Tapatio Excelencia Extra Añejo Review | The Daily Pour

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Tapatio Excelencia Extra Añejo

  • Distiller

    La Altena

  • Bottler

    La Altena

  • ABV

    40%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $200+

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.

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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By t8ke
  • 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
  • Distiller
  • By Amanda Schuster
  • 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 añejos a fraction of its age.
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  • Raided Score: 90
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  • 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:

    88

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources