Rating: 10/23 I recall liking this fairly well, but then I tried the blanco and hated it. Whatever comes of this tasting, I will not be recommending the blanco to anyone. N: The nose is a bit sweet, but much milder than I had remembered. SBS, El Mayor Anejo has a much fuller nose (full disclosure: El Mayor is in a Glencairn whereas El Padrino is in a copita, so that could have an effect; I wasn't intending to do a SBS and didn't have another copita readily available). After a couple of minutes, the nose opens up and I get some butterscotch with hints of toffee and banana. It's a nice, delicate nose, though not one that I would really think of looking for in a tequila, even an anejo. There are some nice hints of baking spices (cinnamon and nutmeg), as well as a faint hint of chocolate syrup adding some richness in the background and a fair bit of vanilla as well. I might get a little bit of stewed agave in this, but there isn't much left here to identify this as a tequila. It does have a light hedonistic decadence though that could make it a good choice for dessert. Assuming the palate and finish hold up. P: The palate is on the light side. The stewed agave comes out more and mixes pretty well with the light butterscotch and banana, but clashes a bit with the more bitter side that goes from a waft of chocolate syrup into lime. The alcohol is noticeable here and it does throw the palate off, though it is a marked improvement over the blanco. There isn't enough rich hedonism to let this skirt by on its failings as a tequila or enough tequila character to make up for its lackluster hedonism. It's light and not very complex. Something in the ballpark of Patron Reposado and Patron Anejo comes to mind, though perhaps with a somewhat less elegantly executed flavor. I'm thinking a somewhat more flawed Patron anejo. There is some vanilla for sure like this wants to be Don Julio, but it just absolutely does not achieve the rich decadence of Don Julio 1942. F: The finish is very ho-hum. It's there and then it's gone, with just a waft of caramel, stewed agave, and alcohol left behind. Very forgettable. A 9 to 11.