Bottle: NOM 1639, RDVE4002 Appearance: Clear Nose: Cooked agave, black pepper, citrus, lime, green grapes, dry earth, minerality, and alcohol…appealing and straightforward Palate: Cooked agave, alcohol, black pepper, vegetal, jalapeño, minerality, wet cement, dry earth, and citrus…comes in hot Finish: Alcohol, black pepper, and jalapeño…and stays hot, with a medium duration and thinner mouthfeel Overall: For a tequila that positions itself to be a well liquor, this is great. It’s a bit hot on the palate and finish when sipped neat, but the intensity comes through in a cocktail very well. In a margarita, I can still taste the cooked agave and black pepper, but the tequila feels balanced and in proportion to the other ingredients. For just under $20 in Florida, this is a steal.

Real del Valle blanco tried at monterey tequila fest 2025 met Gareth brand owner Produced at 2 distilleries 1514 degallodo and 1639 peña Pepe is their master distiller. he worked under Felipe Camarena for several years This bottle we tried is from NOM 1514 Majority of agave comes from Guanajuato Open ferm in oak tanks with proprietary yeast Crushed roller mill Distillation stainless steel Blanco: agave herbal vegetal with cinnamon pepper and some minerality, some chocolate came thru after i let it sit Under 25 bucks! Extra points for value! Their goal for this expression is the well tequila at bars and restaurants

NOM 1514 | Sampled at MIB. Very herbal! Clean.

NOM 1593 | New on the market. From Guanajuato. Aroma is earthy with minerals and plenty of agave. Taste is good with more minerals, baked agave and plenty of pepper. It’s a bit like tasting the desert on a windy and dusty day. Quite thick, oily in the mouth. Coats very well. Finish is warm/hot in a good and long lasting way. This is good maybe really good. It’s the well tequila at Lions share in San Diego.

NOM 1593 | From the label "Crafted by a community effort of agaveros, Real Del Valles was born in Guanajuato." Only a couple of Tequilas exist from the fringes of the DO and this is one of them. Very inexpensive, on first seeing this brand I let myself be suspicious of the newer NOM and the price tag and assume the worst about the production. After some discussion with folks I trust I pulled the trigger on a purchase. Turns out this is OK to my palate with no weird artifacts or flavors. Pungent agave nose mixed with a bit of ethanol. Neutral mouth feel and a bit thin with not a lot of oil or coating the mouth, natural sweetness from roast agave and a hint of vegetal bitterness on the short finish.

Smooth tasting with oaky taste a hint of lime

$21.99 at Old Town Tequila so it gets 10/10 for value! It is said to be Additive free and not made in a diffuser. Those are the things that drive a high score for a budget blanco!

NOM 1639

NOM 1639: neutral/mild overall, not a ton of agave, a little black peppery and herbal. But considering the price point, still good value.

NOM 1514 | Lot: LRVFB0081, bottled on 0425, tasted on 6-24-25. Aroma: raw agave, minerality, herbaceousness, as time goes by it becomes more herbaceous and spicier, reminds me of agaves from Guanajuato. Palate: confirms aromas perceived, cinnamon and spices. Finish is medium to long, raw agave with minerality and spiciness persists.

NOM 1593 | Nose is earth and brine, lower agave. Good minerality, not too chalky. Nose is the weak point. Flavors of pepper, slight citrus, get some earth/grass. Gentle on palette

$28 a bottle. Nose and taste are fair at best. Mixer only for me. Wouldn’t buy another bottle or recommend.

Aroma: sweet and almost sweet/sour candy like. Taste: Vanilla spiced and smooth sweetness but mellowed with aging in bourbon barrels. Very enjoyable and great sipper.

Unique taste, smooth finish, excellent mixer and sip worthy...high value Blanco. Top 3 Blanco for me at $30 or less. As I often experience with Blancos the longer the bottle had been open the more I enjoyed sipping it. The flavor profile did remind me at times of a low smoke mezcal and that's a good thing.