June 19, 2007 Herradura Seleccion Suprema Anejo NOM 1119 Tasted on 6/15/07 at 7:00pm. I tried this tequila at Zocalo in Sacramento and tasted it in a Riedel glass. This bottle has a unique design and comes with a wooden box. With a golden amber brown color, this tequila has intense aromas of vanilla and floral. Other aromas include moderate fruit and caramel with mild earth and spice. The tequila has a heavy mouth feel and on the first sip is sweet and syrupy with a hint of bitterness. Herradura Seleccion Suprema Anejo has numerous arrays of flavors due to its 49 months of aging. However, I thought this tequila was somewhat overpowering. Intense flavors of caramel, floral, and vanilla are followed by moderate to intense agave. Moderate notes include earth and wood. With a long duration of flavor, tastes of mild fruit and hints of spice bring this tequila to a numbing finish. Herradura Seleccion Suprema Anejo has received the rating of 94 points out of 100.

 June 19, 2007 Clase Azul Ultra Extra Anejo NOM 1416 Tasted on 5/1/07 at 6:00pm. I tried this tequila at a release party at Vessel in San Francisco and tasted it in a champagne glass. While this bottle has a unique design and comes with a wooden box, it is the tequilas quality versus price that harms this tequilas rating. In the quality versus price section of the rating sheet this tequila received a below average score. It is hard to justify $1,700 a bottle. With an amber brown color, this tequila has intense aromas of caramel, vanilla, fruit, and floral. Other aromas include hints of earth and spice. The tequila has a heavy mouth feel and on the first sip is sweet and syrupy with no bitterness. Clase Azul Ultra Extra Anejo has numerous arrays of flavors due to its minimum of 3 years of aging. However, this tequila was lacking agave. I only thought there was a moderate to mild amount of agave. Intense flavors of caramel and vanilla are followed by moderate notes of fruit. With a long duration of flavor, tastes of mild floral bring this tequila to a numbing finish. Clase Azul Ultra Extra Anejo has received the rating of 95 points out of 100 and would have been higher if not for the quality versus price section of the rating sheet.

 June 19, 2007 Cabo Wabo Uno Anejo NOM 1467 Tasted on 5/1/07 at 3:30pm. I opened this bottle, which cost me $257, in a limo on a trip to San Francisco and tasted it in a Riedel glass. While this bottle has a crystal decanter and comes with a wooden box, it is the tequilas quality versus price that harms this tequilas rating. In the quality versus price section of the rating sheet this tequila received a below average score. With a golden color, this tequila has intense aromas of caramel. Other aromas include moderate earth, vanilla, and floral with a mild fruit. The tequila has a medium mouth feel and on the first sip is sweet with a lot of bitterness. I was shocked at how bitter this tequila was. Most of the passengers in the limo stopped drinking the Cabo Uno and moved to something else. Cabo Wabo Uno Anejo has numerous arrays of flavors due to its 38 months of aging. Intense flavors of caramel, agave, and vanilla are followed by moderate notes of fruit, wood, and floral. With a medium to long duration of flavor, tastes of mild earth and chemicals with hints of spice and smoke bring this tequila to a numbing finish. Cabo Wabo Uno Anejo has received the rating of 90/91 points out of 100.

 June 19, 2007 Arette Unique Anejo NOM 1109 Tasted on 5/27/07 at 9:10pm. I opened this bottle, which cost me about $100, at my home and tasted it in a Riedel glass. While this bottle has a normal design, it is the tequilas quality versus price that makes this great. In the quality versus price section of the rating sheet this tequila received the most points possible. In my opinion, this tequila is worth far more than $100. With a golden amber brown color, this tequila has intense aromas of floral, vanilla, and caramel. Other aromas include moderate fruit and spice with a mild earth. The tequila has a heavy almost syrupy mouth feel and on the first sip is very sweet with a hint of bitterness. Arette Unique Anejo has numerous arrays of flavors due to its 6 years of aging. Intense flavors of caramel, agave, fruit, and floral are followed by moderate notes of earth, wood, and vanilla. With a very long duration of flavor, tastes of mild spice with a hint of chemicals bring this tequila to a numbing finish. Arette Unique Anejo has received the rating of 96 points out of 100.

 June 18, 2007 Corazon Blanco NOM 1440 Tasted on 6/17/07 at 6:53pm. I tried this tequila at Cantina Del Cabo and tasted it in a wine glass shaped similarly to a Riedel tequila glass. With a clear color, this tequila has intense aromas of floral, earth, and spice. Other aromas include moderate fruit with mild smoke. The tequila has a thin mouth feel and on the first sip has a low level of sweetness with no bitterness. Intense flavors of earth and agave are followed by moderate notes of fruit and floral. With a short to medium duration of flavor, tastes of mild spice and wood with a hint of smoke bring this tequila to a subtle slightly numbing finish. Corazon Blanco has received the rating of 90 points out of 100.