Embajador Supreme Tequila

In my buddy's quest to turn me on to tequila, I received a bottle of this stuff as a belated birthday present. As a die hard whiskey fanatic, it will be admittedly difficult to switch me over to anything other than my amber, aged, nectar of the Gods. But given his conviction over this specific tequila, I thought that this selection might be worth a proper taste. The nose smells very strong of the grassy, earthy note that I dislike so much about tequilas. But bundled into that nose is a surprising hit of caramel and coffee. Dare I say that it smells quite delicious? The front of the taste is so sweet! Caramel, milk chocolate and coffee all blossom from the palate. Halfway through the taste, some of that grassy, herbaceous agave flavor blossoms for a moment then is washed away by spicy cinnamon and creamy vanilla. The finish swings back into the realm of spicy, but this time with some slightly bitter, vegetal dryness. Tastes like a bundle of fresh herbs going down with some tongue tingling peppercorns. Wow! This might be the first tequila I've actually thoroughly enjoyed. I guess I will need to keep an open mind to Anejos in the future. Bravo!