Próspero Añejo Tequila

A rich, Agave Spirit by Casa Don Roberto NOM 1437 founded by Don Roberto Orendain in 1840. It is made with estate grown agave & volcanic spring water using a secret family recipe. The agave is slow roasted in earthen ovens & aged for a minimum of 12 months in white oak barrels. It has an aromatic birth with notes of roasted agave, fruits, wood, nuts & spices; while a rich life adds notes of peanuts, pepper, citrus & chocolate; that led to a long & complex death with notes of coconut & almond cream.

Initial bite however if you let it breath a bit, much better flavor, taste

Rating: 11/23 N: Sweet, orange, confectioner's sugar, mild spices. It's very approachable, but a bit in-your-face with the sweetness. It's also not terribly interesting, though there is some nice complexity from the spices. P: Fruity (orange) with some nice sweetness, but also confectioner's sugar, albeit mixed with a lot of paper and vanilla so it's not as forceful. There are some interesting spices going on here, but it isn't hot or harsh. I get a bit of agave, but there really isn't much coming through compared to the other flavors. The spices are very prickly and I'm having trouble identifying them. It's a real stretch to say that I get harbal notes, though it's a bit funky at times and I do pick up a little oil. At most I get faint lime and mint. This has much the same fruity sweetness as Prospero Blanco. I was hoping that some more complexity would be revealed here, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The profile reminds me a lot of that of El Jimador Añejo. It's sort of like a moderately more refined version of that with less confectioner's sugar. F: Much the same profile as the palate. Maybe a bit more bitter orange peel. It's still very clean and surprisingly it retains its sweetness, though it does dry out a bit. - Conclusion - This is a solid choice for mixing with, but it doesn't have the complexity or general profile needed for serious sipping. As with the blanco, I take issue with the amount of sweetness overwhelming the traditional agave flavors. In this case, I don't get as much alcohol coming through and there is some nice barrel spice, but I get a bit much confectioner's sugar. What's really weird though is that this is kind of a nice base profile for something like an American Single Malt in the vein of Swift (Speyside style). So where does this land overall? I'm afraid that I do prefer the blanco (13), but I like this better than El Jimador Añejo (9). So it'a a 10, 11, or 12. I'm most seriously considering an 11 or 12. Initially, I liked the blanco a lot better than this. Now, I think they're closer. If this just didn't remind me so much of El Jimador Añejo's confectioner's sugar sweetness, I could see myself giving it a higher rating - possibly as high as a 15, but likely not higher than a 14. Partida Añejo is certainly more complex and balanced than this, and that would probably still be the case even if this didn't have that confectioner's sugar sweetness.

Heavy fruit, with pear, agave, and finishes with a white grape. Very smooth