El Ateo High Proof Tequila Review

100% additive-free. All the agaves are from Guanajuato, which is actually really unusual and very cool. This is 50.


Yeah.

50%, yep. So this is lot 1 that was a Mexican only release, lot 2 is coming to the USA soon. It's going to be I think $85 or something like that, really? So you know, up there for sure for a blanco, but let's see how we like it.

All right.

Cheers.

It's a relatively light nose actually, considering how much agave is packed in there.

Yeah.

It's got some soil character in it. It's not straight agave nose or kind of citrus. It's got a little more like, like forest flora depth to it.

Yeah.

Holy cow.

There's a lot of flavor in that for it being a 50%.

That's almost syrupy. I mean, the mouthfeel on that is so thick and juicy and ripe, but like that's wow! It's like coating my whole mouth.

Yeah.

That's a bomb of agave, holy mackerel. That's one of the most agave for tequilas I've ever had. That is right up my alley.

Yeah, it is.

I am a fan of that approach for sure.

For me that's a 9.

Wow! A 9, ok.

9 for me.

All right, I'm going to give it a 7. High-proof Blancos aren't always my thing.

It's a lot for you.

Yeah, it's a lot for me, but it's still good. Yeah.

And a really cool bottle and awesome packaging too. So coming out relatively soon, El Ateo the big bang.

Look for it.

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