Casa Maestri Reserve de MFM is the house brand for NOM1438 who currently produces for 226 brands. They are a family owned distillery in Jalisco that specializes in private label development, bulk tequila supply and global export solutions. They claim to proudly serve clients in more than 50 countries. They used agave from the Valley and the Highlands and the ferment in stainless steel and they use stainless steel stills. The agave is cooked in Hornos and Autoclaves. There are aromas of bright green agave, crisp celery and some sweet white pepper with some sweet vapors. I taste fresh cut agave, white pepper and some sweetness that’s slightly cloying. Even though the sweetness might be enhanced the overall flavor is rather clean otherwise. It’s an easy Blanco tequila to sip and it would be good in cocktails if you’re looking for something mellow and sweet.

sipped this outside the hotel in old town San Diego at the 2013 SOM with Ed. fun times

Super sweet aroma and palette. Very heavy on the vanilla. A hint of barrel sweetness and oak but overall, tastes and smells like a birthday cake.

Sweet? Yes. Has additives? For sure. Overpriced? 100%. But it’s pretty tasty and has a solid aroma. Lots of raisin, baking spices, caramel and brown sugar through out. Definitely not my preferred tequila profile but I gotta be honest, it wasn’t all that bad.

At El Agavero Restaurant: The aroma is soft with cooked agave, and vanilla, but with prominent ethyl sting while the taste is soft and not complex with cocoa, vanilla, citrus, slightly vegetal, a minute lick of unidentifiable fruit, brine and a alcohol taste slightly reminiscent of rubbing alcohol. A bit too sweet and easy to drink for me to enjoy regularly but overall I feel this would be up a novice tequila lovers alley in the beginning of their journey.