March 23, 2008 Chaya Silver NOM 1420 Tasted on 8/3/07 at 4:30pm. I tried this bottle at Zocalo, which cost me $8, and tasted it out of a snifter. With a clear color, this tequila has intense aromas of floral and fruit. Other aromas include moderate earth and spice. The tequila has a thin mouth feel and the first sip is sweet with mild bitterness. Chaya Silver has numerous arrays of flavors. Intense flavors of earth and agave are followed by moderate floral notes. With a medium duration of flavor, tastes of mild smoke, fruit, and spice bring this tequila to a slightly numbing finish. Chaya Silver has received the rating of 90 points out of 100.

 March 23, 2008 Chaya Reposado NOM 1420 Tasted on 8/3/07 at 5:20pm. I tried this bottle at Zocalo, which cost me $9, and tasted it out of a snifter. With a pale yellow color, this tequila has intense aromas of floral and fruit. Other aromas include moderate earth with a hint of spice. The tequila has a thin to medium mouth feel and the first sip is sweet with no bitterness. Chaya Reposado has numerous arrays of flavors. Intense flavors of earth and agave, floral, and fruit are followed by moderate earthy notes. With a medium to long duration of flavor, tastes of mild smoke, vanilla, and spice bring this tequila to a slightly numbing finish. Chaya Reposado has received the rating of 90 points out of 100.

 March 23, 2008 Chaya Anejo NOM 1420 Tasted on 8/3/07 at 6:15pm. I tried this bottle at Zocalo, which cost me $10, and tasted it out of a snifter. With a yellow golden color, this tequila has intense aromas of floral and caramel. Other aromas include moderate fruit and earth with mild vanilla and spice. The tequila has a medium oily mouth feel and the first sip is semi sweet with a small hint of bitterness. Chaya Anejo has numerous arrays of flavors. Intense flavors of earth and agave are followed by moderate floral notes. With a medium to long duration of flavor, tastes of mild fruit, vanilla, spice, and caramel bring this tequila to a numbing finish. Chaya Anejo has received the rating of 90/91 points out of 100.

 March 23, 2008 Porfidio Barrique Anejo No NOM Tasted on 9/18/07 at 6:00pm. I purchased this tequila at Sundance in Sacramento, CA for $65 and tasted it out of a 4 ounce glass. The tequila is a amber brown color. This Anejo’s aromas consist of intense caramel and fruit aspects followed by moderate floral, spice, and smoke. On the lighter side, this Anejo has mild aromas of vanilla and earth. On the tongue, this tequila is mellow and has a heavy mouth feel. While the tequila has heavy agave flavor, it is sweet and syrupy with no bitterness. The flavor of this tequila contains intense notes of agave and caramel followed by moderate fruit, floral, wood, and vanilla aspects. Upon finishing this tequila, there is a very long duration of flavor and numbing alcohol intensity. I have rated this tequila at 96 out of 100 points.

 March 23, 2008 Arette Gran Clase Extra Anejo NOM 1109 Tasted on 8/18/07 at 3:30pm. I tried this tequila at Zocalo in a snifter glass. With an amber brown color, this tequila has intense aromas of floral and earth. Other aromas include moderate fruit and caramel with mild vanilla and spice. The tequila has a heavy mouth feel and on the first sip is semi sweet with a minimal amount of bitterness. Arette Gran Clase has numerous arrays of flavors due to its 3 years of aging. Intense flavors of agave, earth, and floral are followed by moderate notes of caramel, wood, and vanilla. With a medium to long duration of flavor, tastes of mild fruit bring this tequila to a numbing finish. Arette Gran Clase Extra Anejo has received the rating of 88 points out of 100.