Reviews written by Tequila Joe
June 17, 2007
El Charro Reposado (Mixto)(Shown in this pic) ? NOM 1460 ? Tasted on 4/20/07 at 4:00pm. I tried this tequila, which cost me $8, at Zocalo and tasted it in a snifter glass. This tequilas quality versus price was below average. With a pale yellow color, this tequila has intense aromas of earth, floral, and spice. Other aromas include mild fruit and smoke. The tequila has a medium mouth feel and on the first sip is sweet with mild bitterness. El Charro Reposado?s intense aromas of earth are followed by moderate notes of fruit, floral, agave, and chemical notes. With a medium-to-long duration of flavor, tastes of mild spice and smoke bring this tequila to a hot numbing finish. El Charro Reposado has received the rating of 84 points out of 100.
June 17, 2007
El Charro Silver ? NOM 1460 ? Tasted on 5/21/07 at 4:45pm. I tried this tequila at Zocalo and tasted it in a snifter glass. This tequilas quality versus price was average. With a clear color, this tequila has intense aromas of earth. Other aromas include moderate floral and smoke with mild fruit and spice. The tequila has a medium-to-oily mouth feel and on the first sip has a low level of sweetness with mild-to-moderate bitterness. El Charro Silver?s moderate-to-intense aromas of earth and agave are followed by moderate notes of fruit. With a medium duration of flavor, tastes of mild floral, spice, wood, and smoke bring this tequila to a numbing finish. El Charro Silver has received the rating of 87 points out of 100.
June 17, 2007
Don Fulano Reposado ? NOM 1146 ? Tasted on 4/20/07 at 4:53pm. I tried this tequila, which cost me $12, at Zocalo and tasted it in a snifter glass. This tequilas quality versus price was above average. With a yellow golden color, this tequila has intense aromas of floral and earth. Other aromas include moderate fruit and smoke with mild spice. The tequila has an oily mouth feel and on the first sip is sweet with a hint of bitterness. Don Fulano Reposado has numerous arrays of flavors due to its 8 months of aging. Intense aromas of floral are followed by moderate notes of agave and earth. With a medium duration of flavor, tastes of mild fruit with hints of spice and smoke bring this tequila to a numbing finish. Don Fulano Reposado has received the rating of 93 points out of 100.
June 17, 2007
Don Eduardo Silver ? NOM 1110 ? Tasted on 6/15/07 at 5:00pm. I purchased 1.5 ounces of this tequila at Zocalo in Sacramento, CA and tasted it out of a snifter. The tequila is clear in color. Don Eduardo Silver aromas consist of intense earth and fruit aspects followed by moderate floral and spice. On the lighter side, this Silver has mild smoke. On the tip of tongue, this tequila is mellow and has a medium mouth feel. While the tequila has moderate-to-heavy agave flavor, it is sweet and has only a hint of bitterness. The flavor of this tequila contains intense flavors of earth and fruit followed by moderate to intense fruit. Deeper flavors of Don Eduardo Silver consist of hints of spice. Upon finishing this tequila, there is a medium duration of flavor and a tingly alcohol intensity. I have rated this tequila at 90 out of 100 points.
June 17, 2007
Don Eduardo Reposado ? NOM 1110 ? Tasted on 6/15/07 at 5:25pm. I purchased 1.5 ounces of this tequila at Zocalo in Sacramento, CA and tasted it out of a snifter. The tequila is pale yellow in color and is aged for 6 months. Don Eduardo Reposado aromas consist of intense earth, fruit, and floral aspects followed by moderate spice. On the lighter side, this Anejo has hints of vanilla and smoke. On the tip of tongue, this tequila is mellow and has an medium mouth feel. While the tequila has moderate agave flavor, it has a low sweetness and mild bitterness. The flavor of this tequila contains intense flavors of earth followed by mild fruit, floral, smoke, wood, and spice aspects. Deeper flavors of Don Eduardo Reposado consist of hints of chemicals. Upon finishing this tequila, there is a short-to-medium duration of flavor and a subtle numbing alcohol intensity. I have rated this tequila at 86 out of 100 points.
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