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Suavecito

Suavecito
Extra Añejo Tequila

Category: Extra Añejo Tequila

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 35%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$149

Suavecito
Extra Añejo Tequila

Category: Extra Añejo Tequila

Date Tasted:
Country: Mexico
Alcohol: 35%
Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of cigar box and pipe tobacco, sweet basil, pesto, and aged balsamic, sweet grass, and gentian and chicory with a round, bright, dryish medium-to-full body and an interesting, medium-long finish with impressions of cooked honey and pine nuts, sweet tobacco, caramel custard, and unripe fig. Sweet, savory, and herbaceous in a deeply satisfying way with aromas and flavors continuing to unfurl in the glass.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: cigar box and pipe tobacco, sweet basil, pesto, and aged balsamic, sweet grass, and gentian and chicory
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with impressions of cooked honey and pine nuts, sweet tobacco, caramel custard, and unripe fig
Smoothness Smoothness:
Finish Finish: Long
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Sweet, savory, and herbaceous in a deeply satisfying way with aromas and flavors continuing to unfurl in the glass.

The Producer

Blue Agave Importers, LLLP

The Producer

Their Portfolio

86 Suavecito Blanco Tequila 35% (Mexico) $35.00.
87 Suavecito Reposado Tequila 35% (Mexico) $39.00.
BR Suavecito Añejo Tequila 35% (Mexico) $49.00. - Bronze Medal
87 Suavecito Anejo Bottle Package 35% (Mexico) $49.00.
94 Suavecito Extra Añejo Tequila 35% (Mexico) $149.00.
87 Suavecito Cristalino Reposado Tequila 35% (Mexico) $45.00.
86 Suavecito Extra Anejo Bottle Package 35% (Mexico) $159.00.

Extra Anejo Tequila

An extra añejo tequila must be aged for at least three years in oak barrels that have a maximum capacity of 160 gallons (600 liters). These are dark-colored tequilas - deep amber or copper - that have a spicy oak-influenced flavor with notes such as dark chocolate, tobacco and Asian spices. They typically have a long, refined finish.

Extra añejo tequilas can display great style, depth of flavor, and finesse and are meant exclusively for after dinner sipping.

It should be noted that among tequila producers, aging tequila for more than four years is a matter of controversy. Many tequila producers oppose doing so because they feel that "excessive" oak aging will overwhelm distinctive and delicate earthy, fruity, and vegetal agave flavor notes.