Bottle: LR?FR0052, 0824 Appearance: Dandelion crayon wrapper Initial thoughts… Nose: Cooked agave, oak, vanilla Palate: Cinnamon, whiskey, coffee Finish: Metallic, alcohol, black pepper Final review pending…

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 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 These bottles we tried are from NOM 1514 Majority of agave comes from Guanajuato Open ferm in oak tanks with proprietary yeast Crushed roller mill Distillation stainless steel Repo: 4 to 6 mos ex whiskey barrels. barrles are dried out when received and chared to 2 nose is nice. palate has caramel and vanilla. it is not overly oaky. is a bit muted but an easy sipper. Solid brand! extra points for value!

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

Sampled at MIB. I like this one a little better than the blanco. Clean.