Gran Centenario Reposado Tequila

Rating: 12/23 I didn't like this too much before because the French oak reminded me of San Matias Legado Blanco's musty paperiness. Let's see how a few months of age and some time to set my expectations properly have changed things N: That musty smell of mildewed paper is the first thing I get. There's some oily herbal smell and minerality in there as well. I get a hint of keffir leaf and perhaps a hint of cooked agave. It isn't a very full, rich, or complex smell though. Not a great nose P: It's smooth with a bit of white pepper prickliness to it covering up some light lemon, allspice, and cinnamon. That musty flavor is the dominant aspect though. It's a tad oily, but mostly the oil unleashes some bitterness. It certainly isn't sweet, rich, or full. It isn't terribly complex either. Now that I'm finally getting some spice out of it, I appreciate it more than I did before, but this is still not something I would like to be drinking. The minerality, light spiciness, and musty wood remind me a bit of a bourbon, but not in a really good way. F: A hint of kefir finally comes through on the finish, but some musty residue remains as well. Some subdued woody spices pop out here and there, but there isn't a ton of them and they fade well before the mustiness does. Some bitterness and minerality unfortunately remain for quite a while. I can drink this and be OK with it and I might like it a hair more than El Jimador Anejo, but it's about on that level. They're both weird and not in ways that I particularly like. There's very little here that reminds me of agave or tequila and it's neither a great sipper nor a boldly flavored representation of the spirit a la Lunazul that can be easily drowned in a cocktail. I wouldn't buy another bottle of this, but I don't totally hate by any means and it is growing on me. Slightly. I think I have to go with a 12 right now, but I can imagine giving it a 13 later.

I bought this after a recommendation from a gentleman I was working with. He is into Tequila like I am into Bourbon. I will say for my part that tequila is the least experienced spirit out there for me. I have tried many different whiskeys, rums, gins, and vodkas but, only a few tequilas. I really like this tequila. It has a soft nose and it is a little sweet as well maybe light brown sugar or a very light taffy unflavored but sweet. The taste is where it opened my eyes. It is light, sweet, and mellow with a little earthiness to help round it out. This flavor lasts for a long time and slowly fades with the sweetness and earthiness lingering the longest. I like it. I have made one or two drinks with this and the regular Margarita is out stranding but I prefer to sip this. Lastly, I really like the bottle as well. This is a tequila I will keep at my bar from now on.

Tasting neat. Pretty smooth, but with a little ethanol bite to perk it up. Nose is fruity, sweet, vanilla, oak, agave, pepper. very pretty. Taste is crisp, candy like, with some raw agave, vanila, and a hint of cinnamon spice, then black pepper. The finish is dry and sweet with agave, saccharine, and oak. I wouldn't characterize it as rich as the distiller review states. It is definitely sweet.. on getting a little close to too sweet, but it's not 'thick'. The extra age adds some vanilla and spice to give some harmony to the overly sweet plata. I generally prefer the blanco versions, but I'd go with the reposado on this, just for the balance.

This has quite a bit of that unpleasant papery flavor that ruined San Matias Legado Blanco, but the balance is a lot better with some out faint citrus and generally decent tequila notes. I'm not a big fan of it, but it lacks the worst of the bitter rancidness of the Legado. I can see using this for mixing or for sipping, but really just barely. I'd rather have something else. Just looking at this and its funky cork that's falling apart, I can't help but wonder whether maybe the cork contaminated my bottle because I just don't get a profile that's at all like what Distiller decribes. No fruit, no smoke, barely any flavor.

After blessing my tastebuds with the magnificence that is Casamigos, I was so ready to hate this. I took one sip and felt a burn all the way to my toes and back. I was ready to write this off. And then I have it some time to breath, and I have it another shot. No, it’s still not as smooth as Casamigos, (doubt anything short of Clase Azul is), but it’s definitely way more interesting. Little smoke and wood on the nose, tad bit of sweet shave on the initial taste before the heat and spice rolls through. Still a bit too harsh to be a repeat purchase, but for the tequila aficionado, this is definitely one worth trying.

Nariz típica con agave y pepinos verdes. Alcohol notable, pero bien integrado. Tonos minerales, levemente amargos. Cierto Background de acetona. Aroma medianamente complejo. En boca se replican los tonos de la nariz. Agave muy pulido y sabroso, tonos picantes, herbales y medicinales, muy bien equilibrados. Retrogusto sorprendentemente dulce, con tonos de vainilla y cherry. Final De, moderado a largo, pero sin aspavientos.