Olmeca Altos Plata Tequila

It has a really strong herbal taste, then it gets spicy. The aftertaste is indeed fruity but you can still perceive the alcohol in it. It is not for beginners because it is in fact strong. It is not that smooth but it has good notes. A good value for its price.

Nose: salty burnt caramel, rockmelon, capsicum, lime, gamey meat. Very interesting developing nose. Palate: some punchy heat but still very smooth, peppery and vegetal, meaty, rounded out with agave sweetness, slight burnt toast finish.

My favourite reasonably priced tequila. Hard to beat at the price point

Nose - stewed agave, black and white pepper, minerality, clove, oily sautéed vegetables, vegetal earthiness, nutmeg, mild briny smoke, mint, grassiness, lemon lime citrus, moderate ethanol burn. Taste - sweet cooked agave, ginger, creamy vanilla, black pepper, citrus zest, rocky minerality, mint, nutmeg, clove, savory brine, fresh cut grass, mild to moderate alcohol bite, finishing medium length with vegetal, cooked agave, and ginger citrus flavors. This is a really nice one, and an amazing value. It’s almost half the price of Patron Silver and I find the nose and palate to be richer and more interesting. I think this is slightly better than the Olmeca Altos Reposado. It is a mainstay on my bar and has become the house tequila for cocktails, although it’s not at all a disappointing sipper, just not quite as full and complex as some of the hallowed expressions from NOM 1579 and 1139 to name a few.