May 27, 2007 Partida Silver ? NOM 1454 ? Tasted 4/5/07. The tequila is clear in color and has an intense earthy and floral aroma. Once you get past the intensity of the nose, you can smell moderate notes of fruit and spice. On the tip of the tongue the tequila is mellow and soft but yet has a strong agave taste. While the tequila has a low bitterness, it is actually fairly sweet. The flavor has intense agave and earthy attributes which are followed by moderate fruit and floral. Lastly, there are mild flavors of spice. The tequilas finish is a short-to-medium duration of flavor followed by a mildly numbing alcohol feeling. Overall, I rated this tequila at the ?B+? level.

 May 27, 2007 Oro de Jalisco Silver ? NOM 1494 ? Tasted 12/23/06. The tequila is clear in color and has an intense earthy aroma. Once you get past the intensity of the nose, you can smell moderate notes of floral and spice. On the tip of the tongue the tequila is mellow and soft but yet has a strong agave taste. While the tequila has a low bitterness, it is actually fairly sweet. The flavor has intense agave and floral attributes which are followed by moderate spice and earth. Lastly, there are mild flavors of fruit and smokey accents. The tequilas finish is a moderate duration of flavor followed by a numbing and tingling alcohol feeling. Overall, I rated this tequila at the ?A? level and would definitely recommend that everyone try this silver work of art.

 May 27, 2007 Milagro Silver ? NOM 1420 ? Tasted 3/12/07. The tequila is clear in color. Beginning with intense earth and floral aromas, the deeper aromas include moderate spice and fruit scents. On the tip of the tongue there is a mellow and soft sensation that is followed by a sweet and low bitter taste. Upon tasting, the tequila has intense floral and agave followed by moderate spice, earth, and fruity flavors. Milagro Silver tequila finishes with a medium duration of flavor and a numbing alcohol intensity. Overall, I rate this tequila at the ?B+? level.

 May 27, 2007 Herradura Silver ? NOM 1119 ? Tasted 12/20/06. Herradura Silver is clear in color. Aromas consist of moderate earth and smoke followed by mild fruit, floral, pepper, and spice scents. The first sip of the tequila is bitter and has a low amount of sweetness. The types of flavors Herradura Silver has include moderate agave, earth, pepper, and spice. On the mild side, there are fruity, floral, and smokey flavors. Unfortunately, the tequila finished with a short duration of flavor and a hot alcohol intensity. I awarded Herradura Silver the rating of ?C+? overall.

 May 27, 2007 El Tesoro Silver ? NOM 1139 ? Tasted 3/2/07. The tequila is clear color and has intense floral, fruit, and earth aromas. Once you get past the intense nose, you can smell mild notes of spice and smoke. On the tip of the tongue the tequila is mellow and soft while having a light intensity of taste and feels thin in the mouth. The tequila has a hint of bitterness and has a low amount of sweetness. Now onto flavor. The flavor has intense to moderate agave, earth, and floral attributes which are followed by mild spice, fruit, and smoke. The tequilas finish is a medium duration of flavor followed by a slight numbing alcohol feeling. Overall, I rated this tequila at the ?B+? level.