Cazadores Tequila Anejo

This tequila is very smooth and flavorful but a bit too woody for my taste. I am a fan of the reposado Cazadores but not so much with this anejo.

Cazadores tequilas are a great value, I think you get a great tequila for the money

Beautiful bottle presentation. Nice aroma with smoke and vanilla. It moves from a sweet, smooth start to a strong, peppery burn. Not unpleasant while sipping on a cold winter day.

Cazadores is a strange brand. I'm luke warm on some of them and head over heels in love with the Extra Anejo. This one is in between in terms of age...so I should like it, right?

Aroma: Not much agave, but plenty of vanilla and oak.
Initial Taste: Mildly sweet. Kind of bland. Vanilla and oak are the predominant flavors.
Body: Medium body. Nothing special. The wood flavor is more forward than any here. It's a fairly bland anejo. Maybe a hint of fruity sweetness.
Finish: No character at all. It almost just disappears. The oak flavor lingers a bit and it's easy to drink, but there's no umph at the end of this one to speak of.

This bottle runs in the $35-40 range most place. For that price, I could name 50 tequilas off the top of my head that I would rather drink for $40 or less. It's not bad...it's just not good either. And for the price, I hope for something better.

Used Glencarin Glass for Tasting

Nose - Agave, Citrus, Pine, Algae
Initial Taste - Sweet, Citrus,
Body - Silky Texture, Agave, Butterscotch, Vanilla, Almond, Marzipan, Bourbon
Finish - Vanilla, Light Oak, very weak finish, not much there
Smoothness - Extremely Smooth, to the point of being too smooth
Price - $40.00, too high for the lack of complexity or punch
Presentation - Bottle is a nice shape, raised glass deer head, paper description label, Wood and cork stopper, would be a great looking bottle if it weren't for the decal above the deer head. (on the website it appears the bottle will change, new bottle doesn't look good at all)

This is an easy to drink tequila. Tastes a lot like bourbon with a little agave mixed in. Which is ultimately why my scores aren't all that high. There just isn't a whole lot of excitement or complexity. I will update review when I get brandy snifters and see if that brings out more flavor.

This one is "interesting". I bought it because it was a couple of dollars cheaper than the 1800 Añejo, and it's not awful. However, the oak flavor in it seems more like fresh oak lumber rather than something older and more mellow. I get the impression the oak wasn't even charred at all; it's more like I'm in a Home Depot buying some really nice wood. It's great for lumber; not so much for sipping. I will not be buying this again.