This 6 month aged Reposado has a nice golden hay color. It was matured in American and French oak barrels. The nose is nice and clean. There’s hints of cooked agave, some fruit including ripe banana, soft sweetness from barrel char that I usually get from FO tequilas, muted minerals and barrel spices. The nose is light but pleasant. - The flavors are more intense on the palate. The barrel spices are prominent but they ride on the back of cooked agave. The American oak provides the cinnamon and dry oak tannins while the French oak provides that round dense sweetness that only FO can. Some cayenne and black pepper hit right before the finish. This repo has some flavor punches without it being spiky. It’s flavorful but not dense. It’s spicy but not hot. It’s worth trying.

Some melon in the aroma, which is a nice throwback to how tequila tasted many years ago. Flavor is light caramel, agave, and vanilla. Super easy to drink, and not all that complex.

US Release - 80 proof (40% abv) This tequila is about to be available in the United States. This 100% Agave Azul is 40% abv (80 proof) and made at NOM1494. They use close cut pinas that are cooked in stone ovens, macerated in roller mills and distilled twice is stainless steel stills. - The nose is bright and slightly green. The fresh cut agave appears first followed by some slight vegetal notes. There’s a presence of celery, faint honeydew mellon rind and some soft minerality. There’s also some floral notes of fresh roses. I also detect some alcohol vapors. - I taste the bright agave that’s accompanied with some agave sweetness and minerality. There’s a soft pepper that follows while the sweet agave lingers. There’s also a sweetness akin to red fruits but it’s subtle and appears on the finish. The melon also makes a quick appearance. Overall this is an easy sipper that gives you agave and soft sweetness (agave & fruit) with just a tad of pepper and slight alcohol tingle. Unknown price. (8pts)

Aroma: mint, pepper & grass Flavor: fake fruit & gum Really flat and no body/complexity

Perfume nose with floral notes and slight mint. Sweet in the mouth with a bitter note in the finish.