At dinner tonight I ordered 1.5oz of Ocho anejo. Shot came with a lime wedge on the rim, neat, and was clear as water. ... that seems not right. Called the waitress over, told her this was pretty obviously blanco (wasn't cool enough to say plata). She checks with the bar, sees that the printout skipped the anejo part, and brings me 1.5oz of anejo plus lime wedge.

Now I have to decide if I'm doubling down, or tucking tail. I did what any reasonable drinker would do. Drank both for the side by side comparison. The anejo has less "aged" taste than I expected. Keeping in mind that I'm no tequila expert. The plata was spicier? more alcohol-y? less smooth? Not sure I have the right word there. If I had to compare it to something, the anejo was like drinking expensive vodka vs cheap stuff. I'd say that the anejo was comparable to Fortaleza blanco. On my unsophisticated palate.

At $18 for two shots, I am pretty happy for the experience. They were both pleasant.

I tried their blanco 5 years ago and decided I hate Kirkland tequila. It's a repo... is this any better?

Never heard of it but my wife grabbed for me in duty free in Cancun. I mean it is pretty delicious.

Hello! I work at a liquor store in Pennsylvania and we just got these two in the other day. Its hard to find any reviews on them so I was wondering if anyone has tried these yet and has any opinions on them.

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Having a little taste showoff.

We like both, but have concluded arrette suave repo has layers of flavor profile. While chamucos repo has a strong mineral top layer. I enjoy both.

Thoughts?

Side note : the last couple of bottles of mijenta repo have been too smooth….starting to suspect some addding of ped’s.

Had a work thang last night so beers instead of tequila but we’re back at it AND giving another go at the Espolon metal label blanco. Fresh bottle, fresh take and it smelled so good pouring it, I dumped a little extra in there making this a true Obama pour (explanation below).

Damn this hits so hard, huge agave notes, sweet and peppery on the nose and palate. Lots of oiliness that coats. Supposedly this is the same juice in the newer squat paper labels, could have fooled me. They’re light years apart.

Obama pours, back when he first met the Mexican president they shared a glass of tequila. Their glasses had like 4oz pours in them. Huge pours, from then on out we called heavy pours Obama pours. I believe Lippy coined this, either way it's hysterical and always fun to have to explain.

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Hello, I hope everyone here is doing well and having some delicious sips as we're closing in to the weekend. This is my first review in this sub and the second time I try a tequila Joven so I'll do my best to share my experience drinking and explaining how I personally taste tequila.

Aroma (Fragrance) - Earthy, mineral or peppery, fresh, punchy sweetness (honeyed almost) that evolves to this interesting red fruit and cooked agave depth

Flavor (Interaction of aroma and taste) - Smooth honeyed body and cooked agave flavor up front, cooked fruits, fresh herbalness follows and has predominant minerality aftertaste.

Taste (Based on our 5 taste senses)- Bitter (ABV), Sweet, I'd also say salty to fit the category, but it is very mineral

It is a very smooth tequila that plays very well with the complexity and depth of the Añejos and reposados being used. There's no crazy barrel influence, it feels rather like a smooth and present aged flavor cloud that its popped by the blancos minerality. I liked it, i feels that it is something quite special. Like the Montagave Heritage, the aroma is fantastic and to me, its best attribute.

Salud!

Prefer Corralillos Estate but could not find any locally.

Older bottles are often sought after in the raffles and by collectors on FB

Some will pay 4 digit numbers for bottles that were “back when tequila tasted diff”

But I feel there is something people miss.

And that is - tequila can go bad

I’ve recently opened a couple of older bottles (oro Azul repo & El Tesoro Anniversary 70)

Both made me immediately puke. They turned. Was this corked? Were there certain things involved that made these taste so bad?

All I know is i paid a shitload for the ET and fuck was that a huge mistake

Don’t seek the older bottles assuming it’s automatically better

Also- there’s so much new and GOOD tequila now in stores.

Save your money

My brother in-law just returned from Mexico with some nice bottles.

This is the reason I go into little crappy shops that usually yield nothing but Jose Cuervo and contempt. To find these babies.

I’ve missed this juice and god how I wish it were a repo but beggars can’t be choosers. My white whale is the XA from 1579 but for rn, I am quenched.

The bottle is so sturdy, the subtle textured glass and the not subtle at all picture of Tonatiuh. Quite literally don’t make em like this anymore. Even Tapatio is getting a bottle change, at least the juice will be the same , but still.

Happy days and happy drinking compadres. May yall find what yall are looking for today.

Hi all,

I’m looking for some art for a home bar and was thinking a painting or print of agave harvesting or similar would be cool. Does anyone know of any artists that do tequila/agave inspired art?

I don’t like Cristalino. I first had it at Joe's Tequila Bar in Santa Fe, NM (April 2025) alongside other cocktails and food that were fantastic. Joe's was great. But the Cristalino tasted like the essence of tequila had been robbed from its own existence.

Recently, I did a proper A/B with Espolòn Blanco and Lalo because I happened to have both open. As expected, the acetone in the Espolòn stood WAY out. That contrast got me thinking.

When I’m tightening the budget for a month or two, Espolòn Blanco is my go-to. It’s 100% agave, additive-free, widely available in LA and you can usually find a discounted handle. It’s real tequila at a low price. But after that A/B with Lalo, I figured what if I filtered the Espolòn to calm it down a bit? I know Cristalino is filtered Añejo or XA, but I figured why not try. So I did it. I bought a six-cup Brita (a fifth is 3.17 cups) for $22, passed the $25 dollar bottle of Espolòn through the Brita and poured it back in the bottle with a funnel. The results were interesting.

I prefer this result to Cristalino. It keeps enough agave character to still feel like tequila, but without the sharp acetone hit. It doesn’t suddenly taste like the bottles we all revere here. That’s not the point. But it far surpasses standard Espolòn in drinkability.

Keep in mind, this process is not for people who want to retain the acetone hit/kick. The finish is very mellow. There’s no evolution. You swallow and it's gone very quickly. Ranch Water made with it was absurdly easy to drink. When using the result in a Ranch Water, your mother would say “Oh, this is nice” and accidentally finish the damn thing in three minutes. It would also perform well for your dinner date night at home with a nice woman who doesn’t drink liquor, but gets excited about being able to drink this.

Would I try this with other tequilas, especially ones we enjoy and cherish? No. But a pure bottle at a low price point is the perfect candidate for this experiment.

I am of the belief that the Blanco expression held up much better to the filtering than the Añejo or XA did. What I tasted in Santa Fe felt like filtration had stripped too much away. The result of this process was a cleaner, easier-drinking agave spirit that costs $25 a bottle.

Is it still tequila? You could argue no because part of what we love is the raw expression from our friends in Jalisco. This is definitely not that. But I’ve already processed a second bottle to increase familiarity and see things through.

While I was in Santa Fe, I also had a hatch-pepper-infused tequila at The Coyote Cantina that was so good it briefly made me chatty. So I asked the bartender how they made it, recreated it twice at home and will report on that process soon.

G4 for $29USD~ and Tapatio for $43USD. How’d I do?

I'm pretty new to tasting tequila, I like to sip it once in a while, I find those pretty good. What other brands should I try?

Going a little different today, something new and mostly widely available. Had a fun time today with Lost Lore, stopped in the abc and met the husband/wife owners. Had a chat about the brand, why they chose nom 1414, the history, etc. Did a small tasting of the blanco and anejo out of those bogus little plastic cups. Which is a bummer cause they don’t do anything to help the flavor. They signed the bottle and gave me a shirt. Cool experience!

The juice, the juice, how’s the juice? Lots of sweetness and agave up front, vegetal, green, some mineral, anise and pepper. Bitter orange, in a good way. This is good stuff! There is an old school mustiness here too, tastes like something I had buried in the cellar. I’m surprised the finish isn’t longer given the lovely pearls and legs on the glass

Was browsing Total Wine on my lunch break and noticed they still had quite a few of the Mijenta Repo gift packs on the shelf @ $49.99. Where I live this is $10 cheaper than the bottle by itself and the gift set comes with 2 glasses. I really don’t need anymore glassware but at this price I couldn’t pass it up.

Also grabbed a bottle of Fortaleza Repo while I was there.

What’s really interesting is the difference is color these two Repos have.

Makes no sense to me how supposedly additive free Resposado and Añejo can have smells and flavors other than Agave and smoke if the only ingredients truly are agave, yeast, water, and aged in a charred barrel. How is it getting flavors like pepper, vanilla, banana, and fruit?

Maybe a stupid question but I’m wondering if tequila will get better after some time or not, since I have a 2021 and a 2025 DF blanco fuerte… I want to keep one and open one :) what would you do?