Aroma: Sweet cooked agave and caramel lead, vanilla, black pepper, and oak. Subtle baking spice, butterscotch, and barrel notes. Palate: Smooth with roasted agave, caramel, and prominent vanilla. Black pepper, oak, and baking spice provide balance and mild heat; butterscotch and barrel spice with creamy sweetness. Finish: Solid finish with lingering black pepper, oak, and caramel. Fades to gentle spice, vanilla, and butterscotch. Overall, a good bottle from 1414. 1414 has been hit or miss for me. Some bottles I love, and some are just okay. This is one of the good ones I like!

Nose: Vanilla and caramel come through first, followed by cooked agave. There’s a touch of minerality and earth in the background, with oak adding some structure without taking over. Palate & Mouthfeel: Medium in body with an oily texture. Agave leads the way, rounded out by butter and hay, while vanilla and caramel echo the nose. Black pepper and cinnamon bring some warmth, and a hint of citrus keeps things lively. Finish: Clean, not abrupt. Warm spice notes linger lightly, leaving a steady impression. Final Thoughts: This tequila was my first introduction to additive free expressions and the bottle that started my journey. Even after trying many others, it still stands up - clean, straightforward, and quality through and through.

$70 in San Francisco Aroma: 23 A sweet olive covered in a warm vanilla glaze with caramelized cooked agave sprinkles. Vegetal and herbal spice. Palate: 26 Thick pleasant viscosity and body. Oak and vanilla up front followed by cooked agave and mild lemon citrus. Finish: 22 Medium length with a warming touch which rounds out as it settles. Value: 6.5-7 Artenom is a great safe buy.

Nose: Cooked Agave, Cinnamon, Cream Soda, Oak, Butter, Maple, Carmel, Black Pepper and Some Minerality. Mouthfeel: light to medium bodied Palate:Cinnamon, Agave, artichoke, Tropical Fruit Finish: Agave, Cinnamon, Anise, Black Pepper This was enjoyable and a bit more mild than some of the other 1414 reposados I've had. Much more subtle carmel, Toffee and Oak Notes and much more prominent cooked agave.

This was a neck pour. Strong alcohol on the nose with agave, vanilla, oak and caramel. Plenty of pepper, too. The taste is of cooked agave, pepper, oak and vanilla. This is one I will come back and re-evaluate after it has time to breathe. It is good now but I expect more from 1414 and this may have it but I can’t get that at the moment

Nose: agave sweet/ vanilla/ caramel/ pepper / fruity / green apple / citrus/ orange blossom/ chocolate/ molasses Taste: agave sweetness/ pepper/ vanilla / caramel/ cinnamon/ banana/ lime/ black tea / nutmeg Finish: smooth / sweet and a little spicy pepper/ the agave sweetness and barrel notes of caramel and vanilla remain for the short finish that is clean and fresh This reposado has more sweet notes and they really overpower everything. There are other flavors that come through, but it’s the sweetness that carries the whole experience. It’s unbalanced in that way, though the final result on the finish is enjoyable.