Jose Cuervo Especial Gold Tequila

Burnt hair and tires

Burnt hair and tires

I've learned these past six months drinking whisky that the cheap stuff is worth what you pay for it - not much. But at work we're having a sale on the 100ml bottles, two for $4, so I got one each of the silver and the Gold, just to get some sort of idea of what tequila might be like. Without any tequila experience it's hard to say, but I'd judge this stuff to be about on the same level in tequila that Jim Beam is in bourbon. The nose is jalapeño peppers - there's nothing else. The taste begins with a very light honey note, moves to a sharp alcohol bite, and then settles into some sort of candy. The finish is on the short side of medium, and gives notes of honey, candy, and lingering faint oak. This isn't something I'll care to keep on hand, but it does let me know that tequila is worth exploring.

Just a little sweetness and lots of alcohol. Not much else.