Tasted at Sip Tequila Fest Tasted both the regular release, and a single barrel Reposado. I preferred the single barrel a hair more, but not enough to justify the substantial price hike. Both repo’s had a significant amount of barrel influence, yet the agave base was still this repo’s predominant note.

A well-made, tasty reposado. Not too much barrel influence but there’s a decent amount of caramel, butter, cinnamon to go along with a slight hint of melon and pepper.

Nose: Carmel, Oak, Agave, Nutmeg, Vanilla, Orange Peel, Toffee, and Clove. Mouthfeel: medium to heavy viscosity, definitely on the oily/buttery side. Palate: The toffee, Oak, and Carmel remain dominant on the palate Finish: Still has toffee, oak, and Carmel running the show with vanilla and orange people showing up again at the very end.

I will say up front, I like a little cheesy funk to my tequila. I don’t have to have it but when done right, I find it a pleasure. This one has a little blue cheese on the nose but not overpowering. It also has a good deal of cooked agave. It is fruity and has good barrel notes of oak, vanilla and caramel. Nice and sweet on the tongue without much malolactic flavor. I get vanilla and oak. This is nice a fruity with a touch of cinnamon to the finish. I definitely like this one.

Nose: sweet agave / vanilla/ pepper / fruity / orange peel / bell pepper/ basil/ orange blossom/ butterscotch Taste: agave sweet/ vanilla/ caramel/ pepper / earth / butter / melon / cherry / orange / anise / spearmint / nutmeg / honey Finish: clean bright smooth / water feel - not oily or viscous/ most of the tastes diminish quickly except the sweetness and a fresh clean taste A nice subtle repo except for the huge sweetness. The other flavors don’t shine through very much, but I like how the sweetness doesn’t overwhelm everything. There is some balance…just some.

I enjoyed this one. The nose and palate were nice. Tasted blind. I’d be curious to try the rest of the line.

Cheesy nose. Kinda expensive. But I dig the flavor!

Pungent cheese on the nose. But luckily it doesn't come through on the palate. Great stuff, but a bit on the pricey side.

Tasted at Agave Brothers Event

tried again at the cellar mx. barrel notes, a little sweet with funky malolactic

Very light on the barrel notes which lets the agave shine

I don’t know if my expectations were high but I thought it was good, not awesome.

My least favorite of their 3 expressions. Not a bad repo. I just enjoyed their blanco and Anejo more

Atanasio Reposado I smell cooked agave, oak barrel, honey, caramel and baking spices. I taste baking spices and then the sweet cooked agave. I get pepper on the mid pallet and then a nice sweet and peppery finish that lingers. I think Reposados are hard to do right. This is a good Reposado! Salud!

As past ratings have mentioned sweet citrus, interesting fruitness, very mild ethanol. Curious about the barrels used. Very pleasant.

Nice clean aroma of dried fruit and cooked agave. Flavor is also simple and clean, with agave and vanilla. The finish is a little bit fruity and sweet. This is pleasant and easy to drink.

Nutmeg, orange, oak nose. Pleasing lightly sweet agave nose and taste. A light citrus in the mouth and a gentle oaky finish. Tasty and easy to drink, even though it’s not super complex.

Nose: Pleasing oak, barrel spice and orange blossom aromas. Agave, laced with nutmeg, vanilla, pepper and cinnamon. A slight cedar note. Flavor: Nice oily mouth feel with zingy cinnamon, fruit and sweet nuttiness. A vivacious profile that has creeping pepper heat with juxtaposing creamy toffee. The cedar note continues on the palate.

Some vanilla notes come through a little strong but nice.

Caramel smell. Cooked agave flavor. Smooth and yummy. Really like this. Had at the expensive tequila place in Tequila

Received a sample from Agave Swappers Nose: great balance of agave and barrel notes. I picked up some vanilla, smoked nuts, oak, and maybe a touch of tobacco. Taste: matches up with the nose. Just a tiny hit of pepper as well. Finish: medium length and very pleasant. Just a really well made repo. Overall: I really enjoy this one.

Finally available in the Netherlands, I had to purchase this bottle for my collection at my restaurant. On the nose some agave, fruits and some cinnamon. Taste in my opinion very much agave with some fruity and sweets notes. Finish peppery but very smooth. I got Barch no. ARQ/N23 bottle 170

Could taste pepper and agave and a little caramel.

Agave Swap Bottle 999 Batch RA03/22 Nose: cooked agave, vanilla, fruit, oak Taste: cooked agave, black pepper, oak, fruit Finish: oak, vanilla, fruit

Cooked agave, oak, walnut, citrus, light sweetness in the finish