Fortaleza Blanco Tequila

Tried side by side with El Toroso and this is a very nice blanco. I've recently found myself leaving the bourbon/whiskey scene as it's been a nice ride but got sick of competing with the hundreds/thousands of others here in the Tampa area who camp out or have inside knowledge of when allocated bottles drop. And quite frankly once you taste 100 bourbons they all start to taste the same. Okay rant over.... Back to this nice blanco. I did some Distiller sleuthing looking for a good blanco after having bought El Toroso and it almost blowing my mind on how good it tasted. Fresh and earthy is what i felt were the most relative descriptors of it and this Fortaleza has excellent ratings as well so i figured I'd give it a shot. Price was in line with what i was willing to spend and i happened to find a bottle which apparently is a hard thing according to the internet. Who knew?? Anyway I like this one a lot and it has a very plant like natural taste to it with an undertone of almost vanilla? probably the agave I'm tasting but regardless I really dig this. After tasting Casamigos against this I really really don't think there's a comparison. Casamigos is almost syrupy compared to these natural blancos. Can't wait to continue this tequila journey (which is where i started in spirits many, many years ago). 8/19/22

Nose: pepper, agave, lime, earthy notes Taste: echoes the nose. Simple but elegant. A must try

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