The nose has a similar murkiness to that of the blanco, but with a bit more squash and smoky wood in place of some of the lime notes in the vegetal mush. This has a richer flavor with more wood and Earth, indicating its increased age. A bit of bright lemon rind and some salt peak out and a mellow spiciness numbs the tongue. There isn't a ton going on here, but the citrus is a nice improvement from the blanco and I'll take the added bitterness, especially as it pairs with the citrus. This lacks the oiliness and complexity of Herradura Reposado and has some more flavor flaws. This is truly an interior drink. Just right across the board, this is uninteresting and bad. Being better than the blanco is a low, low bar and somehow this is still closer to the blanco than to most other drinks in quality. The gross bread melds with the wet wood and Earth, so maybe that's something. Beyond that, most of the flavors get trampled. Lunazul Blanco is clearly more complex and tasty by a substantial margin, though not so great a margin as Herradura Reposado. Sauza Blue has some similar qualities, though it is much fruitier. The gross bread here is awful though, so the Sauza is clearly superior. Still, this is quite a step up over the blanco. There's decent sweetness here, though the bitterness is stronger. There's definitely plenty of spice. It's viscous, though not so much as the blanco. It's not as sweet and fruity either. The gross bread makes its way out and really messes things up. I'm not a fan. I'm so glad that this isn't as bad as the blanco, but it's still pretty bad. There's some interesting citrus, though it reminds me a bit of goo gone. To be blunt, the caramel, vanilla, and orange zest are just nowhere near enough to salvage this train wreck. Maybe this is Stockholm syndrome (like Hitler, which I mentioned in my review of the blanco, Stockholm syndrome is not a good topic to have come up in a review), but I think Clan MacGregor is quite better than this. This just is not actually all that much better than the blanco. On the initial taste, the Blanco actually even has more life (though the flavor here is better for sure).