and caramel with cream soda. The palate: overpowering sharp whiskey, black licorice, anise, oak, caramel, agave, Cadillac pepperiness (due to whiskey barrel influence), pear, minute brine, freshness, and some tang. Finish: is low profile fading whiskey, yeast, slight minerality and exiting freshness.

Tequila Phenom
361 ratings
  • 87 Rating

Signature Tequileño nose. That volcanic water. Little bit of barreling. It’s a bright nose. Palate is subtle finish is easy with pepper on the finish. Easy sipper but not a lot going on. Nice pepper finish that lingers. Purchased on sale for 33.99

Tequila Ninja
162 ratings
  • 88 Rating

Nice light aroma, scotch & herbs, some vanilla/oak in there - Scotch flavor right off the bat, into a smooth light agave flavor - smooth finish, holds scotch flavor for a bit

Tequila Boss
513 ratings
  • 88 Rating

Great Reposado, keeps its pedigree of great Tequila by maintaining an agave presence from start to finish. This profiles like an Ocho product, that is high praise for any brand.

Tequila Phenom
320 ratings
  • 86 Rating

Very drinkable but heavier on the wood than I would expect in a reposado.

Tequila Wizard
657 ratings
  • 81 Rating

the price brought my rating down a tad.

Tequila Wizard
885 ratings
  • 82 Rating

Not a balanced expression compared to other tequileño products. Oak presence overpowers the agave essence. I can see whiskey people loving this

Tequila Ninja
141 ratings
  • 84 Rating

For me, the curbside appeal is better than the bones. Aroma is oak, sweet, cooked agave, a little cheese, baking spices. I absolutely love the smell. After that, it's a really good tequila. Taste is heavily influenced by the French oak. I'm really curious how this would change if the agave were cooked low and slow. I believe the HP autoclave was an unfortunate shortcut. I'll definitely drink more, but believe it fell short of its potential. It loses points on value, as I feel it's a bit overpriced.

Tequila Ninja
110 ratings
  • 85 Rating

Amazing aroma! Great oaky taste, peaty but not overpowering. Price is just a killer for me tho. At $110 msrp there’s a lot of other options in my opinion.

Tequila Wizard
990 ratings
  • 85 Rating

ABV 42%. Unique Double Barreling: 2 years in American oak barrels, then 4 more months in French Oak. Nary a Sassenach Scotch barrel, nor any Scotch barrel in the mix! But innovative idea producing an unique profile - Personal tastes will prevail… Nose: Fruity. Fresh cherries, dried cherries. Light vanilla and citrus. Aromatic scents of oak. Flinty limestone. A little spritzy pizzazz to the nose. Flavors: Sweet fruitiness. Bold heat element: course ground black pepper with hints of cinnamon. Rich wood tones with some underlying caramel notes. Finish: Lots of wood and lingering heat on the fade, and some harsher wood tones. A big shout out to Doug Price for muling this down to me!

Tequila Savant
290 ratings
  • 84 Rating

Minerality, cinnamon pitted fruit, like a cherry. Some melon Caremark and whiskey peatiness

Tequila Badass
448 ratings
  • 86 Rating

Nose- agave, cherry, fruit(cantaloupe), minerality, pepper Taste- agave, slight Carmel, little oak, biterness (dark chocolate),cherry,black pepper, little whiskey / pettinesses Mouthfeel doesn’t last long *nose is complex but nose leaves more to be desired

Tequila Boss
500 ratings
  • 85 Rating

Unique flavors of cooked agave, light caramel, slight heat. Interesting the double barrel aging

Tequila Badass
428 ratings
  • 82 Rating

Nose: Autoclave agave, earthy oak barrels, floral sweetness. It’s dry Taste: Dry oak and obvious French oak sweetness with an agave backbone. Tangy sweet peppery finish with more oak It’s slightly overpriced like many celebrity offerings.

Tequila Wizard
603 ratings
  • 87 Rating

Purchased online for USD99. A bit high for a reposado. Maybe a bit high for a specialty reposado, but this aged for 2 years in American oak and then 4 months more in French oak. The collaboration with Sassenach is in name only, to my knowledge, as no Sassenach barrels were used in aging this tequila. Perhaps, one day such a product will exist. Will revisit to add further tasting notes.

Tequila Boss
567 ratings
  • 85 Rating

Light floral aromas, much bolder flavor. Tasting oak, barrel spice, hay, dandelion… this one is like nothing else.

Tequila Ninja
118 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Aromas of light scotch, melted sugar followed by agave, wood and dandelion. Flavor is pure scotch. In first 3 seconds, you would swear it was scotch. Once that dissipates, there's wood, agave, more scotch notes with sweet butterscotch and light caramel. A very interesting and different take without being overwoody or as woody as the process would lead you to believe. A keeper!

Tequila Maniac
39 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Better with age. Let it open up for a couple months and it’s a smash hit. Barrel influence but can still taste the agave. The true mark of a repo. Doesn’t hold up as well over time.

Tequila Savant
265 ratings
  • 87 Rating

Nose: Oak, Vanilla, Orange Peel, Orange Blossom, Carmel, Agave, Floral Body: Medium- Bodied Palate: Cinnamon, Oak, Black Pepper, Minerality Finish: Cinnamon, Oak, Orange Peel, Honey, Smoke, Rain This was better than expected. This was my second tike trying this particular offering from El Tequileno. I found that allowing a full 30 minutes to open up really allowed a lot more citrus and floral notes to come out.

Tequila Connoisseur
69 ratings
  • 83 Rating

I want to enjoy this more every time I come back to it. On the nose I get cooked agave but the barrel notes are strong. The barrel speaks heavy to the flavor on this I just can’t tell if it’s the American oak or French. Still a great product and price is reasonable at $100. Give it a try

Tequila Guru
75 ratings
  • 88 Rating

Aroma: butterscotch, cooked agave, nice oak aroma Taste: cooked agave, vanilla, oak, caramel, smooth whiskey notes from the barrel Mouth Feel: makes my mouth salivate as I drink it. Excites the palette. Smooth as silk.

Tequila Ninja
104 ratings
  • 82 Rating

whiskey, agave reminiscent of Irish Whiskey