Blue Nectar Silver, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, crystal clear. Beautifully fragrant with ripe, sweet agave in the lead supported by fresh herbs and mineral with hints of citrus and mirin. The palate echoes the nose delivering a lush and silky textured fruit-driven core with a generous dose of vibrant acidity with trailing notes of mineral and herbs. Medium-bodied with ideal balance and a long, lingering finish. $39.99 – 4.5 Stars
Blue Nectar Extra Blend Reposado, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is filled with the scents of charred oak and baked agave with supporting notes of brown baking spices, black pepper, and burnt marshmallow. The palate is largely in agreement with the nose while the bitter and astringent wood notes that envelope the baked agave was more aggressive than anticipated. Medium to full-bodied with loads of spice and oak. $44.99 – 3 Stars
Blue Nectar Special Craft Reposado, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is intruiging with brown baking spices, vanilla, and brown sugar taking the lead followed by scents of sweet agave and subtle oak notes. The palate is simpatico with the nose while being a good bit sweeter than even the nose suggests with Christmas spices filling the palate. Medium-bodied with loads of spice and a very sweet, fruity core. $49.99 – 3 Stars
Corazón Blanco, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is quite aromatic with waves of sweet agave, fresh herbs, citrus, and pickling spices seamlessly married. The palate echoes the nose delivering a rich, baked agave core with flanking herbal and citrus notes with long, lingering notes of agave with coriander seed and hints of yellow mustard seed. Medium-bodied with perfect balance thanks to a vibrant dose of fresh acidity. $24.99 – 4 Stars
Casa D'Aristi Kalani Liqueur
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is unmistakably raw and baked, sweet coconut with accents of coconut cream, cocoa, and hints of caramel. The palate confirms the nose delivering an incredibly rich coconut-driven core with waves of cream, cocoa, and baked coconut with hints of citrus on the finish keeping it fresh and vibrant. Medium-bodied and sweet while never being cloying giving waves of complex coconut flavors. $32.95 – 5 Stars
Casa D'Aristi XTA Liqueur
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is wonderfully intense with scents of exotic tropical flowers, honey, and anise with hints of wild mint, candied orange peel, and papaya. The palate echoes the nose delivering a rich honey and anise focused core with flanking notes of mint and honeycomb. Full-bodied with intense spice and herbal flavors that give this sweet and lush Liqueur an unexpected vibrancy. $32.95 – 5 Stars
Pasote Blanco, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is wild and complex offering scents of baked and raw agave with a beautiful, fresh herbal layer that flows seamlessly to green, fresh jalapeno with lime. It's a Mexican kitchen in a glass. The palate matches the nose is each respect delivering an agave fruit core that is generously supported by waves of green herbs, lime, and peppery heat that fades to a sweet, baked agave fruit finish. Medium-bodied while full-throttle in terms of the flavors with great definition of flavor with long, lingering flavors. $49 – 5 Stars
Pasote Reposado, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, crystal clear. The aromatics are lovely and inviting as this repo carries on the rich fruit found in their blanco while some of the more angular herbal edges have been tamed and replaced with soft honey and cask notes. The palate echoes the nose delivering a soft and silky agave and orchard fruit core with supporting notes of lime, salt, mineral, and delicate spice notes provided by the cask. Medium-bodied with rich, generous flavors of agave. Perfctly balanced with a bright dose of acidity that keeps it vibrant and allows the subtle secondary notes to shine. $59 – 5 Stars
Pasote Añejo, 100% Agave Tequila
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is very vibrant with scents of agave and fresh herbal notes outpacing the exotic and sweet wood notes that offer supporting notes of vanilla and caramel. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a lush agave core that is fully enveloped in sweet oak cask notes including vanilla, allspice, and caramel. Medium-bodied with a generous dose of bright acidity not always found in añejo Tequila. The flavors are generous and bold while maintaining ideal balance. $69 – 4.5 Stars
Herradura Colección de la Casa Reserva 2015, Directo de Alambique Silver, 100% Agave Tequila
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, crystal clear. The nose is wonderfully expressive and complex offering scents of sweet baked agave, tart lemon candy, lime zest, sautéed nopales, and poblano pepper with hints of black peppercorns and coriander. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a lush and beautiful agave-filled core with flanking notes of spice, citrus, and hints of sea salt. This is a full-bodied plus Tequila bottled over-proof while still being perfectly balanced, tantalizingly viscous, and dare I say delicate. $89.99 – 5 Stars
