Corralejo Reposado Tequila

Rating: 15/23 N: Initially, some sweet, musty (in that Don Julio way) agave with a hint of chocolate, a light mineral character, a bit of lemon, and brine. Weirdly, these are not the characteristics I usually think of regarding this tequila. The complexity and individual scents are nice. P: Mushrooms, sweet but light agave, that same mustiness from the nose, a bit of brine. The palate is light with clear minerals, but it's quite good. I get some chocolate in here too. This isn't really how I remembered this tasting. It's much sweeter with less overbearing mushroom and a nice balance with some brine, spice, and faint floral notes. I'm enjoying this. The thing though is that Partida is light and this is certainly lighter than Partida. Side-by-side with Partida Blanco, more of the bitter mushroom funk comes out, making this not taste as good. F: Minerals, mushrooms, a bit of agave sweetness, perhaps some dusty terroir. - Conclusion - This is solid, but it isn't really bold enough for my taste and the mushrooms are kind of weird. Still, I was really feeling it at first on this tasting. I'm going with a 15, but I can definitely see going lower. Side note: this was the bottle kill tasting from a heavily aerated bottle, so it is not entirely representative.

Spring Break 2021

My first tequila tasting in quite a while. This one is smooth with quite a bit going on. The traditional, yummy tequila nose with sweet after, but in between are great flavors that I don’t have the skills to describe. Vanilla? Cream? Spice? Mild bite. A great choice for sipping!

The smell is incredible; oily, earthy, sweet and slightly savory. Like mushrooms sautéing in duck fat, grilled bamboo shoots, and thick wafts of indescribable heady, buttery muskiness. The taste starts off slightly sweet, fresh, with a little spice and hint of sun-dried golden raisins that twists into a blend of earthy cooking mushrooms, light wisps of smoke, with a drop of herb-infused butter somewhere in the middle that dissapears as the cumulating spices take over then dissipate as everything rewinds and fades away. However, it does leave me wishing that silky, mysterious oil and musk from the aroma was more present in the flavor, and that the finish was a little longer. Still, phenomenal, mouth-watering.

Touch of heat on the finish. Very tasty. Hotter than the 80 proof but very enjoyable. Slight oak taste early