Extra off the wall, upmarket expressions are arriving from our associates at Don Julio, the most recent being Rosado, a reposado tequila completed in ruby Port barrels for a minimum of 4 months.
The result’s a delightfully pink tequila that appears like a rose wine however which provides an intense nostril of peppery agave, touched frivolously with lemon and lime peel. If I used to be nosing this blind — that’s, in an opaque glass — I’d assume this was a blanco, because the agave is pungent and the Port ending isn’t evident right here in any respect.
The palate surprises additional: Whereas there’s a delicate berry sweetness on the palate, the predominant high quality stays agave-forward, touched with a lacing of nougat and sweetness pushed by candied nuts. A slight strawberry and cream character turns into extra prevalent with time in glass, although notes of inexperienced pepper, floor white pepper, and a light-weight rose petal word construct over time. The end sees essentially the most reposado-like qualities of the tequila make their look, with parts of sesame seed and a touch of caramel within the combine.
The place then is the Port? Port can have an large affect on nearly any spirit, however right here it’s largely a no-show. I’m not even positive these mild strawberry qualities have a lot if something to do with the Port, however that’s an open query. On the very least, it doesn’t actually resemble Port wine at any level within the expertise.
However hey, perhaps that’s OK. If you happen to like your reposados on the extra exuberant facet, and lots do, this tequila will match the invoice completely. Nonetheless, given the worth tag, I believe anybody can be forgiven for whishing they’d uncovered one thing a bit extra distinctive and expressive of this particular, distinctive ending. So it goes.
80 proof. NOM 1449.
B+ / $126 / donjulio.com [BUY IT NOW FROM CASKERS]
Tequila Don Julio Rosado
$126
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