All barrel on nose and palate, no agave here.
Nice sweet barrel nose, almost cherries. unique palate and finish. Not bad but not my profile
Aroma of agave, cracked black pepper, vinyl. Flavor of agave and up front burn with slight black licorice, cotton candy, and white pepper. All flavors are well balanced but subtle. Expected more but is ok for what it is.
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Aroma: tropical fruit, smoke, earth, minerality, grap, plum, grass, mint Flavor: minerality, smoke, honey, herbal, mint Finish: short and earthy I bought a bottle for around msrp but I think it’s still priced high even considering the limited amount of bottles