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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

the price brought my rating down a tad.

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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!

LOT: GRSX02-110521, bottled on 28/10/21, tasted on 3-11-25. Color: yellow to light yellow. Aroma: light cooked agave, light acidity, light citrus, hint of metallic or light mineral sensation that dissipates, citrus aromas becomes cleaner and intense as time goes by, light minty sensation, fresh & crisp, although there is a wood/barrel aspect, but it does not overpower and is well integrated. Palate: confirms aromas perceived, wood note is more noticeable on the palate, hint of sourness. Finish is medium to medium long, hint of cooked agave, citrus and light minty sensation, lemon with light wood note persists.

$99 in Calgary

$99 in Calgary

Better with age. Let it open up for a couple months and it improves. Barrel influence but can still taste the agave. The true mark of a repo. However, doesn’t hold up against my favorite repos.