Nose: agave / oak / earth / grass / melon / slight citrus / tea / chamomile/ all spice-nutmeg/ chocolate/ hazelnut/ musty-lactic / cream soda Taste: cooked agave / vanilla/ sugar? Sweetened? / caramel/ butter / chocolate/ banana/ very slight citrus tones/orange peel/ tea / spearmint/ baking spices / maple syrup/ cream soda/ Finish: there’s a very artificial vanilla and sweet taste / I thought this was additive free? / syrupy mouthfeel that’s not unpleasant / lingering vanilla and non-agave sweetness This reposado has a lot of flavors that seem possibly artificial or enhanced enough to make me question it. I thought the brand was additive free, but I bought this bottle a bit before the Additive Free Alliance was a real thing.

Enjoyable repo, caramel, oak, butterscotch and agave on the palate. Surprising how much oak influence is within this repo.

Tasted at Distillery

Sweetness on the nose sweet potato mango vanilla and a hint of oak. Agave comes through as well Less sweet on the mouth with a gentle finish - a quick bite that disappears quickly

Solid all around. Good but not great. Good sipper. Update 2024. Leonel at el Tequileño tasting room says the recipe changed about a year ago. From bourbon barrels to Chardonnay barrels. Still a mixed set of barrels. I would say it’s a bit sweeter. Maybe picks up a point or two from my original score.

Muted aromas of sweet agave and vanilla. The taste is slightly sweet, with light notes of vanilla and oak. A dry finish of oak, agave, and vanilla, with some heat.

What an amazing tequila. Fruity, mango, citrusy but rich!

I tried it for the first time at Casa Salles overlooking the distillery from my balcony with the smell of sweet cooked agave in the air so maybe I’m a bit biased here but it’s pretty delicious. Definitely sweet, especially for a repo but if you like sweeter tequilas, which I normally do not, you’ll definitely like this one.

Light in color. Agave forward on the nose with slight citrus note. Vegetal, slight pepper on the pallet. Cooked agave, very slightly citrus notes. Finish is excellent with slight lingering pepper and agave flavors.

Reviewing side by side with the blanco, very happy to have the opportunity to check both out at once. Aroma: Sweet, soft agave. Light touch of vanilla that is getting a lot stronger as i let the tequila sit. The citrus note from the blanco is still there but it’s mixed with the vanilla in a very neat way. Little to no ethanol, notably. The faintest bit of butterscotch, and I keep thinking of the skin of a cantaloupe. Barrel spice and agave in the empty glass. Palate: Much more rounded hit of agave, not muted, but softer. Definitely sweeter than the blanco. There’s a tiny bit of vanilla that comes through, and the cinnamon note is much less pronounced for me. Interestingly, the Barrel aging doesn’t seem to be contributing a lot of the typical Barrel notes i expect, it seems to have mellowed everything and melded the flavors together. The citrus blends with the vanilla for me to the point where they’re almost indistinguishable. Very, very interesting.

Light amber in the glass with nice oily legs. Aroma of oak, agave and caramel. Flavor has some spiciness, oak and toffee. Medium/long finish.

I typically prefer Blancos or Anejos/XA’s over Reposados, but this Gran Reserva (which I know includes some Anejo blended) is really nice!

Smells like Christmas, so you know it’s good.

Nice fresh aroma. Lot of vanilla and wood. Had to come back to it after letting it sit and open. Much nicer the second time. Beautiful agave aroma and nice flavor. Update: This is quickly becoming my favorite repo. A real treat that I look forward to sipping. The more I sip, the more I love it.

Now this is fun! Loads of butterscotch, toffee, and caramel on the nose. Cooked agave lurks behind but is present. A pop of minerality, limestone, on the nose at the very end. Taste: butterscotch, then agave, then wood. Finish: Woody, but warm and long. Bravo, digging this on a snowy winter night!

El Tequileño Reposado Gran Reserva The nose is light but pleasant. Cooked agave and some light honey. I taste cooked agave, with some slight cinnamon and then white pepper. The finish in nice. It starts sweet and then the pepper comes in and lingers. It’s nice and balanced. It’s light in the palette and has a light body but it’s balanced and there isn’t an offensive note. It’s well made. Salud!

Oh man love the flavor from the first sip. Agave, sweet and no burn at all.

Lot: GRX02 - 250810 01/18/2019 Aroma starts with sweetness from cooked agave and fresh oak. Caramel, gingerbread and honey follow with a bit of over ripe mango. Flavor pulls in the sweet cooked agave, honey, flan, banana, macadamia nut and wood. The flavor really mimics the aroma on this reposado. Oily mouth feel, with a bit of creaminess. Nice pepper hits on the tongue during a medium + finish. An enjoyable reposado, although the wood influence could pass for an anejo if tasting blind. Still a must have tequila

An excellent repo, great value for this perfectly made Reposado. Well balanced, shows cooked agave flavors along with a very smooth vanilla finish. Very impressed

Nose: Nice spicy nose marries nicely with the round ripe fruit aromas. Light oak, barrel spices, a faint yeast note and caramel. A sweet cider nuance. Flavor: This delivers an initial robust pop of pepper, cloves, cinnamon and anise, which is reined in by vanilla and caramel notes. This has an herbal note or two - perhaps cilantro.

Aroma was oak, whiskey, cooked sweet agave, caramel, a little bit herbal, sort of creamy and a pinch of smoke and vanilla. The taste was sweet agave, some pepper, fruity, honey, caramel, herbal and spice, with some heat at the front end. I really had no problem with this Repo as it was nice and somewhat silky, but with a noticeable bit of heat.

Barrels, pipones, AND Oak chips? This has a ton of spice and pepper in the mouth as well as some agave lurking behind all that. Assuming this is rested in barrels and then in the pipone with the oak chips added as it can stay in a vessel larger than 600L for an indefinite period of time and still be a reposado. More than 2 months and less than a year only applies to containers smaller than 600L. This is quite golden in color rather than the pale straw of the regular reposado in a side x side. Quite bold and flavorful. Thanks Old Town. rating 777 ;-)

Still agave forward but the oak has robbed this of my favourite parts, it’s still a great tequila but my consumption will be reserved for the Blanco.

Caramel, slight melon aroma with sweeter taste than the blanco. Still a little thin but I enjoy the spicy finish.

Aroma of coffee, chocolate, and caramel. Definitely pleasing and the best part of this tequila. Sweet tasting but simple—not at all artificial. Finish too clean and quick for me, though, and that's where it lost some points. However, even though the packaging has changed, this remains a legit tequila brand worthy of respect.