The aroma opens with green apple, faint minerality, followed by hints of pineapple and a restrained ethyl snap. A gentle grassy undertone provides freshness, while upfront sweet vanilla leads the profile. On the palate, bright and citrusy pineapple arrive first. Rum cask spices adds warmth, highlighting notes of sweet cooked agave, earthiness, and vanilla. Fleeting hints of wintergreen appear throughout, also contributing a minty, sweet and woody nuance. The finish is fading spicy citrusy zest and lingering sweet wood, that gradually mellows away. What stands out most is the balance between freshness and warmth. The tropical fruit and citrus keep the profile crisp and verdant, while the spice, vanilla, and subtle wood influence provide depth.

Nose- great barrel influence on the nose, banana, fruits caramel all backed up with light cooked agave. Finish is nice with lingering tropical notes.

A lot of barrel influence. Nose of Carmel, honey, fruit, blackstrap molasses comes through On the palate, agave comes through, pepper, molasses, not too complex

Wow, this is really well done by Yeyo, Sergio Jason and crew. This started at NOM 1414 with Yéyo’s already super clean highlands profile of cooked agave, citrus, minerality, floral notes…Then they took it into Columbian Black Strap molasses rum casks for 11 months before finishing it in Willet bourbon barrels. I got this wild tropical brightness that almost shouldn’t work in tequila… papaya, banana, melon, molasses, caramel… but somehow it still drinks like tequila instead of anover-oaked bomb. The bourbon finish rounds it out without burying the agave. It’s super clean, I think I used the word “elegant” when sipping it. An amazing tequila for a great cause. I can get behind that!

Nose: Caramel, green apple, & banana Taste: Molasses (a burnt caramel and cocoa with a slight bitterness), citrus peel, barrel spice, & oak. It’s creamy/chewy with a nice finish. The rum barrel has a big impact on the profile. It’s a beautiful after-dinner treat. Most importantly, this is a charitable effort to fund improvements to the Francisco Rojas Gonzalez school in Arandas through the Tequila That Cares Foundation.

This is so an amazing tequila helping a great charity! The tequila is so good. I was excited to drink it at my bar with Jon!

I was fortunate enough to try this new Mission 1530 bottling alongside Jason and the Yeyo team pre-release. What an to an outstanding bottling! The rum cask imparted such a lovely sweetness to this tequila. In fact, I was amazed at how well the rum influence played with the Vivanco house style. You have your trademark citrus, cooked agave, florals and minerality that one would come to expect from 1414. The rum cask brought out a notable brightness to the distillate; I found papaya, melon, molasses, banana, mango and caramel. This was additionally matured in a first-fill ex-Willet barrel. I also found subtle ex-brbn influence, but the rum cask really stole the show for me. The unique combination of flavors were well integrated and complemented each other nicely. A welcome new addition to the Mission 1530 series. Completely different from anything they’ve put out prior to this release.

This was an exclusive release through Sip Tequila that helped a children school in Arandas, Jalisco. Beautiful aroma on this, mixture of agave, fruits, apples and bananas. The palate is agave but tropical fruits, bananas, apples, oak and spices. Finish is medium but very satisfying. This anejo has the 1414 blueprint all over it. Highly recommend.

Aroma de agave, manzana, piña bastante tropical y un poco picoso y coco, caramelo y vainilla Paladar es picoso, naranja Finish es nice and soft un poco picoso

Have the opportunity to drink this tequila thanks to a good friend Greg NH tequila collector and Tequila With Jason. Incredible Nose: very nice red apple notes, some banana and deep oak and dry raisins. Taste: a little spicy, fruit, smoke and agave. Finish: I’m drinking tequila??? Hahaha!! Warm, a lot going on after drinking, molasses, maybe cinnamon after taste? Conclusion: great experience, great taste and even better drink this for a reason!!

Very pleasant! Clean nose perfect mix of agave and barrel. Sweet on palate, same as other 1414 products. Great finish.

Aroma is like walking into a barrel aging room, musty, oaky & brine. Flavor of Orange peel, rum and molasses blend into harmony with unusual depth and precision. Finish smooth, rich & oily with spices lingering long after sip. Overall it’s a 90 + depends on your own opinion of course, but a level up in complexity from something familiar to all, Fortaleza Anjeo.

Aged for 11 months in Colombian blackstrap molasses rum casks, then finished for 6 months in a Willett Family Estate bourbon barrel. Nose: Rich molasses, caramel, green apple, pineapple, and banana. Palate: Rum sweetness, caramel, cooked agave, lime citrus, and minerality. Finish: Medium-long, with notes of oak, floral tones, butterscotch, and chocolate.

Second review, much better this go-around. Still very much that Yeyo profile with just a bit more on the aging. Nicely done