May 29, 2007 Don Julio Real Anejo NOM 1449 Tasted 5/22/07. On this date I tried this tequila by doing a blind tasting. This tequila is a pale yellow golden color and has intense aromas of fruit and floral. There are also moderate aromas of earth, vanilla, and spice. A mellow taste on the tip of the tongue leads to a low level of sweetness. The Don Julio Real Anejo flavor contains intense fruity flavors. The tequila also has moderate intensities of earth, floral, and agave followed by mild vanilla, and spice accents. Don Julio Real Anejo finishes with a medium duration of flavor and a tingly alcohol feeling. This tequila has been awarded the overall rating of B+.

 May 29, 2007 Chamucos Reposado NOM 1433 Tasted 4/18/07. The tequila is a pale yellow golden color and has intense fruit and floral aromas. Once you get past the intensity of the nose, you can smell moderate notes of earth, spice, and smoke. On the tip of the tongue the tequila is mellow and soft, while feeling thin in the mouth. While the tequila is sweet, it is actually has low bitterness. Now onto flavor. The flavor has intense floral and fruity attributes which are followed by moderate agave and earth and mild spice and smoke. The tequilas finish is a medium duration of flavor followed by a numbing alcohol feeling. Overall, I rated this tequila at the B level.

 May 28, 2007 4 Copas Anejo NOM 1457 Tasted on 4/30/07 at 10:20pm. 4 Copas anejo cost me about $100 at BevMo. I tasted this tequila in my home and used a Riedel glass for tasting. The bottle is similar to a normal bottle except for a unique design on the back of the bottles which is a man on horseback whose head is an agave plant. 4 Copas ages their anejo for at least one year which causes it to be a dark golden color. Intense aromas of this tequila include earth and floral are followed by moderate notes of fruit, vanilla, spice, caramel, and smoke. In the mouth, the anejo is oily and heavy. While the tequila is sweet and almost syrupy, there is only a minimal hint of bitterness. When examining the flavors of 4 Copas Anejo, first impressions include intense earth and floral accents. On a second sip, I noticed moderate flavors of agave, vanilla, and smoke. When searching for deeper flavors upon tasting the tequila, one can taste mild notes of fruit, wood, caramel, and spice. Unfortunately, this tequila only has a medium duration of flavor but did have a nice numbing alcohol intensity. I awarded 4 Copas Anejo the rating of 90 points out of 100.

 May 28, 2007 Tres, Quatro, Cinco Anejo (prickly pear cactus) NOM 1146 Tasted 12/27/06. The tequila is a golden brown color and has intense floral and earthy aromas. Once you get past the intensity of the nose, you can smell moderate notes of vanilla and fruit. On the tip of the tongue the tequila is mellow and soft but yet has a full-to-strong intensity of taste and feels heavy and oily in the mouth. While the tequila has a medium-to-low bitterness, it is actually fairly sweet and almost syrupy. Now onto flavor. The flavor has intense earth and floral attributes which are followed by moderate spice, fruit, and agave with mild vanilla, smoke, and caramel. The tequilas finish is an medium-to-long duration of flavor followed by a numbing, tingly alcohol feeling. Overall, I rated this tequila at the A level and would definitely recommend that everyone try this masterpiece. However, personally, I thought the original bottle with the Porfidio like cactus in the bottom tasted a lot better.

 May 28, 2007 Herencia Historico Anejo NOM 1124 Tasted 12/27/06. The tequila is a golden brown color and has an intense vanilla and caramel aromas. Once you get past the intensity of the nose, you can smell moderate notes of fruit. On the tip of the tongue the tequila is mellow and soft but yet has a moderate agave taste. While the tequila has a low-to-no bitterness, it is actually fairly sweet and syrupy. The flavor has moderate agave, vanilla, and smokey attributes which are followed by mild spice and earth. Lastly, there are mild flavors of fruit, floral and caramel accents. The tequilas finish is a short-to-moderate duration of flavor followed by a hot and tingling alcohol feeling. Overall, I rated this tequila at the A level and would definitely recommend it.