The midpalate is all about pepper kick – it’s black pepper, white pepper, clove, habanero, and then oak. ![]() ![]() As we move on to the midpalate, the pepper spice increases, ultimately outpacing the oak. It’s really here in the entry where this tequila is at its best. The entry for Hornitos Black Barrel is oak forward, but it has some sense of balance with roasted agave, black pepper, and caramel. While the oak notes in the nose are fairly strong, they don’t completely obliterate the core tequila aromas. The nose, however, is decidedly tequila, with black pepper, vanilla, and roasted agave mixed in with old oak. Hornitos Black Barrel Anejo Tequila (40% ABV / 80 proof, $29.99, NOM 1102) is dark gold in color and visually could easily be mistaken for an American whiskey. The aim here is to get some deep color and oak from the heavily charred barrel and then additional sweetness from the toasted oak barrel. Hornitos Black Barrel Anejo Tequila takes the standard Hornitos anejo tequila aged for a year in traditional oak barrels and then finishes that tequila in heavily charred American Oak casks for four months, and then moves it to a toasted American Oak barrel for another two months. Jim Beam/Suntory (owners of the Hornitos Brand) deeply understand the lower end of the price spectrum and have seized the opportunity to bring a lower priced tequila offering aimed at the value-driven whiskey consumer. Much of the movement in the tequila space has been aimed at the high end whiskey consumer. Tequila producers have also been eyeing that whiskey consumer, and there has been a dramatic increase in anejo and extra anejo releases aimed at them, including Tequila Avion ReseMilenio, and Gran Patron Piedra. The list of brands to “go black” is fairly long and includes such major releases as Johnnie Walker Double Black, Jameson Black Barrel, Captain Morgan Black, and Mount Gay Black Barrel. Basically, by extra-aging a spirit in a deeply charred barrel, that spirit gets an infusion of strong oak and color, and seemingly, instant whiskey consumer friendliness. The most common way for non-whiskey brands to do this is with oak, namely via the now extremely pervasive “Black Barrel”. ![]() ![]() For more information go to This product is not eligible for return.With the explosion in popularity of American Whiskey, other spirit categories have tried to ride whiskey’s coattails with crossover offerings aimed squarely at whiskey consumers. You will not be able to complete your purchase of spirit/liquor products if you enter a PO Box or are in one of those locations.ĬA Prop 65 Warning: Drinking distilled spirits, beer, coolers, wine, sand other alcoholic beverages may increase cancer risk, and, during pregnancy, can cause birth defects. We will inform you of the specific states, countries, and providences we cannot ship too once you provide your orders shipping address information. Unfortunately, due to laws/regulations we cannot deliver spirit/liquor products to any PO Box addresses or in some cases to all states, countries, or providences. All deliveries require an adult signature and proof of age. You must be at least 21 years of age to purchase and receive wine and spirits. Images represent the intended product however, bottle designs, artwork, packaging and current batch release or proof may be updated from the producer without notice.
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