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.