Kirkland Tequila Añejo

Neat. NOM 1173, Lot A-1 Nose is sweet with caramel, vanilla, and a touch of oak, carob, leather, and alcohol. Taste starts out true to nose. Oaky caramel vanilla, syrupy sweet, then a hit of spicy cinnamon and cocoa toward the end. Finishes with that cinnamon spice, tannins and saccharine sweetness. Overall it tastes good, but not a fine artisinal tequila. The agave is lacking. Feels additive heavy to me. It has its charm. Value is good. It compares to other anejos that cost more for smaller bottles.

⌚: Uncorking. Was chilled beforehand. Let sit for about 5 minutes. 👀: Pale gold bricks with a nice chill, no legs of course; 👃: Smells really sweet like sugar cubes, honey and a little butterscotch, some vegetal-ness on the back end, vanilla, hardly any oak; 👅: Amazingly thin, sweetness shines forth, honeysuckle, a little pepper; 🏁: No complexity/nuance, very short finish, no lingering taste, you pay for what you get but this one's pretty worth it in drams.

Just started branching into tequilas that you can sip. Ive always enjoyed margaritas, palomas, and shots, but have been looking for anejos that are great neat or on the rocks. This one is great. You get a nice mixture of oak and floral notes which remind me a lot of sake. Its lighter than others I’ve tried like Cazadores, but smoother as well. Kirkland hit a home run with this one.

I don’t drink a lot of tequila, but this tastes very good compared to what I’ve tried. I use this in margaritas and bloody Maria’s. It’s sweet and has a great agave flavor when I drink it neat. Even my girlfriend, who rarely drinks tequila, keeps a bottle at her home because she loves the flavor and offers it to her guests. Solid value for $20.

I call this “Costcomigos” - do a side by side comparison and the only difference you’ll notice is slightly more burn on this. The bad news is that there’s probably heavy additive use to achieve the flavor profile. If I’m sipping more than one drink I’ll start off with something better and switch to this.

Really impressed by this for the price. Añejo 1L for $20? It has a hit of agave on the front like tequila does, but then sweetens and boldens out on the palette, caramel and burnt sugar and brightens out at the end with a small burn. Solid buy if you see it