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After sitting in glass, the agave comes through beautifully on the nose comparable to WJ. I’m really enjoying the nose but the palate is boring. The finish lingers with a slight pepper finish which is nice. I was expecting more out of this for how delicious WJ is. It leaves more to be desired for me. I will update my score if it gets better after opening
Ocho Plata tierras negras Sample from kyle koskey Nose: vegetal grass raw agave and floral notes (jasmine?). As it opens, some mint comes thru. Palate: cooked agave vegetal pepper with some mild bitterness Legs are nice thick and slow
I've tried this before but realized I'd never rated. overall, I get a good balance of oak vanilla caramel whiskey and barrel notes. even got a tiny bit of chocolate on the palate. the finish is nice, warm and lingers on and on. I'm really enjoying it.
sample from candido anicete this expression has a lot of vegetal and pepper notes, more so than I prefer.
A very well balanced anejo from Ocho. Very much agave forward with great barrel notes that fallow that sweet cooked agave. Nose: sweet cooked agave, vanilla, oak, citrus, black pepper, chocolate, maple, whiskey, and barrel spice. Palate: the nose carries over to the palate with sweet cooked agave, citrus, black pepper, vanilla, oak, whiskey, maple, chocolate, and barrel spice. This is a really enjoyable anejo that is well balanced with light barrel notes that fallow the sweet cooked agave. You definitely get the whiskey components on this one.
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