El Mayor Tequila Anejo

Based on a recommendation (Thanks Eddie), I bought this tequila. It was inexpensive and very surprisingly good. My friends and I enjoyed it a lot. Have tried more expensive tequilas and always come back to El Mayor anejo. I drink it chilled from the freezer. If there was a category for best buy, I would give this tequila 100.

tequila shows good color and nice aroma. It has a nice body with hints of carmel and some butter. However, judging from color I had expected more, as from a tequila such as El Gran Jubileo Extra Anejo, my favorite. Still for the price El Mayor will always be on my self for friends. There is some initial heat at first and at the end, but nothing that would be considered out of the ordinary. A good tequila to try whether on a budget or out for a sip of a good tequila.

bought 2/12/10 paid $42 online. Sampled from a 6 oz shot glass. The bottle is attractive, thick glass with a tight cork top. Color is a beautiful caramel, some legs, no tears. Nose is agave for the most part, maybe a hint of caramel/vanilla, I was expecting more based on the color... Body is thick in the mouth settles easily on the tongue but not much presence. Muted finish, minimal heat that builds just a bit. Leaves a alcohol numbing after an oz or two. I doubt I'd buy again.

This actually had a decent nose to me - slight floral, oak, a little spice, and some alcohol/astringent... but pretty good balance in the nose.

It had a peppery entry with hints of vanilla, and a decent agave presence. It also had quite a bite - almost more like a silver than an anejo, which I kind of enjoyed because it still had elements of an anejo.

Overall I think this is an incredible value as I saw a bottle of this for roughly $35. For that price you'd have a hard time finding a better anejo. Not my favorite, but a great value I wouldn't hesitate to have again.

Myself and my friends keep coming back to the El Mayor Anejo as one of our favorites. For the price (normally around $40) you really can't beat it. We normally sip it out of a double ball glass and this has to be one of the smoothest anejo's in it's price range. There is a sweet spicy flavor to the initial taste with an oaky finish and very little alcohol burn. Not a lot of Agave flavor but enough to notice, this is probably why all of my friends seem to like it. I always keep a bottle on the shelf.