El Tesoro De Don Felipe Reposado Tequila 750ml

Pros: Smoothness, price, flavor, complexity, texture, appearance, drinkability.
Cons: Marginally difficult to find, so innocuous you might drink more than you bargained for!

Introduction Being drawn more and more into tasting 100% agave tequilas, I have realized that there is a wide selection of quality and flavors perhaps unparallelled in other spirits. While there are some pretty standard rules for estimating ...

Pros: Delicate notes, texture, aroma, smoothness, unique flavor.
Cons: A little flat for those expecting aged oakiness, unique flavor.

Introduction El Tesoro de Don Felipe tequilas have a very strong following amongst true tequila lovers. If you think that tequila is made from cactus, gives you hallucinations, comes with a worm and is to be shot with lime, you are not only ...

Pros: This is pure, true agave taste with a tux.
Cons: you will spend more money on tequila, for sure.

It was a long time since my review on this exceptional tequila needed a good update. Since there is SO MANY people now moving towards the really GOOD 100% agave tequilas, I owed El Tesoro de Don Felipe Blanco, now Tesoro Platinum ( or ETP for short) a ...

Pros: These people know how to make tequila
Cons: Not quite ready to take out of the barrel. Productions not the cleanest.

You can't get much more back-to-basics artisan than with Tesoro, people that have visited the “distillery” who liked this tequila have told me that after they saw how it was produced they will never drink it again, people are inside the fermentation ...

Pros: Succulent mature agave flavor, incredibly smooth añejo.
Cons: Expensive and hard to get in most of USA.

Is Tesoro Añejo still on top? Or has it joined the ranks of the terrible mutants? I was really worried about this issue after being served a glass of "Tesoro Añejo" a few days ago. Thinking this was a dose of Tesoro de Don Felipe, I went right into it. ...

Pros: Premium reposados start here! Bold and basic.
Cons: Maybe a bit harsh for the uninitiated, and too simple for aged spirits fans.

Lets skip the pleasentries: EL Tesoro de Don Felipe tequilas are simply THE reference by which all others should be measured, or at least compared to when it comes to agave flavor purity and simplicity. The Camarena family has done a commendable job on ...

Pros: Outstanding flavor, discout price
Cons: Not really rough, but aggressive flavor pattern may turn off the uninitiated.

This tequila is quite a handful for whomever is prepared to try it. Of all the Anejos I have ever tried, it is my favorite. Thanks to its careful elaboration, it comes alive with a dry and earthy blast of agave flavor. No wonder why it enjoys such rave ...

Pros: Great price for what you get
Cons: Tequila aficionados should go for superior tequilas in the Anejo category.

Anejo, a style defined by time, Word and raw products, where each day of aging imparts its personality, hues and flavor. Tequila has already become prestigious throughout the world, creating a true tequila culture for lovers of this spirituous beverage...

Pros: light, fruity flavor -- very smooth, not too expensive
Cons: can be hard to find

I am fast on my way to becoming an official "Tequila Master" (with diploma and everything), a title granted by my favorite bartender Julio. I have 9 more tequilas to try and then I have my MT (Master of Tequila). So, having sampled 26...

Pros: Very nice anejo for the price
Cons: Not as well balanced as it should be

Traditional brand which produces tequila the old fashion including the stone ovens and the stone wheel that crushes the cooked agave to obtain the delightful juice that eventually will turn into tequila. The distillery althogh not in the Tequila Town...

Pros: Rich, complex, made a tequila lover outta me.
Cons: Have spent too much money sampling Tequila since I tried it.

I have never been a Tequila, or spirits, advocate; but I have changed my tune.

I am a sales person at a wine shop (we sell all types of liquors, but mostly wine). One slow afternoon I was browsing WineX Magazine and found an article on...

Pros: Very good traditional tequila
Cons: Not consistent from one bottle to the next

Tesoro of course is one of the top ultra-premium tequilas; this tequila is made in the Los Altos region which is one of the two main areas of tequila production. From what I could find out of this tequila it is made in a very old traditional way with ...

Pros: Outstanding agave flavor with smooth character
Cons: Not easy to find, pricey

[b]Preliminary:[/b] For the past two+ decades, I've lived close to the US/Mexican border and have had the good fortune to have many fine tequilas easily available. The ONE absolute when selecting a tequila is to ensure that it is 100% puro de agave, ...

Pros: Price for what you get
Cons: Presentation and slightly powerful

100% blue agave tequila, not aged, the presentation is a simple factory bottle with a simple label.

Color and Body: Very transparent with beautiful silver hues, this white tequila slowly slips down the side of the glass in a show of its full...

Pros: Great finesse without being at all bland.
Cons: The price keeps going up and up.

Over the past year or two a friend and I have taken it upon ourselves to conduct an extensive, rigor ...