Tasted at Sip Tequila Fest A great entry into the artenom series. Subtle smoke, earth, funk, vegetal notes and roasted agave. The barrel influence was subtle, but nice.

Had the pleasure of sipping on this with Jake Lustig and a few others so I didn’t meditate on this like I normally would but the aroma and taste were completely in sync with undeniably potent Cascahuin minerality, delicious butterscotch, toasty caramel, earthiness, faint smoke with a touch of mint. The flavors cling to the palate while sipping and in the finish, there’s is a creaminess to it that was unexpected but welcomed. I’ll definitely be buying many more bottles of this in the future to keep exploring. It’s unique and deliciously gourmand.

This surely is a cascahuin nose. If I couldn't tell by the eponymous "Artenom 1123", I could tell by the distinct wet cement aroma. Black pepper, cooked agave, anise, herbal notes and some vague fruity notes (Starfruit?). I'd say that certain herbal and fruity notes distinguish this spirit, while delivering exactly on what I came for. Sweet on the palate. The same anise and herbal notes I got on the nose but with the vague fruity notes almost entirely diminished. I get black pepper, Agave, anise, possibly a hint of smoke and definitely dominate mint on the finish.

Nose: sweet agave / earth/ pepper/ mineral/ cherry / pear / tangerine/ spearmint/ orange blossom/ Taste: sweet agave cooked / vanilla/ cinnamon/ earth / mineral / banana / cherry / pear and apple / lime / orange peel / licorice/ hint of spearmint/ orange blossom/ salt Finish: slightly viscous mouthfeel lifts up a big agave forward note and puts it into contrast with the cinnamon and earthy notes….there’s a small battle for balance between sweet and savory/cinnamon-pepper that seems to shift back and forth during the entire taste. Lingering sweet agave, licorice, and cinnamon. This blanco brings a number of characteristics from NOM 1123; the contrasting sweet and cinnamon-pepper notes that remain throughout the taste. This is a very enjoyable blanco that delivers on taste even though the nose is a little weak in comparison.