At the end of the day, I was pretty impressed with this bottle of Volcan de Mi Tierra Tequila Reposado. It is decent for sipping, and even better as a mixing tequila. It brought a nice balance between being clean-tasting and being agave-forward. The noticeably vegetal flavor was interesting but not super complex, which I admit I had some mixed feelings about when it came to deciding whether to give this bottle 4 or 5 stars. The marketing materials for this reposado talk about toasted tobacco, pineapple, citrus, and honey flavors coming from the barrel aging, none of which I really noticed. Perhaps some of the bitterness of the agave was actually coming from the tobacco, though I was not able to tease apart these flavors while sipping. I tend to have a bias towards complex spirits, but there is also value in letting the agave shine in its own right, especially for a reposado which is only slightly aged. Ultimately, though, the complexity promised by the marketing didn’t match what I felt was a simple and clean tequila, so I decided not to give it a perfect score.

That said, I do see this bottle becoming my go-to tequila as I wrap up the summer season with some more cantaritos and margaritas. I would definitely recommend picking up a bottle of Volcan de Mi Tierra Tequila Reposado for yourself if you get the chance.