As I promised in last Friday's blog, here is a rundown of the tequilas we tasted (in the order we tasted them), my totally subjective rating and my notes and comments about the level to which my palate was impressed. With one exception, we limited ourselves to anjeos for the purposes of this tasting, that is, tequilas that were aged for one year. Tasting was blind with the names revealed only after all 14 tequilas had been tasted. The ones I have no intention of ever drinking again after this experience were given a flat-out zero.
| Tequila | Comments | Score |
| Dos Lunas | tdr started with the favorite from a previous tasting I did not attend, and I'm glad he did. This was terrific, and the one to beat for everything that followed. Sssssmooth with a beautiful smoky color, a scent of honey and a tobacco aftertaste. | 10 |
| Patron | This was the pale color of ginger ale and was much more acrid. Tasted like Novocain and smelled like petroleum products. Nasty. | 0 |
| Jose Cuervo 1800 Reposado | Slightly pink, sweet and strong, this reminded me of an expensive French lipstick -- which is not necessarily a bad thing! Pleased all senses respectably. | 5 |
| Corazon | Ginger ale color, sweet and slightly floral smelling. This had a unique buttery flavor and feel to it that I didn't get from any of the others. | 7 |
| El Tesoro | Wow. I was excited about this one after the first whiff. It smells really amazing, but Lordy, Lordy, once I tasted? Blech. It leaves your mouth tasting the way I imagine glue huffing would. | 1 |
| Gran Centenaro | Nice, nice nice! Good color, great esthers, lingers on the palate like a fine cognac with a hint of orange peel in the aftertaste. I literally had to taste the first one again after this, to make sure I still liked it better. I did. Hence the score of 9 here instead of 10. | 9 |
| Herradura | Very vanilla in the nose and on the palate, but a little too much burn to make it enjoyable. I think this would be an exceptional mixer to complement sweeter tequila-based cocktails. | 6 |
| Los Azulejos | This one reminded me of a really horrid pear brandy I once tried. All alcohol burn and no flavor. | 0 |
| Camilo | Slightly pinkish color, tasty. Not too much burn. Very respectable overall. | 6 |
| Jose Cuervo | This was much too sweet and tasted cheap. The moment I tried sniffing it, my nostrils literally rebelled and tried to close up at the scent. Felt like I was drinking cheap perfume. | 0 |
| Abandonado | This one was very nice. It was sweeter than my favorite, but equally nice in the mouth. Loses points for an unimpressive nose. | 7.5 |
| Cabo Wabo | Utterly boring. Good color but not much flavor. Use this for mixing if you want a Margarita but really don’t like the taste of tequila. | 4 |
| Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia | Really good! This one genuinely surprised me. The color was nice, but the standout feature was an earthy flavor I didn’t taste in any of the other offerings. | 8 |
| Clase Azul | Terrific flavors of coffee and honey with a pleasing mellow burn. The esters are a tad too strong, causing your eyes to water, ultimately too strong to beat out my fave. | 9 |
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