A Look at El Diamante Del Cielo Blanco and Reposado Offerings
After taking a look at El Diamante Del Cielo’s Anejo offering a few weeks ago,I was curious to see how the Blanco and Reposado offerings they produced fared.
Using the same triple distillation system used in the Anejo offering in which the heads and tails of the spirit are discarded and only the heart remains, allows a flavorful offering in both El Diamante’s other two offerings.
How flavorful?
Well, the Blanco hits you with a very clean, nose of pure sweet agave. It then follows this up in the first sip with notes of floral agave, followed up by minor notes of cream.
A simple yet nicely executed Blanco. With its simplistic and not overly complicated flavor profile, this would work great in any cocktail that calls for a Blanco tequila.
Final Score:8/10
The “Jan Brady” of the El Diamante Del Cielo, the Reposado sits firmly between their Blanco and Anejo offerings in its flavor profile.
While not sharing all the same flavors hidden within each sip of the Anejo offering, the Reposado starts off with a nose filled with a sweetness that made me think of a bourbon. This is due in no small part to El Diamante’s use of white oak barrels in the same fashion as bourbon manufacturers use to age their spirits.
From that first taste, I was hit with heavy notes dark chocolate, mild spice, a sweet almost akin to a caramel popcorn flavor, hazelnut and the occasional notes of toffee. You can see how aging the anejo an additional three years and one day(The Reposado is aged for 364 days) allows these flavors to mature further.
Final Score: 8.5/10
