Casamigos Blanco Tequila

This tequila is ridiculously smooth and balanced. There is some lime, but title does not overwhelm. Sweetness and richness abound, with some smoke but no wood. The finish is terrific. There are some herbal notes and there is a general earthy agave flavor. I wouldn't say that it is particularly oily or creamy, but it has viscosity along with it's smoothness that works quite well. While I had trouble pulling out specific flavors due to circumstances, the flavors that I could detect were quite good. Some ambiguous fruit was present with the sweetness, though the finish tended toward the dry side. The bitterness is not overwhelming and the notable mint that is present complements rather than conflicts with the tequila. T1 reposado is spicier and harsher, but also more full of life. I wish that the T1 were less spicy, but I do appreciate its richer flavor. The T1 reposado seems like Casamigos Blanco mixed with Remy Martin 1738, but in a way that somehow works. As a Blanco, the Casamigos is weirdly somewhat put to shame by the green olive of the Fortaleza Reposado. The Fortaleza is good and refeahing, but has more of an alcohol presence that dries the palate. The Fortaleza Reposado also lacks the balance of the Casamigos Blanco. Casamigos has a flavor somewhere between El Tesoro Blanco and T1 Reposado. The underlying sweetness here really helps to bring out the better characteristics of the other flavors. The nose is smokey with a bit of pool water present. The flavor is sweetly smokey, with some lime and mild tomato flavor. There is a clear mint presence mixed in with the smoke, along with milk chocolate. There is not a ton of bitterness or tartness here. It's quite good. Compared with El Tesoro, this is richer with a sweet chocolate flavor added. There's a bit of a creamy sweetness to it that is very appealing. There is some mild pineapple hanging out in the background. The milk chocolate is really impressive though. This is some fine Blanco. There's some nice milk chocolate balanced with mint and hints of pine in here. It's sweet and satisfying. Only a little spice interrupts the smoothness. Sweet with chocolate, mint, and a surprising bit of toffee richness. It's a good flavor profile and is an impressively rich for a blanco. The richness reminds me a bit of Don Julio 1942, though obviously not to the same degree. The flavor is really good and quite sippable despite the lack in complexity. This is richer, spicier, and more chocolatey than El Tesoro Blanco. The flavor is sweet (as far as tequila goes) but balanced. The chocolate is balanced by some smoke that has hints of hickory or mesquite and a nice bit of hazelnut and caramel like one might find in a latte. There are hints of mishrooms. It isn't terribly rich and delicious though. It isn't super complex, but it is fairly rich and tasty. It avoids bad notes and would at bare minimum make a good mixer. I go back and forth on this one. Right now, it tastes full of creamy milk chocolate and is positively delightful. As always, it isn't terribly complex, but what's new (aside from the nice chocolate, I mean). It's a rich and full tequila that tries for the hedonism route rather than the complexity one. The finish is quite nice and chocolatey. I can perceive more herbal notes along with some lime and pineapple in there, but it's not a tremendous amount. Really, it just adds some nice tequila flavor to this to provide some reassurance. It tastes really good and I'd definitely sip it. This isn't an overly aggressive tequila and it isn't oppressive in any flavor either. There is Chocolate with mint and a hint of cinnamon and caramel. It's surprisingly rich for a blanco, but it's also quite dry with so earthy notes making it in. It's on the bitter side, but it isn't too bad in that regard. It doesn't have a ton of flavors, but the ones it does have are mostly clean and tasty. It's sippable, though not astounding.\ There's a lot of vanilla, but then some regular tequila flavors. There's more of a standard tequila flavor than the musty Reposado has. There's some caramel that can be cloying with the vanilla, but it isn't too strong. There's some chocolate and mint too with a bit of Fortaleza oiliness. It's better than Lunazul Blanco, though Lunazul is still quite good.

Sweet aroma, vanilla, palate is mild agave, more sweet vanilla. Finish thick and subtle.

Sweet vanilla and agave, hint of mint. A smooth blanco worthy of sipping.