Chile Caliente

The nose has a sweet, syrupy, caramel smell with a bit of spice and a tad of vegetation. The palate is smooth and immediately is surprisingly minty. There's some nice caramel, though it doesn't have a rich butterscotch flavor, and there's also some orange zest, a little cherry, and spices that add a tad of burn. Cinnamon is present but not excessive and the flavor somehow rounds out nicely. It reminds me a bit of Arta Anejo mixed with San Matias Extra Anejo mixed with a young Fuentesca. My palate is not in the best shape as I drink this, but it's quite appealing and easy to drink. There's some Clase Azul sweetness going on here that I appreciate. There's a fair bit going on and the flavors are quite good. It's a stand-out tequila. There are a lot of the usual tequila flavors here and many of them are quite good. This is some really nice tequila. It's on the sweet side, but not excessively so and not in a bad way. There's a bit of numbing and pepper, but there's also sweet yet rich agave nectar with some bitterness that brings in a bit of herbal flavor that goes well with the agave and spice. It gets fruitier as it goes on with more of a zippy tropical flavor - possibly tart orange juice and green pineapple. There's also a bit of a coffee bean flavor (maybe that's the herbal element?). The complexity is solid and it tastes good. There's eventually a nice hint of spearmint, but it isn't like toothpaste. This is a nice product. I maintain my rating of 17.

If you had me blindfolded, I would’ve thought it was a scotch. Beautifully smooth