Santo Fino Blanco 110 - I know quite a bit about high proof blanco tequilas but what did I know about Santo Fino? Almost nothing. I knew it was a celebrity brand that involved Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri. I knew that Sammy Hagar created Cabo Wabo tequila in the late 90s but eventually sold it. So why try Santo Fino now? I recently watched Guy Fieri speak about Santo Fino Tequila with knowledge and passion with a trusted tequila connoisseur. I then found the high proof blanco on a local shelf so now I’m going to give it a review. - On the nose I get some vegetal and cooked agave notes that’s carried by some alcohol vapors. There’s a skosh of sweetness but the vegetal essence appears again and the scents continue to rotate. - On the first sip I can feel the alcohol tingle on my lips and then my palate. There’s some natural agave sweetness that hits up front and then it turns into black pepper and alcohol but not overly so. It’s not bitter and I didn’t detect any tastes of solvents. It was a strong first sip but with how strong it was it was equally clean of defects. After that sip I then detected some additional scents of citrus, green olive brine and some white almonds. The second sip is sweeter and the buttery cooked agave is more pronounced. The black pepper is still very present but it was more mid-palate. The pepper continues into the finish but it subsides into a tingle on the tongue with lingering sweetness. - Overall this is a strong agave blanco that’s slightly alcohol forward with a nice punchy finish. This tequila isn’t smooth but that’s a good thing. It’s a quality high proof blanco.

Nice to see this in the app. Loads of agave and citrus from this high ABV offering from Sammy and Guy along with some heat from the high ethanol presented here. Best let this sit for 10-15 minutes before digging in.

2 oz pour with this being my first experience with Santo. Pleasantly surprised by this one. The nose is dominated by cooked agave, but also includes some minerality and pepper. These notes follow through on the palate, with the pepper being more pronounced. There was also a “minty”, almost vegetative note on the mid palate. The finish was moderately long and overall enjoyable. Loved it and will go back to Santo in the future!

Aroma and finish are fantastic! Taste is a little one sided with agave and not much else. So still pretty good. Finish is long and warm and leaves you wanting another sip. Nice.

Feel the heat but don’t taste. Smooth

This high proof blanco from Sammy Hagar is a quality tequila. It has an intensely aromatic nose that serves up cooked agave with lemon citrus and baked spices. The palate is concentrated and complex, with some subtle floral notes and briny green olives on the finish. In my opinion Sammy has a real home run with this on as a sipping tequila or great for mixing a tasty cocktail Saludos

I’m changing my review. After over a week of opening up, this rocks and tastes/smells almost exactly like PM Spirits high proof. So it’s a cheaper, easier to find PM spirits. Big points. This is complex, citrusy, and really good for making stealth boozy drinks. Put this in a Tommy’s margarita and it’s going to rock.

I was hoping for a winner. This tasted like rubber. Did a blind with 3 high proofs and it stood out as bad.