2023 Potrero Grande | Nose: Minerals, apricots and a spritz of lemon. Buttery sweet agave notes. Pecan pralines. A deep rich aroma profile. Flavor: Anise, pepper punch, salinity. Medium body. Floral undertones accompany orchard fruitiness. Licorice tongue teases throughout. Just a suggestion of barreling. Nice blend of heat and sweet on the finish.

2023 Potrero Grande | this reposado is very light, almost clear to the eye Nose- Nice cooked agave upfront that flows into an earthiness like dirt or clay, and a little vegetal Taste- nice cinnamon that flows from beginning to end, minerality, oak bitterness, and some brine Finish- medium to long finish with brine and minerality staying on the tongue

2023 Potrero Grande | Agave on nose, minimal barrel notes which is expected for Ocho. Palate is pretty quiet but get a slight sweetness on the backend of the palate that lingers with some pepper. The finish tingles the tongue a little bit which is always nice

2023 Potrero Grande | Tasted blind. Herbaceous and mineral, not my favorite Ocho vintage.

2023 Potrero Grande | Blind- Light color, long legs. On the nose I get grapefeuit, chamomile, and herbs. On the palate, agave, herbs, and some citrus.

2014 Magueyera

2023 San Jerónimo | Nose: Cinnamon, cloves, honey and creamy vanilla. Bright as a Christmas cookie. Faint incense, wood and moss. Light colored pitted fruit notes: peach and apricots. Applesauce and agave. Light and playful aromas. Flavor: Spicy, fruity. Licorice and pepper zing. Silk, saline, butter and bite. Sweetness, sumptuous texture and white pepper lurk and linger.

2023 San Jerónimo | The agave and slight Carmel comes through nicely on this one

2022 Cerro Del Gallo | This Repo is going to get bonus points from me for uniqueness of aromas. It has the characteristic DNA of an Ocho, dripping with ripe agave, but with a different combination of aromas in the fusion. Nose: The pungent smell of a green plank of lumber. Under ripe pineapple and overripe pineapples. A whiff of raw potato. Traces of sweet baking spices. Background herbals. A light floral presence. Sweetly spiced zest of orange. Flavor: Thick and sweet. Anise and vanilla beans. Green and tropical. Pepper with some back palate bite. Grapefruit pith. Sliced sweet pippin apples. Warming spices. Finish tenaciously hangs in there. Amazing texture.

2022 El Nacimiento | Aroma: caramel, nuts, cooked agave, rosemary, citrus orange peel, coconut and black pepper. Palate: nuts, orange , vegetables, rosemary, spices. Finish medium, with sweet notes

2015 Loma Alta | Cranberry, radish, soapy, light vanilla and oak, with a dry finish.

2022 La Estancia | Nose: Minerals and lime pith. Grassiness. Wafts of cooking agave. Cinnamon, nuts and brown sugars caramelizing. Hints of pepper, basil and oregano. Flavor: Green vegetative notes. A gentle black and white pepper spike, settling into sweetness and spice. Baked pineapple-vanilla-cream. Medium weight. A nice lingering palate feel holds your attention. A last moment hit of anise. This Vintage/Field has some unique characteristics. I will revisit soon with evolving thoughts.

2018 El Vergel | Thanks Remy

2021 La Ladera | Nose- agave, clove, hay, pepper little citrus. Taste- agave, citrus, little citrus, pepper. Very nice and easy sipper that has a medium finish

2022 El Nacimiento | Fruity, floral, and very fragrant. Unique flavor I’m having a hard time pinpointing, but I dig it. This one was picked up in Mexico but still 40%.

2022 El Nacimiento | Nose: Round barrel spice with a gentle oak note. A subtle marriage of citrus, cinnamon and agave. A hint of cooked pear. Flavor: Some pepper kick lurking behind the aromas. Sweet and silky. Pretty straight forward profile.

2022 El Nacimiento | Not my most favorite repo of the brand but nevertheless authentic with cooked agave in the forefront

2021 La Mula | Nose: tropical fruit,pineapple, melon, orange zest, banana, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, vanilla, and sweet cooked agave Flavor: cooked agave sweetness, tropical fruit, sweet cinnamon, and caramelized brown sugar Finish: medium starts with some fruitiness with some spiciness in the middle and ends with a touch of bitter chocolate This would pair well with a Jerk chicken or pork dinner

2021 La Mula | Nose: Fruity with a tropical flair: pineapple, apples, cantaloupe, lemon and orange zest. A warm Caribbean spice breeze gently wafts aromas of allspice, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla bean, nutmeg and powdered ginger. Just a pinch of caraway and jerk heat pepper. Although very light in color, there is an element of trace wood - perhaps a freshly milled oak stave? Flavors: Bursting tropical and fruity flavors, toasted nuts and punchy spices. “Cinnamon red hot” candy. Ambrosial, velvety sweetness with a kiss of butterscotch, balanced with salinity and penetrating pepper blows. Natural mature agave sweetness that only fully ripe agaves with 300g/kg of fermentable sugars could provide. A slight amargo/bitter dark chocolate/ expresó undertone emerges. Then mellows and fades out.

2022 El Nacimiento | Agave shines on nose, wow the amount of agave that comes through for the color. Palate is very subtle with slight barrel notes. it’s an easy sipper that opens after sitting. Pepper comes through on the finish after it opens.

2019 La Laja | Agave, vanilla, grapefruit, pepper, oak. Clean and light Reposado with a slight bitter twang.

A very clean crisp tequila.

2020 La Loma | Love the flavor on this one.

2009 Las Pomez | Nose of agave, vanilla citrus Taste of agave, caramel, vanilla, earthiness, pepper.

2021 El Tigre | Nose: fresh cut oak, strawberry, tangerine blossoms, citrus, and earthy Flavor: briny, agave sweetness, and light citrus Finish: short to medium with some bitterness and heat of black pepper