Another excellent release by Doug at the Agave Social Club and Siempre. Across the nose and palate I got nice hints of caramel, brown sugar, honey and pepper. The barrel influence is certainly there but the presence of cooked agave still comes through. Doesn’t drink like a typical high proof. Really enjoyed this one. Congrats, Doug, Alex, Sergio and crew!

The aromas are juicy. There’s stone fruit, raspberries, hot tamales candy (cinnamon and sweet), buttery caramelized cooked agave, slight tannic note I usually get from a dry red wine and some AO dry barrel spice. There’s excellent depth to the many aromas. I taste the dry barrel spices up front along with cardamom, warm cinnamon and caramelized agave. There’s some nice sweetness from the cooked agave. It’s a dark sweetness like caramelized agave and unfiltered honey. The 94.6 proof helps to deliver a nice aroma and some strength of flavor. The finish is very nice. It’s all the intense flavors that then roll into a spicy vegetal roasted pepper note.

got a sample from Matt C agave swappers at oue bottle share au 29. this is amazing! one of my favorite repos of the year so far. slightly edging out the NY/NJ siempre doesn't drink like a high-proof. my favorite profile for a repo - barrel spices, vanilla, caramel, but not too sweet; easy sipping. I wish I had more to revisit.

I expected this repo to have a lot of the notes of the blanco, but it truly tastes like a different tequila. Not better or worse, just different! This is after my first tasting, letting it sit for roughly 20 minutes in the glass. On the nose: sweet agave, caramel, cinnamon, some earthiness, clove, mint, baking spices, but the agave leads equally On the pallet: the barrel takes center stage but the cooked agave it still there. This is a masterful reposado. Delicious, unique, just one i know I’ll come back to over and over again. Excited to taste it next to the blanco. Update to come.

I’m still biased, but I’m so happy with how this repo turned out. From an incredible Blanco, to spending 7 months in American oak, we get an essence of the Blanco, but so much beautiful flavor from the barrel contributions. A nice natural sweetness, the higher abv brings a ton of complexity, but not overpowering.

Agave, oak, caramel, cinnamon, baking spices, nuts Aroma:23 Taste:28 Finish:23 Value:6 $140 Agave Social club & Sip Tequila Overall: Great Reposado, very sweet, left me a little underwhelmed because last year’s Blanco release was SO GOOD! Can’t wait to try the Anejo.

Excellent stuff. Reposados are my favorite expressions when done right and this one was done very right. It’s proofed perfectly, buttery soft, and has just enough barrel influence without interrupting the robust agave. Big fan.

Nose: sweet agave, earthen, citrus, barrel wood Taste: sweet agave, berry fruit, barrel spice, oak Finish: earthen, spice, whiskey-esq Very clearly American Oak in all the best ways. The high proof makes the flavors pop and last with each sip. One to true sip and enjoy. The bottle is always half full

Had the pleasure of trying this with Doug at the distillery and was able to get a bottle when it was released. This is an excellent reposado!