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Tapatio Excelencia Extra Añejo

Item: Tapatio Excelencia Extra Añejo
Rating: 92
Author: t8ke

Extra Añejo Tequila Confirmed Additive-Free La Altena Tapatio

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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Aggregated Reviews

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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House Review

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
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