Tequila Komos includes three uncommon choices — a pink reposado, an anejo cristalino, and an additional anejo — and that’s it. No blanco. Curious. “Impressed by the Mediterranean,” because the cristalino notes, these tequilas endure unorthodox getting old processes, utilizing wine barrels throughout the lineup in lieu of (or along with) normal bourbon barrels. Aside from that, the corporate shares minimal details about manufacturing, so let’s get proper on to tasting the 2 expressions we acquired (no additional anejo, alas).
Each are 80 proof. No NOM printed on my pattern bottles.
Tequila Komos Reposado Rosa – Aged in French oak crimson wine barrels for 2 months. The colour’s a delight, and so is the perfume. Peppery however fairly floral, with fragrance clinging to the perimeters, the nostril evokes crimson roses but in addition a touch of cardamom and a contact of toasty wooden, with spiky agave ever-present. The palate is mushy and floral, with some fruit evident. Komos needs you to consider rose wine when you’re sipping on this, and that’s exhausting to not do. Strawberry notes spar a bit in opposition to a tenacious white pepper character every now and then, nevertheless it’s all amidst a sure creaminess that fades slowly into notes of caramel and vanilla, a fragile cream puff high quality. A decidedly stable sipper. A- / $110
Tequila Komos Anejo Cristalino – “Blanco tequila is aged for at least 12 months in French oak white wine barrels, then that Añejo tequila is dripped by way of a charcoal column to take away impurities. Lastly, we gently aerate the tequila in Greek amphora.” For all that buildup, this cristalino is surprisingly simple. Nougat and baking spice give the nostril an enveloping heat, once more with peppery agave lingering beneath. There’s sort of a Mexican chocolate really feel to the palate, with cocoa, vanilla, and spice all melting right into a marshmallow-adjacent sweetness. The tequila continues to melt up because it evolves on the palate. The end feels barely there, only a wisp of cinnamon sugar and alfajores cookies. It doesn’t remind me of the Mediterranean in any method. B+ / $120
Tequila Komos Anejo Cristalino
$120
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