Aroma/Taste: I detect cherry and a subtle earthy scent, followed by hints of citrus, including lime and grapefruit, alongside the sweetness of yellow corn and a touch of cola. As it opens, the aroma evolves into notes of vanilla bean and ripe banana, a delightful sweetness. Finish: The finish is short yet satisfying, offering a dry sensation with hints of almond, herbal undertones reminiscent of asparagus, a gentle kick of white pepper spice, and a subtle essence of black tea. It leaves a pleasant sensation as it goes down. Overall: This reposado is a reliable choice, boasting a straightforward character. The kiss of oak barrel aging lends a softness to the spice, resulting in a highly approachable and drinkable experience. While "smooth" may be a contentious term in the additive-free realm, this tequila undeniably offers a velvety softness that makes it a pleasure to savor.

Plain. Vegetal on the nose and mouth Celery, Pine nuts, crisp. This is a solid repo to keep on deck. Nothing special, middle of the road

Notes from a blind tasting: Aroma: Pleasantly floral, with a vegetal agave minerality, hints of vanilla and oak, though quite faint. On revisits, began to pick up orange blossom aromas reminiscent of Japanese sake. Flavor: Sweet agave notes, with some notes of cucumber. Herbal and earthy as well, with a slight funk that tastes good. Finish: A very pleasant finish, with lingering vegetal and floral notes coupled with black pepper.

Blind- Very light color with an aroma that is earthy and vegetal. I get a hint of wet rock and some minerality. Taste: vegetal, herbal, grassy, with a short-medium finish.

Fairly clear appearance leads me to believe they reuse their barrels often. N- agave forward, hay, pepper, faint oak, nutmeg, and raisen T- caramelized agave, cinnamon, soft vanilla, baking spice, apple, faint citrus like orange/grapefruit MF- thin F- medium in length and semi sweet

Overall - "fresh" but more of a blanco profile. Aroma - opens w/ agave but only hint of vanilla. Flavor - slight taste of grapefruit + just tad of baking spices. Finish - a little warmth/heat but not much of anything else lingers.

On the nose I got coconut almost immediately which is pretty unusual in my experience. It’s there in the flavor as well with vanilla also prominent. Not a memorable finish but nothing bad about it. I’d definitely not turn this one down if offered!

Fair to middle of the road Reposado expression. Not a lot going on here. Some cooked agave, a little artificial sweetness detected. A little flat in the mid palate. Finish your s fair

Downgraded for me, and the more I drink it, the less I like it. Very light in color, the nose was vanilla cream, alcohol, mint, and some cooked agave. The taste is nothing special, and I feel it's overrated and gets more love than it really deserves. I feel there's something off with this profile. I wouldn't be looking to buy it again

Nice agave on the nose. Very easy to drink. I may be in the minority on liking this one but I think it's pretty enjoyable and easy to sip

Eye- very clear with little tint- slight straw color tint with nice legs that dissipates quickly Nose- agave forward with minerals, ripe pineapple and barrel notes such as vanilla Taste- very subtle and easy to drink. Agave sweetness is with slight barrel notes, minerality which is probably from the water source, mint such a spearmint with a little anise to balance it out. It ends with a vanilla and pepper staying on the tongue for a medium finish. Very sweet.

Vegetal, raw agave ..... no barrel or signs of aged flavor .... low key sipper and good for mixing

This is a very interesting tequila. Lots of vanilla cake batter on the nose, some ethanol when you get deep into the glass, some agave and vegetal notes. The flavor is very surprising, I thought it was going to be a vanilla cake bomb but the nose definitely doesn’t fully translate into the tasting. I get raw agave, a touch of vanilla and oak, it’s at a nice sweetness. Lingering is a very interesting spice note, reminiscent of cinnamon or baking spices. All in all, I’m very pleased with this, definitely a highly competent reposado. Something agave lovers can enjoy while also being something interesting to show to a non tequila drinker.

I expected not a lot, and it didn’t disappoint. Unlike others, I’m barely getting anything to identify in the nose. A hint of agave but also a slight funk and maybe an extremely slight touch of sweetness. Not getting any barrel notes. Mouth feel is weird. And the finish... Starts a bit harsh. No sweetness. Then a bit of heat. A blend of black pepper and cinnamon. It ramps up and then calms a bit for a long peppery finish. For cocktails maybe, but sipping, not so much.

Didn’t care for this . Unpleasant plastic/rubber aroma that does dissipate a bit but not totally. Bit of cinnamon as far as flavor but still got a bit of that rubber.... not much of a finish.

Fresh green agave flavours

La Gritona Reposado is distilled by Melly Cardenas at NOM 1533 in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. This repo is aged for 8 months and then bottled in a hand blown bottle made from recycled Mexican Coke bottles.  The nose is great. It’s full of green vegetal agave, minerals and some slight white pepper. It’s nose is more blanco than reposado but I’m a blanco guy so I love it. I first taste fresh agave and pepper followed by bright citrus and then a pleasant medium finish. It’s a great tequila but it’s missing some of the usual reposado characteristics such as sweetness and slight oak. I’m okay with that. Overall this is a great tequila. ¡Salud!

Nice aroma with agave and oak upfront along with a bit of floral and mint following. Thin, watery mouthfeel with strong cinnamon flavor. Finish is medium-long. This is a nice, easy sipping reposado. No complexity in the flavor - pretty much one-note. One other thing, this one has a unique bottle. Glass bottle shaped like a canteen with raised glass lettering and a flip-top/swing-top stopper. 03-02-2018

Nose brings warm, musty earth and some slight herbal notes. In the mouth this has a nice natural sweetness that fades to just a hint of bitter from the barrel tannins. Very nice. Rating from 2024 AF Reposado 2024 blind.

Plastic bottle on the nose almost masks the cinnamon. Let it rest and the plastic starts to fade and agave, light floral, and sweetness come through. I happen to like natural sweetness in Tequilas and I enjoy the finish it has some spice in it.

There's a plastic like aroma thing that's throwing me off. Slight cinnamon but the plastic smell spoils that. Pine in the aroma too. After a while, when it opens up, the aroma turns to a very strong sour cheese thing. Flavor is also too sweet for me.

Slight defect- plastic smelling, and a rough finish. Updated rating 2023.

Nose: agave, earthy, grassy, vegetal, pepper, vanilla. Palate: agave, vegetal, earthy, mineral, light barrel. Overall, it’s decent but won’t buy again. Bought at Costco in Santa Barbra for $39.99

Had 2 servings together one room temp and the other chilled, to me the flavor seems to get lost when it's chilled. In the room temp version I got a fruity tang and sweetness that got my attention it's subtle but pleasant. Great flavor and mouth feel!

Solid reposado this Gritona was. On the nose it hits you immediately with black pepper and the smell of alcohol. Had some hints of thyme and was a bit herby and vegetal with the last notes being the agave. On the tongue the black pepper and alcohol were prominent. The agave sweetness followed soon after along with the notes of herbs, barrel spice, minerals, and orange peel to round out its medium finish. I would say there are much better reposados you can get for the price but this is a solid choice still. Salud!