Horrible, just horrible. Left a lingering coat of vanilla and cotton candy on my tongue... AVOID THIS CRAP!

NOM 1173 | Let’s start with value….Good price. Price improves score. Consider this component when you actually search for a good sipping tequila. Another artificial improvement in score is the “recommend” section. 5 or 0 is not fair. I would give it a 2 but that choice doesn’t exist. Aroma is sweet and vanilla. Not caramel or butterscotch. It’s vanilla. The vanilla carries through to the taste with a slight hint of oak and agave. (Very slight). The finish is medium length and oily. There’s a lingering burnt flavor after the sweet vanilla. A positive is that there is no alcohol burn. Another positive is that this may mix well with cocktails. (Adjust your cocktails for the sweetness). Is this a good sipping tequila? No. It fills a market niche but it’s not what you reach for when friends are over.

NOM 1173 | Aroma: Oak,caramel,water, vanilla,earth and a candy sweet amplified smell that is a wee bit too much. Taste: Oak is dominant, caramel,honey,chocolate the agave is very muted. The dry down is short in flavor and this is where I taste a cough syrupy flavor that I don’t care for. Easy to drink. A excellent drink if you like the taste and smell of “extra sweet”.

NOM 1173 | Yes it has additives and tastes artificial. However for the money it’s not that bad, I could think of many others that would be worse.

NOM 1173. Holy additive punch bowl. So much fake flavor. Originally it tasted good but after trying much better additive free tequila such as ArteNom 1146, it's a drain pour.

NOM 1173 Some flavors of caramel and oak, but otherwise overpowered by artificial sweetness. Taste and texture seems very thin and watery, and the finish is short and sweet. That is: short, and sweet like cotton candy. Stay away.

NOM 1173 | Makes good mixed drink w/ cold brew coffee, cream & caramel syrup.

NOM 1173 | This is awful. Thick, syrupy, glycerin manipulated for mouthfeel. Sweet on the palate with a fake cinnamon presence makes this a solid disappointment. Not sure the point of contracting with Santa Lucia to produce this... well to make money for both obviously but as a spirit? No. The previous añejos though not world changers were at least decent, subjectively natural products. This is not that and in fact is more in line with the whole current bullshit in tequila, skirting the rules and changing what a whole generation thinks tequila even is. It IS $20 for a liter, which is cheaper than sustainability, even for Costco.

Is there anything Kirkland doesn’t do well? Loads of agave from start to finish, that’s not the norm for Anejo’s and a nice surprise. Heavy oak on the back end that reminds me of a port or dessert wine, not something to begin the evening with.

Always a staple at home. The best value out there.

Strong up-front notes of cooked agave and celery. Black pepper, burnt sugar and bourbon finish. Strong butter on the nose. Nice juice for $20.

NOM 1472 | NOM 1472. NOM 1472. The price makes it drinkable lol

NOM 1472 | This rating is for the old bottlings from NOM1472 in the taller square bottle. A pretty good añejo for the price of 20-22 bucks for a liter. My bourbon drinking friends like to drink this as do I for the simple fact that it has a lot of bourbon elements going on. Oak, caramel, vanilla all combine to make reminders of the barrels used to age this spirit. Not really any agave which is probably the point. Scored down for that.

NOM 1472 | I'm not really sure what to do with this. It's a low-end añejo, but priced at a value. I wouldn't serve it as a sipper and I prefer blancos or certain repos for margaritas. My mom would mix it with Coke. I could drop it in a coffee or a mocha, or infuse it with espresso. I'm just getting too much astringent/antiseptic to want this añejo to be the primary flavor in my glass.

Let’s get right to the chase: bitter fake vanilla substitute, bitter burnt caramel, saccharine and a cloying glycerin tongue coating that add up to an unpleasant mess that even mouthwash can’t remove. Ghastly!

NOM 1173

NOM 1173 | This is ok at the price point for an añejo. The nose is heavy on caramel and vanilla with a muted agave under the pepper notes The taste is similar profile, with a bitter start and a touch more alcohol coming out than desired. The finish pulls the sweetness out and brings balance to drinking this.

NOM 1173 | $20 US at Costco

NOM 1173 | $20 in Phoenix

NOM 1173 | Nose: vanilla, slight oak Taste: vanilla, slight oak, sweet Finish: hot/harsh, lingering sweetness Tastes very manipulated with overpowering flavors throughout

NOM 1173 | Tastes like someone dumped some fake vanilla essence into a tequila. The agave is completely underwhelming and the viscous glycerin additive mouthful makes it undrinkable.

Nom 1173

Overly sweet upfront with bitter/dry finish. Additives apparent. Don’t recommend this one

slight sweet aroma, semi sweet front, wood finish