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Tapatio Excelencia Extra Anejo

  • Distiller:

    La Altena

  • Bottler:

    La Altena

  • ABV:

    40%

  • Age:

    NAS

  • Price:
    $$$$$
  • Raided Score: 86
  • Publication: Tequila Raiders
  • Excerpt: Sweet, lots of vanilla and cinnamon. Caramel, agave sweetness, some oak character. Medium mouth feel. Excellent overall. Some overaged agaves lose their luster with too much cask influence but this is just right. I'm a big fan.
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  • Raided Score: 97
  • Publication: Distiller
  • Excerpt: Strong, funky herbal notes of sage, thyme and dill poke through. You can still taste the peppery vegetal properties of the agave, and there's a lemony acidity to round it out. Given how old it is, it actually has more complexity and finesse than some aƱejos a fraction of its age.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • Publication: Tequila Matchmaker
  • Excerpt: Tequila Matchmaker Panel Score
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  • Intro:

    This is an extra anejo tequila from Tapatio. Distilled in 2000, it was aged for 5 years in Excelencia barrels, then rested for 10 years in glass.

  • Nose:

    Delightful prickly pear, tobacco, oak and potent vanilla. Some agave in the mix, blending well with sour grapes and bright pear.

  • Taste:

    Sweet, lots of vanilla and cinnamon. Caramel, agave sweetness, some oak character. Medium mouth feel.

  • Finish:

    Medium in length, lots of agave, oak, vanilla and clove.

  • Overall:

    Excellent overall. Some overaged agaves lose their luster with too much cask influence but this is just right. I'm a big fan.

  • Score:

    7

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