Lágrimas del Valle Reposado - 2024 La Loma

87 SCORE

“Somewhere between El Tesoro or Volans repo and Terralta. It’s got the sweet, agave-forward tang, but tempered slightly by some nice mineral and vegetal flavors. Between this and the La Sabina, I preferred this one. If you like Volans or ET but enjoy things a touch more towards earthy and herbaceous tones, this is your jam. Highly recommend! ”

Lágrimas del Valle Reposado - 2024 La Sabina

85 SCORE

“Quite good. Prominent agave. Similar flavor profile to Volans, but with a mild burst of crisp brightness - oak-y apple or pear maybe? If you’ve had El Tequileno Reposado Gran Reserve you know what I mean. This is much more subtle and balanced - as to be expected from 1123. All in all a good showing, though I also tried the La Loma offering and prefer it slightly. ”

La Gritona Reposado

73 SCORE

“Starting to grow on me a little. Very different and unfortunately the closest thing I can equate the nose to herbal-industrial. Interesting ginger beer thing going on. It’s very smooth and easy to sip. No doubt a quality made product, just not my cup or tea. Some people certainly seem to like it, though others also mention wide-ranging consistency issues so who knows? I’d welcome an opportunity to try it again from a different bottle but I highly recommend try before you buy if you can.”

Zumbador Tequila Añejo

88 SCORE

“Score is definitely relative to the value but dang this is still really good. Mine is the hiproof.com single barrel store pick but I imagine the regular stuff is fairly similar. I quite like the repo but this is worth the extra $5. Lots of agave still shining through. Very well balanced for an anejo and highly sippable. Would I really take this over some of the others that I’ve given similar scores? No, but the value here is insane: This drinks better than a lot of anejos at two or three times the price, and there’s a lot of really terrible blancos out there for the same price as this anejo.”

Siempre Tequila Añejo (1438)

71 SCORE

“Tried this a while ago but I remember it being very whiskey-forward. If I had been tasting blind I would have assumed it was bourbon. Not my jam but I let my whiskey-loving friend try it and he drank the whole bottle in one night lol. ”

Patrón Añejo

67 SCORE

“Trying Patron for the first time. Nothing special. I definitely taste that “soapy” artificial floral note some have mentioned. It’s indeed smooth otherwise, a bit sweet and reasonably drinkable if it’s your only choice. I feel like Herradura Anejo was better. Buy a bottle of Zumbador Anejo instead for half the price and thank me later. ”

Casa Noble Añejo

77 SCORE

“Honestly couldn’t discern much difference between this and the reposado. Prominent chocolate, lots of honey, baking spice and dried fruit to go along with some barrel flavor, which is slightly more pronounced here, but not pushing into whiskey territory. Reminds me of fruitcake. Similar nose and taste to Number Juan. It’s not gross or anything, just not really the profile I like.”

Casa Noble Reposado

75 SCORE

“Pretty heavy for a reposado. Honestly couldn’t discern much difference between this and the anjeo. Lots of chocolate, honey, baking spice and dried fruit to go along with some barrel flavor. Reminds me of fruitcake. Not really the profile I like. ”

Cultura 100 Reposado

82 SCORE

“I love a reasonably priced tequila from a reputable NOM like 1414 but this one isn’t for me. Getting a lot of mint with a slight bitterness that was a touch off-putting. I bet you could do a really nice take on a mojito with this though.”

Fortaleza Blanco

84 SCORE

“Really good, and while I’m not a huge blanco connoisseur (more of a repo fan), I really do like this. Not much I can say that hasn’t already been said. It makes me very excited to try the reposado if I can ever find some at a reasonable price. If value wasn’t a ranking factor this would be a 90+, but it is what it is.”

Ocho Tequila Reposado

85 SCORE

“First, thank you to Delta Airlines for putting this (and a couple other great tequilas) on the shelves of the Sky Club lounges for me when I travel. Most places still don’t offer anything beyond a couple of big distributor, additive-y options, so those few “enlightened” companies deserve recognition for doing better. Bright, crisp agave-forward flavor. This is good, but given Ocho’s generally light flavor profiles, this is one of the few cases where I prefer the anejo over the reposado. And there are other repos I prefer to this. Still, I very much appreciate the craft here. ”

Aguasol Tequila Reposado

83 SCORE

“Nice clean, crisp flavor profile. Not a top choice but a pretty decent sipper for around $40. ”

Terralta Tequila Añejo

83 SCORE

“The extra time in the barrel help balance the earthy, vegetal, metallic profile of the repo. Both are good - especially for the price - but I prefer the anejo. ”

Terralta Tequila Reposado

82 SCORE

“It’s not bad at all - as expected from a 1579 product. Agave is definitely there but it skews toward sharp organic flavor notes than I prefer. Not to say I don’t appreciate this… my ideal taste profile just isn’t this. I’ve also tried 1579’s Nobleza 33 repo and found it very similar pallet-wise. Get this for much less $$$. ”

Don Vicente Tequila Reposado

91 SCORE

“Okay. Wow. This could be a new favorite for me. So smooth. Very much in the spirit of Volans, Ocho or AN1414 reposado. Also pretty similar to the El Tesoro single barrel repo I have. In other words delicious. DV might even be better. If you’re a fan of a traditional sweet/tangy/peppery flavor profile, don’t sleep on this. Beautiful agave takes center stage, but subtlety - no, perfectly- complimented by some great supporting flavors. Hey, a Felipe Camarena tahona repo for $55 at hiproof - there is no way you go wrong. Highly recommend. On second thought, don’t buy this. You wouldn’t like it (as I add all the remaining inventory to my cart). ”

El Viejito Reposado

82 SCORE

“$35 at hiproof.com you can’t go wrong for this additive free reposado. My bottle looked a bit different than what the photos here show. I suspect they might be rebranding? It’s nice and refreshing. Agave is there with some citrus and pepper. This is supposedly additive-free but there’s a pronounced - almost artificial - butterscotch lifesavers note that carries through to the end. I could see some people finding this a little too sweet, but for the price it’s worth finding out. Also would be a good bridge for someone ready to move on from artificially sweet additive tequilas like Casamigos. ”

Codigo 1530 Añejo

76 SCORE

“Not terrible. I find it the most drinkable of the Codigo lineup. More time in the barrel helps offset the Medicine-y flavor I find off-putting in their less aged offerings, but there’s an artificial note here - plastic almost- that I just can’t place. At $120+ there are way better options. ”

Casa Maestri Reserva de MFM Reposado

61 SCORE

“Tastes and smells exactly like Casamigos to me, which to say mass-produced with an overwhelmingly artificial vanilla sweetness. I get zero agave. Nothing I want to drink. ”

Codigo 1530 Blanco

76 SCORE

“Very herby and medicinal. Not really my cup of tea, though the blanco and the blanco rosa show up best for me. 50 other tequilas I’d rather drink. ”

Codigo 1530 Reposado

71 SCORE

“Codigo is an odd brand for me. I find their entire lineup very medicinal in both scent and somewhat in flavor. I tried it early in my tequila journey and found it off-putting. Decided to give it another go more recently and still don’t love it. Obviously some people seem to like it, so what do I know? I will say it tastes better than it smells.”