Patrón XO Cafe

Mild tequila taste with smooth coffe filler

Appearance: Dark mahogany/burnt sienna. Opaque. Aroma: A mild coffee aroma similar to that of drip-filter black coffee. An odd overtone of alcohol with an oily component. Flavour and Texture: Thick, syrupy and very sweet on the arrival. Sugar was the first thing I tasted. That was followed by a mild black coffee flavour and then a subtle note of alcohol that is quickly identified as tequila, but although it's obvious, it's not intrusive or out of place. The finish is fairly long and the tequila presence lasts. This is amazingly sweet and syrupy - I mean *really* sweet. It tasted to me like a cup of generic black coffee with about 10 teaspoons of white sugar and a dash of tequila added. For my palate it is way over the top in sweetness. Also, although tequila works in this context and is not unpleasant I much prefer rum, cognac or neutral spirit as a base for a coffee liqueur. That's not a criticism of the drink per se, just my taste preference, and although I've tried to be objective there is something about this liqueur that does not appeal to me. The many elephants in the room are, of course, the other coffee liqueurs that have appeared over the last few years and which are around the same price but considerably superior to this one. Tasted from a distillery-issued 50ml miniature. "Adequate" : 70/100 (2.25 stars

I’ve been trying to get into liquors more lately. I was highly skeptical of a coffee liquor that uses tequila as it’s base. I was presently surprised. Roasted coffee, mild chocolate, and sugar notes are presented to the nose. This liquor uses patron silver as its base and I was shocked to find a perfect and complimentary balance between the tequila and the roasted coffee flavors. On the second taste I could taste mild chocolate and strong black coffee notes with sweet notes like Werther’s Original coffee toffee flavor on the front of the tongue. The taste finished with a strong tequila flavor on the back of the tongue in a way that is satisfying and reminds you that this is Patron. This liquor is delicious and has a light to medium mouth feel that isn’t as heavy as other cream-based coffee liquors. Worth a try and perfect to pair with a more robust flavored cigar!