Nose: Agave leads the way with some cherry, caramel, and vanilla in the background. Black pepper cuts through. Clean and simple - nothing fancy, but it works. Palate & Mouthfeel: Straightforward agave with some oak and a touch of baking spice. Pepper builds as you sip. Mouthfeel’s medium but it leans thin, more like a work shirt than a winter coat. Finish: Barrel and pepper hang on briefly, then fade out. Not much staying power, but no weird aftertaste either. Final Thoughts: Solid pour. No fireworks, but it’s well made and easy to drink. A good pick when you want something that doesn’t make you think too hard.

A decent cooked agave base on this anejo, but a cloying cotton candy component lingers throughout the mid palate & finish. There is caramel, and fruit notes on the palate, but the balance on this anejo is thrown off. This tequila is much too sweet & not for me.

Vessel: Chisholm Trail Jarrito Nose: Oak, Vanilla, Carmel, Smoke, Earl Grey, Cinnamon, Anise Body: Medium to Full bodied Palate: Orange Peel, Orange Oil, Black Pepper, Oak Finish: Butterscotch, Orange, Cream Soda This one is enjoyable, but the finish isn't really my favorite. I get an essence of orange extract on the tail end. The Orange was a bit overpowering and seemed to overshadow some of the other notes.

There is a cooked agave, cinnamon, vanilla, oakiness on the nose. A nice viscosity is present on the glass. The taste is complex, with notes of vanilla, pepper, satsuma, cherry, and licorice. Oak barrel aging contributes to its darker color, and silkiness of the mouthfeel. There is a tingle in the finish that is pleasant and long-lasting. A great sipping tequila with lots of flavor.

Nose: VANILLA bomb / agave cooked / caramel/ butter / melon / baking spice / nutmeg / molasses / chocolate/ cream soda Taste: vanilla bomb (artificia)/ chocolate/ caramel / agave cooked / white pepper / earth/ mineral/ banana/ apple / citrus / lime / anise / tea / baking spice / nutmeg / molasses/ cream soda Finish: medium viscosity mouthfeel after a initial syrupy thickness that goes away rapidly leaving a clean minty taste/ lingering vanilla and the lightest peppery taste hang on until the last swallow This anejo has a very strong, smelling nose that is so vanilla that it strikes me as artificial. That artificial vanilla sweetness is pervasive across the whole taste. I’m troubled if this is not artificial vanilla because it’s so prevalent. But to stay true to its namesake, it could be organic vanilla that is just added in at some point in the distillation process. Overall, my only concern and negativity comes from this vanilla.

Smells and taste like scotch to me. I don’t want my tequila to taste that way.

The aroma is dominated by oak and cooked agave tones with butterscotch and caramel sweetness while a whiskey note is prominent. The smell of sweet yam is found in the aroma and the entire line except more mellowed. Ethyl wafts are more noticeable in this than the Blanco but doesn’t detract from the overall pleasantry. On the palate is butterscotch, candied yam, and honeyed whiskey having a tidal presence with subtle oak, not overpowering yet distinct. The consistent pleasant pepperiness found in the Blanco and Repo is more subdued, yet present in the throat. The agave syrup sweetness is delectable but overwhelming, and that’s where I am turned off. The finish has the lingering butterscotch, cooked agave tone found throughout the tasting experience. Non-abrasive spice with an apparent lack of ethanol pepperiness, and taming oak creates a smooth-textured finish.

Great añejo will definitely drink it again. Love the smell and taste combinations. Sweet in the taste I get some caramel and vanilla. Finish goes down without burning very pleasant

Good aroma very similar to the repo with cinnamon and sweetness. Taste is good too. Again similar to the repo with some additional depth. Finish is the best part. Long lasting and flavorful. Best of the three expressions.

A fine Anejo, balanced but lacking some finer points. Love the repo much more

Nose: Aged oak barrel chips. Ripe, slightly bruised dark tree fruit and berries. Cinnamon, maple, vanilla bean and citrus zest. A whisper of white pepper. Pungent alkaline minerals. Flavor: Rich silky texture, with pepper and barrel spices heating up the entrada. Creamy vanilla & maple present as in the nose - but the fruit is taking a back seat on the palate. Citrus notes bloom halfway through.

The word “organic”appears 8 times on this bottle but no mention of the vanilla syrup!

Fantastic tequila from 123. Cooked agave gives way to oak, vanilla, butterscotch and chocolate-covered toffee. Nice treat.

Follows the lineage of the reposado but that balance between agave & oak is starting to disappear. This lineup has made me grow a whole new appreciation for American oak and how even a contract brand can have elite results with the right recipe. Well done.

Light agave nose. Smooth mid palate. Hot, dirty finish.

Butterscotch and vanilla aroma

A lighter anejo not unlike the Ocho product. More bitter notes on the finish though, and to me this anejo doesn't have the balance of oak and agave that the Ocho does.

Very light nose, sweet vanilla dominates, but alcohol also prominent. Sweet entry, quickly turns slightly bitter. Can't recommend this one.

Impressive. A very light touch añejo that has a familiar chocolate French oak aroma. Very nice, and works well as a crowd pleaser.

Aroma: notes of caramel, oak, agave, chocolate, cinnamon Taste: notes of agave, oak, vanilla, pepper, caramel, chocolate, cinnamon Finish: very smooth

Nose is fair same as everything else in this bottle. Flavor is mixed sweetness and cooked agave. A last resort sipper. Prob good mixer.

Oak right up front then agave comes through. Finishes with some sweet heat. Fades away with notes of baking spices. Somewhat of a creamy mouthfeel. Not bad to sip neat.

From Darren @ La Vaquera

Aroma- light agave, vanilla, light pepper but like the Rep Aroma is sneaky weak Flavor- wow once again over exceeds aroma like the the Rep, good agave, vanilla caramel cinnamon, butterscotch. Finish, good viscosity with above average duration, leaves a taste that will is a good substitute for desert.

This sample came from a swap through the Agave Swappers Facebook group. Right away, the nose hits with heavy oak, backed by subtle notes of vanilla and caramel. The palate follows suit—very oak-forward with medium viscosity and a smooth finish that leaves almost no burn.