Tequila Ocho Plata La Cañada 2022

Nose: Citrus, cooked agave, olive brine Palate: Orange peel, peppercorns, herbs.

For a blanco, Tequila Ocho - La Canada delivers extreme complexity. Prominenta aromas of smoke, raw and cooked agave, bitters, citrus and ripened fruits follow suit with similar flavor profiles that add mineralogy and dry and oily mouthfeels with spice. It also tends to have an almost ferrous aroma and flavor for a split second at the front.

Tequila Ocho, Plata. Single estate, La Canada, 2022, Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico. Master Distiller Carlos Camarena. Bottle no. 32,207, 40% abv. $46+. Nose is floral citrus, bitter lime peel, sweet fruit, agave, and mineral. In the mouth, hard minerals and saline hits first, then roasted agave, spicy grass and pepper follows. Dry, not sweet, and thin mouthfeel. Finish is long on dry alkaline mineral, pepper, and a hint of bitter mint. Really complex flavors, not all harmonious, but it is interesting. Going to explore this for a while and will update review--giving it a generous 3.75 for now. Maybe 4.

scent is not overpowering. light in mouth. smooth

Wow

Very smooth