Ocho Tequila Reposado

94 SCORE

“Very pleasant to the nose! Cooked agave, sweet candy like caramel, and a fruity aroma. Taste is phenomenal! Cooked agave and pepper forward, spice, fruit and vanilla blends expertly in to create a very joyous experience. The feeling left in the mouth is very smooth and the oils pleasantly coat the mouth. However, a drop or two of water mellowed out this tequila instead of opening it up to more or new flavors, still very pleasant though. It lost the punch of flavor and aroma that I enjoyed so much. My preference would be drinking this neat. I was able to find this in $30's so definitely a phenomenal value compared to other very excellent tequilas! I would absolutely recommend this tequila to anyone as it is a great representation of what a tequila can be!”

Marques de Casa Noble Anejo

80 SCORE

“It's a very good tequila, agave, smoke, and hint of wood. Has sweet almost candy like undertones. Almost like water smooth and more mellow of taste. But honestly, the bottle I purchased of this tequila, tasted almost exactly the same as the regular anejo, which is very good as well, but less expensive. The only real difference I tasted was this was smoother and more mellow on the taste. If you find a bottle for not much more than anejo, there will definitely be a great value. But for a significant price increase over the regular anejo, you'd be better off buying the regular anejo. Recap: Great tequila, but the value might not be there over the regular anejo expression.”