At look at Tequila Cruz Reposado
I recently took a look at a new offering in the Tequila Market, from a company based out of Arizona, Tequila Cruz. According to Tequila Cruz’s website they’ve won several awards for their reposado offering. So I was definitely looking forward to sampling this product. When I finally had the opportunity to sample this tequila I was a bit surprised at how the spirit tasted.
Upon taking the first sip, Tequila Cruz’s reposado has an initial feel on the mouth that resembles a heavy gel like water. While you do get some of the expected notes of agave, and citrus, followed up by the occasional hint of vanilla, the spirit itself is not as smooth as one would expect a tequila being billed as a “flagship product” to be. The spirit ends with a very rough finish that is a bit on the harsh side with a hint of burn on that final drop.
Tequila Cruz advised me that they age their Reposado in American oak barrels for up to five months before bottling.
My experience with aged spirits including tequilas, is that after this amount of time the spirit should pick up some color, whether it’s a brown, orange or other dark hue. The reposado sampled was as clear as an unaged blanco specimen. When I inquired about this with Tequila Cruz, they advised that they use a special filtering technique, prior to bottling. Perhaps this is where all the issues I ran into stem from, unfortunately I can only report about my individual experience which was quite disappointment.
I had really high hopes for Tequila Cruz’s Reposado due to it having won several awards including the gold medal in 2009’s San Francisco’s World Spirits Completion. Unfortunately after tasting the spirit, I’m sorry to say it failed to live up to any of these expectations.
Final Score :3/10
