First smell after letting it sit about 10 minutes is alcohol and light perfume but only in my nose, not tasting it, enticing. Now it’s cider, pear, and agave, exciting. Tasting pepper, agave, pear. Long, tingly, and flavorful HP finish. Glad I his this one away for a bit. Really enjoying it this time around!

I had the opportunity to give this high proof version a try. Aroma of cooked agave, black pepper, vegetal, herbal and, of course, alcohol. Flavors were similar and still got that touch of higher alcohol. A warm, medium-long finish.

Nose: agave / earth / pepper/ melon / orange peel / lemongrass / hay / sage / mineral/ alcohol Taste: agave / pepper / earth / vanilla / banana/ melon / cream soda / orange peel / licorice/ tea / spearmint Finish: very crisp watery mouthfeel with a lingering enjoyable bittersweet and earthy last taste that transforms into a cinnamon aftertaste. This blanco fuerte takes great advantage of the high abv to provide a huge amount of flavor. It does very well keeping the alcohol taste at bay and delivers a nice bright finish.

First and foremost let this breathe for 10 minutes- it's worth the extra time. N- caramelized agave dominates the nose. There's some herbs and cinnamon in there, along with some black pepper, and apple T- again the sweet cooked agave is the star but adds a lot of complexity. Pineapple, jalapeno heat, baking spice, herbs like rosemary (?), and even some mint kicking around the grass MF- thin F- the finish is pretty awesome! It starts spicy sweet and finishes long with just a bit of peppery heat and herbs

Agave and mint on the nose. It is earthy with brine. Not a very complex nose. Taste is agave and alcohol. I love HPs that use the high ABV to bring out greater flavor. This is not one of them that the ABV makes it better. I prefer the 40 ABV Arette Blanco. I do get a finish with nice viscosity and a finish of olive. I could recommend this but it won’t be high on my list.

Blind rating: 1/31/2024 score of 89 Aroma: minerality right from the jump followed by a small amount of ethanol. Hints of pear, thyme, anise, clove, and cinnamon. Flavor: lots of cooked agave sweetness followed immediately by minerality and earthiness. There’s a wet cement sharpness to it with an almost watered down grape-like flavor right behind it. Finish is medium-long in length. With a citrus like sweetness and chili pepper type heat that slightly warms the lower chest.

The alcohol definitely hits you on the nose and the tongue (in a good way). The high proof allows an appreciation of the agave flavors, natural sweetness, but does have a minor bitter finish. A great sipping tequila that belongs in the bar.

Nose Spicy, agave, pepper, minerality, briney, very tasty on pallet as well, same notes, very nice silky mouthfeel, awesome bang for your buck in 50-60 range

Nose- cooked agave, citrus, spring water(lil minerality, pepper Taste-nice agave cinnamon up front, citrus, little anise, pepper. Very clean tasting. UPDATED 12/30/23 loads of cinnamon in the forefront from the cooked agave. Nice subtle minerality throughout, definitely not overpowering but instead enhances the natural agave sweetness. Then flows into the slight bitterness of the citrus. I think some kind of peel, I would say orange peel that goes all the way to the finish line where it’s paired with pepper. Mouth feel is viscous with pepper front start to end. Super enjoyable. Strap in for the ride my friends.

On the nose, brine. Agave, a bit of ethanol but not over the top. I love that brininess. On the palate, lots of agave and “spiciness” for lack of a better term. A slight vegetal note and some ethanol bite. Some cinnamon. Overall solid stuff. Very good price on it too. One of the “smoother” high proofs imo.

High proof Blanco where the flavor shines more than the alcohol. Had an earthy vegetal profile. Very enjoyable.

Loved both the 101 Fuerte and 101 Artesanal Fuerte. A one point nod to the horno cooked Artesanal.

Lots of cooked agave that comes through on the nose. Comes through on the taste as well, plus pepper, vegetal, earthy, mint, and a slight melon characteristic. Love this high proof expression from Arette.

Cooked agave, straw, warm finish

Peppery agave

Tried at Bar Arette in Tequila Jalisco 9/13/24. Nice nose floral, vegetal and pepper. Taste of mint and agave with pepper and citrus with some heat on the finish.

Tasted in Chisholm Trail HP/Mezcal Jarrito. Aroma: Cooked Agave, Earthy and Vegetal, Loads of Anise, Herbs, and Grass, Citrus, Black Pepper, Butter, Minerals, Minty and Raw Agave. Taste: Sweet Cooked Agave, Black Pepper and Cinnamon, Citrus, Spearmint, Earthy, Vegetal, Anise, Herbal, MiVegetal, Bell Pepper and Pear/Apple. Finish: Spicy Agave with Mint, Citrus, Anise, and Earth are in this for a good long finish.

On the nose theres a punch of cooked agave, cinnamon and citrus. I get beautiful cooked agave with citrus notes and a beautiful long cinnamon finish of anise that balances everything out. Great tequila!

Nose:agave vegwetal anise, apricot, floral and alcohol Mouthfeel: medium to full bodied Palate: Chocolate, black pepper cooked agave, minerality Finish: Herbal, black Pepper, alcohol and cinnamon on the finish This was decent. It certainly got a lot of points for value. My critique on this one is that the alcohol was a bit over powering and seemed to mute some of the agave.

On the nose: strong agave. Very slight alcohol smell. On the palate: the alcohol goes away. Strong agave and hints of black pepper. Solid minerality. The alcohol hits on the finish but not as bad as I thought for a still strength. The flavors longer as the warmth hits. Overall, this is amazing.

Great stuff. Loads of agave. Great smell and flavor. It does give a little burn in the throat that I don’t get from other high proof offerings.

Out with friends - Pending full review…

Similar to fortaleza still strength

Starts out with some earth, citrus and melon. Roasted agave as well. leads into some pepper and a little heat but not as much as I was expecting from the 101 proof. which is dangerous.

Sips nicely on ice for a high proof I definitely like this more than the regular blanco and repo from them. For $55 in NJ I think it’s a decent value for sure.