Patrón Reposado Tequila

It’s the quintessential tequila! No overly powering flavors of sweets, the agave is center stage. Excellent way to get the party started. Great for sipping or shots and the best for a top shelf margarita. Has a heat to it which you would expect from a tequila, but is also very smooth with a light agave sweetness. Some ethanol on the smooth finish.

The nose is sweet with some umami and agave and pepper. The palate is sweet with a white pepper spice and a bunch of fruitiness that gives way to some more stewed agave and some of that Don Julio flavor. Yeah, you know the one. It's sweet and spicy. The stewed agave lingers. There's some hints of licorice and spearmint in here too that make it interesting, though not exceptional. Definitely has that Don Julio cardboard. Is fairly rich and viscous. There's a lot of sweetness that just avoids tasting artificial, but it doesn't taste all that matured. There's some decent complexity that beats El Jimador Reposado, but it sure better at this price. I'm not sure whether or not this is as good as Jimidor Añejo. The Blanco has more of a rubber and pepper element than this does. Actually, that rubber in the Blanco really stands out in comparison, making the Blanco rather unpalatable. Still, the blanco is at least strong with some herbal vegetal characteristic. This is a big improvement over the blanco. It's surprising how different they are with only 2 months of aging. Actually, it's surprising that 2 months is enough to qualify as a reposado at all. This is lighter than Embajador premium with more cinnamon (though not in an incredibly spicy way), clove, and floral flavors. The light flavor is nice and sweet with a decent balance. I'd prefer something a bit richer, but this is frankly pretty good. Jimador Añejo takes some more gambles and has a more rich and robust baking spice flavor to it. Between the two, if hazard to say that the Jimador is a bit better. This has a punchier, spicier tequila flavor, but its alcohol also stands out more. The Blanco patron has a lot more nice oiliness with umami herbal and vegetal flavors like Fortaleza Blanco has. The palate has that patrón spice with some more earth accentuating the caramel agave flavor. It's sweeter and more aged tasting, but it's also more numbing with a bit of clove flavor and a faint hint of mint. It isn't that interesting. It's about the same quality as the blanco, but less interesting. The finish is over too soon.