Tasted at Sip Tequila Fest I was surprised to find a vegetal & earthy profile in this blanco from Viva Mexico. Fresh grass, wet dirt, green bell pepper, some jalapeño, and black pepper. Not as sweet as I was anticipating, considering how sweet Viva Mexico’s anejo profile is. A great blanco!

Nose: faint agave / earth / hint of cinnamon/ pear / apple / orange peel / tea / orange blossom/ alcohol Taste: sweet agave / anise / vanilla / light cinnamon/ hint of earthiness/ banana/ apple / orange peel / lime / tea / peppermint/ nutmeg / hint of cream soda Finish: watery wet with only the lightest viscosity / beautiful lingering sweet and spicy flavors hang out and leave after 20 seconds leaving a parting gift of continuous minty sweetness This blanco is delicious. It has so many flavor notes that are bold. It’s not quite an agave sweet bomb, but it’s calling card is agave / anise sweetness and a very mild cinnamon stage that keeps enough contrast to the sweetness that it’s not one dimensional. Another great blanco from NOM 1414 and MD Sergio Cruz.

Very solid blanco, standard stuff for 1414, nice agave, spices, light minerality, & floral / citrus notes, easy sipper or mixer at this price pt. Definitely a buy if you see it

Beautiful blanco, showing on the nose and the palate cooked agave, citrus, white pepper, slightly herbal with some clean minerality.

Very nice Blanco. Vegetal and cinnamon notes with a nice amount of minerality. Would definitely drink again.

The second Sergio Cruz tasting tonight. The other was De-Nada blanco. I like the nose even better on this one. I get cooked agave and citrus. Plenty of cinnamon and it also carries an earthy tone. Very sweet to the younger as it enters the mouth. I get a butter note along with citrus and vegetal. Some alcohol on the finish but not like de-nada. I like this one slightly more. However, I prefer 1414’s Siempre over this one and de-nada. With that being said, these are very high value offerings and are delicious in their own right.

Initial nasal impact is warming. Cooked agave, tropical fruit, cinnamon, fennel, banana on the aroma. Buttery mouthfeel with generous alcohol. Flavor of tropical fruit, cooked agave, banana. Some fennel in the back end. Great balance on a med long finish.

Great value! I’ll drink this any day. Sweet agave, orange peel, minerals, pepper punch.

Loads of an ice like black licorice on the nose and pallet. Including some mineralality, citrus and earthiness with a little alcohol

Green agave on the nose, citrus and fruity, light, floral bouquet and minerality…. Crisp green apple. Cooked agave, floral, slight burn upfront but diminishes quickly, short finish… some natural sweetness

Bold, sweet agave on the nose. Citrus and fruity notes. Very aromatic. Cinnamon, some minerality on the nose. There’s definitely some nuttiness, and something like marzipan. On tasting, the palate is hit by an agave bomb, definitely some subdued pepper. There’s a nice sweetness and it’s very oily and full bodied. Citrus on the finish, and the finish goes for days. Excellent blanco. Very clean, tasty, easy to drink. Sergio Cruz puts out another banger. I am 100% going to pick up the repo and anejo.

When you find a tequila that you know you want to try, don't stop searching until you find it. it took many months to obtain Viva Mexico but it was worth the wait. This is a joy to sip. Warm and Clean. Nice mid heat and delightful finish. Find yourself a bottle

Aroma is cooked agave, some toasty cinnamon, a bit of black pepper and raw agave (or perhaps that’s citrus). Taste is a bit of black pepper spice up front followed by a nice mellow sweet agave and a hint of cinnamon with an herbal deal alongside. Medium finish and not overly complex. I like and will definitely buy again. Great value!

Black pepper, cooked agave, and citrus aromas. A tiny bit of olive too. Slightly sweet cooked agave and mineral flavor with a medium thick mouthfeel. Easy to drink and definitely recommend to any type of tequila drinker.

Sweet cooked agave aroma, hint of cinnamon and slight aroma. Sweet taste and a black pepper finish. Not very complex but flavorful- just a little too sweet for my palate. Perfect for newcomers!

Updated 10/25/2024 - Aroma of cooked agave, citrus, grass and a hint of mint. Flavor of cooked agave, black pepper, citrus and minerals. Medium finish. Original review - This is the Mexico version of the blanco. Aroma of alcohol, cooked agave and citrus. Flavor of cooked agave and black pepper. Nice medium finish.

Agave aroma at first, more on the herbal profile. Cooked agave and raw agave as well. No harsh alcoholic part on aroma. Slight pepper. Taste is better than aroma. Rich minerality comes to mouth, but no overwhelming earthy taste. Pretty smooth and nice to sip. For the price point, this could be one of my favorite tequilas. Doesnt feel like 40% alc/vol, some character would be nice.

Had this at El Gallo Antanero in Guadalajara. This 38% had a strong agave nose followed by alcohol, which surprised me a bit. It is quite vegetal and on both nose and palate has pepper (black and green), grass and uncooked green vegetables. It has a long, pleasant finish.

Nose: I’m greeted with warm caramelized agave notes, bright citrus, cinnamon spiciness. There are vegetative green notes of fresh cut grass, green tea, lite white pepper and trace green pepper aroma. Some mineral presence. Flavor: Flavors follow aromas pretty congruously. Semi oily sweet agave, covered in a layer of cinnamon graham cracker crumbs with a drizzle of honey. The white pepper heat has become more elevated, with some unidentifiable green chile? heat. A tiny tease of maple syrup.

Nose is stellar: fresh agave, grassy and hints of citrus and mint. Medium to thick mouthfeel with flavors of cooked agave, anise and awesome kick of pepper that rises all the way through a long and enjoyable finish. Heat that sits in the back of mouth.

Cooked agave, then a touch of sweetness mid, then salinity and a dry finish. So good!

Might be the best Blanco for the price on the market! TONS of agave balanced nicely with green pepper corn and a slight boozy finish. I’m gonna have to stock up and make this my house pour.

This rating is of the older bottled Blanco.

Viva Mexico recently began being imported into the US by Pura Vida Tequila Company as an economical, puro, 100% agave tequila. Since I can't do 2 separate reviews, I have averaged the point total and included my notes for both the US import and the Mexican bottling for the blanco, on this page; Viva Mexico is a very tasty blanco (MX bottling - 38%) with citrus and caramel tones. Nice long finish with notes of dry earth - I dig it! And I gave it 87 points out of 100. US bottling (40%); While this is not a life-changing tequila (unless you've only been drinking bad tequilas), its a great deal for the price! And at $15 for a 1L bottle it can be a game changer for cocktails in bars & restaurants that are still using mixto or cheap mass produced puro tequilas. Is Viva Mexico's blanco complex?, Well, no, not really. The nose is a little sharp, but has lots of citrus and cooked agave notes topped off with a touch of acetone, it smells like it is big and machismo. The taste is very similar to what I found in the nose as it starts with a bit of an alcoholy-acetone entry that leads to black pepper, then a cooked agave center and finishes with strong notes of grapefruit peel. And yes, this is a machismo tequila! 76 points out of 100.

Nose: cooked save, cantaloupe, citrus, minerality Palate: cooked agave, earthy, vegetal, complex. Finish: earthy, nice mouthfeel