Rating: 10/23 This is a big disappointment given how good the añejo is. This is kind of like with Patrón where there's a huge leap in quality where the añejo adds all of the missing flavor and complexity. The dominant notes here are banana and bitter alcohol. It isn't terrible, bit it's far from what I'd choose as my first pick for sipping. Still, it doesn't have a ton of flavor (even the banana isn't very strong), so it seems like a really good choice for mixing without making much of a statement. The nose is very mild with alcohol and just some whiffs of cooked agave wit a faint reference to banana. The palate is similarly ok the alcohol side with not a tremendous amount of herbal, toasty, sweet cooked agave coming through. It's smooth up front with some spice on the finish. It's on the bitter side toward the end and while there is definitely a bit of mineral, it mostly tastes like nothing and a bit of alcohol. There is a faint hint of tropical fruit - banana at first, bit eventually mango and pineapple. The flavor is all extremely light though. It isn't bad, but it's very underwhelming. It does remind me a fair amount of El Tesoro Blanco. Less than a 12, but more than an 8. There's a bit of smoke in here for sure, though it's mixed with some earth, so it's hard to tell the exact proportion. It's a tad toward the viscous side, but not too much.