El Padrino de Mi Tierra Añejo

An intense, Agave Spirit from Mexico double distilled after fermentation in copper pots stills & aged for over a year in ex-Bourbon barrels. It has an aromatic birth with notes of caramel & oak; while a rich life adds notes of agave, vanilla & spice; that led to a long & complex death. February 2018 / January / February / May 2019 / February 2020 / April 2023

I like being toasted on Halloween. I'm not entirely sure of many adults who don't. So in my quest to discover more tequila, I've decided to make this Halloween a Tequila....Thursday? Close enough. Decided to pick up a little taste of this stuff on a whim from Total Wine. Let's dive in. Sugary sweet agave comes to mind on the nose. Agave syrup, caramel and vanilla lead the charge. Some faint spicier notes of black pepper and cinnamon hit the back of the nose. It's an odd tingling sensation on what is otherwise a very gentle, sweet nose. A rather sweet Anejo indeed! But with some interesting notes thrown in there. First off - the palate starts as sweet as expected. It opens with some gentle caramel and butterscotch. But soon after, it explodes with cinnamon and black pepper, making the center of your tongue tingle spreading outward. The agave is there, but isn't the star of the show the way it is Don Julio's Anejo. The spice lingers for the finish. And that finish is decidedly drier than the rest of the taste. Finally, some tannic oak makes its appearance alongside the spice. Pepper decisively sticks around till the end. This is a decently long lasting finish, not unlike a good whiskey. This Anejo strikes a tasty balance of sweet, spicy and herbal. It's rather good, even more so when considering the relatively affordable price point. Pick up a small taster from Total Wine and see for yourself!

It tastes more like a rum than an aged tequila. It tastes like creme brûlée. Very sweet and vanilla and caramel and tapioca and butterscotch.

Very forgettable. I’d rather get a big bottle of Kirkland over this. First taste I thought it had potential then 2 seconds later the alcohol came in and wiped out any actual flavor, after taste you could get a little of the barrel but also didnt taste quite right. Glad I just got a nipper to try it, because if i spent the money on a full bottle I would have been pissed. Its not harsh thankfully, thats about the only compliment I can give it.

Pretty smooth, a little funky after tatse

vanilla scent. sweet and smooth.