DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:

1. Corzo - $40

Nose: Orchard fruit salad, fresh fruit, mixed green vegetables, herbal, fresh cut grass, fresh floral, sweet caramel. Palate: Light spice, spicy, nuts, licorice, pine, herbal, menthol, lemon, sweet fruit salad, cream soda, café au lait, nougat, caramel, rich layers, soft, full bodied. Finish: Creamy, spicy toffee, warm peppery, nice, clean, smooth.

Double Gold Medal

2. Two-Way Tie -
Crótalo - $40

Nose: Green vegetal, fresh floral, herbal, mint, papaya, fruity, smoky. Palate: Lemon, citrus, fruit, pear, honey, creamy vanilla, sweet cream, grassy, earthy, peppery, light pepper, smoke, smooth, silky layers. Finish: Smoky, leather character, earthy, minty, anise, pepper, nice, clean, crisp, refined, long.

Double Gold Medal

Tres Agaves - $28

Nose: Eucalyptus, mint, grassy, agave, toffee, fresh fruit, berries. Palate: Powerful spice, pepper, jalapeño, roasted pepper, nutty, taragon, cinnamon, earthy agave, mint, berries, pear, buckwheat, buckwheat honey, butter, burnt sugar, marshmallow, light bodied. Finish: Peppercorn, pepper, jalapeño heat, earthy agave, dry, clean, crisp, bright, smooth, lingering.

Double Gold Medal

3. Milagro Single Barrel Select - $40

Nose: Rosewood, vanilla, honey, fruity, floral, mild agave, subtle. Palate: Creamy notes, sweet cream, vanilla, caramel, white toffee, marshmallow, peach, berry, grassy, nutty, anise, agave, nuanced. Finish: A touch sweet, vanilla cream, sweet toffee, sweet anise, clean, smooth, gentle, great.

Double Gold Medal

4. Four-Way Tie -
Don Alvaro - $50

Nose: Toast, cotton candy, creamy vanilla, apple, fruit blossom, rosewater, rich. Palate: Mint, peppermint, fresh-cut grassy, herbaceous, fig, candied fruits, dried fruits, sweet honey, cream soda, spice, oily, full bodied. Finish: Toast, minty, spicy, smooth, light, balanced.

Double Gold Medal

Herradura - $40
Ultra slow filtration.

Nose: Cola, licorice, cinnamon, poached apple, pear, grassy, light smoke. Palate: Cinnamon, floral, pear, cream soda, pepper, peppercorn, spearmint, herbs, licorice, anise, fennel, earthy, smoky, agave, clean. Finish: Pineapple, vanilla, sweet, lightly toasted, herbs, peppercorns, spicy, clean, smooth.

Double Gold Medal

Paqui - $45

Nose: Nougat, buttered rum, floral, fresh cut fruits, mild agave. Palate: Vegetal, heavy pepper, olives, spice, citrus, cherry, dates, nougat, honey, toffee, herbal, fennel, juniper, Fee Bros. Bitters, pleasant. Finish: Pepper notes that drop off quickly, spiced Christmas candle, balanced, very clean, smooth, silky.

Double Gold Medal

Riazul - $45

Nose: Cotton candy, sweet vanilla, caramel, mint, berries, earthy, light herbal, spicy. Palate: Cotton candy, cream soda, carrot cake, caramel, creamy, tropical flavors, melon, citrus, vegetal notes, green vegetables, green olive, oaky, rich. Finish: Grassy, hot pepper, anise, spicy, smoky, oily, smooth, soft.

Double Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:

El Mayor - $40

Nose: Vanilla, honey, nougat, jalapeño, agave, light oily, woodsy character. Palate: Vanilla, caramel, cream, sweet, toffee, dates, green bell pepper, peppery, citrus, spice, herbs, soft floral, grassy, pine, smoky elements. Finish: Citrus, fresh, dry, smooth, spicy, earthy, briny, light oily, nice, long.

Gold Medal

Baluarte - $45

Nose: Subtle citrus, baked pear, agave, cream soda, caramel, honey, peppery. Palate: Citrusy, lemon, mint, spearmint, menthol, licorice, anise, Ouzo, creamy, caramel, tropical flowers, dates, grassy, slightly spicy, peppery, woodsy notes, clean. Finish: Peppery, burnt sugar, oily, clean, crisp, dry, soft, smooth, lingering.

Gold Medal

Dulce Vida - $40
100 proof

Nose: Fire-roasted peppers, grass, floral, light herbal, sandalwood, vinegar, toasted notes. Palate: Creamy vanilla, cinnamon, nutty, nougat, minty, anise, pepper, herbal, peat, earthy, oily.. Finish: Spicy, hot pepper, anise, fennel, almost woodsy, menthol, wet stone, aggressive, dry, clean, crisp, lingering, has a kick.

Gold Medal

Luna Nueva - $40

Nose: Smoky bacon, roasted pepper, herbal. Palate: Herbaceous, spicy, cinnamon, creamy vanilla, toffee, caramel, anise, soft. Finish: Caramel, light pepper, spicy, earthy, smoky, creamy, sweet, soft, smooth.

Gold Medal

Alma de Agave - $30

Nose: Lemon, 7up soda, fruity, earthy, agave, light. Palate: Herbal, lemon, peppercorns, sandalwood, spicy, buckwheat honey, creamy vanilla, creamy, oily, rich body. Finish: Sandalwood, baked apple pie, fruity, spearmint, peppery, crisp, smooth, easy.

Gold Medal

Kirkland - $22 - 1.75ml

Nose: Herbaceous, agave, grassy, coriander, dried herbs, herbal, anise, popcorn buttery. Palate: Spicy, hot jalapeño, peppercorn, buttery caramel, toffee, creamy vanilla, creamy, smooth. Finish: Bourbon barrel notes, woody, light spice, spicy, peppery, sweet, crisp, smooth.

Gold Medal

Puro Verde - $30
Organic

Nose: Spearmint, citrus, orange blossom, lemon grass, cinnamon, nutmeg, toffee. Palate: Cola, coffee, mocha, peppercorns, woodsy notes, smoky, oily, vegetal, herbaceous, rose, pineapple, fruity, citrusy. Finish: Cola, nutty, peppercorns, earthy agave, sweet, crisp, smooth.

Gold Medal

Corazón - $30

Nose: Cherry, mango, banana, cake batter, floral, agave, wood, vanilla, creamy. Palate: Berries, citrus, papaya, fruit, cinnamon, touch of tobacco, creamy, smooth, crisp, pleasant. Finish: Tobacco, cigar, sandalwood, cloves, spice, clean, soft, smooth.

Gold Medal

El Jimador - $25

Nose: Faint pineapple, melon, papaya, light citrus blossom, lemon pepper, wet grass, mineral, wet stone. Palate: Dried fruit, rosewood, mint, anise, fennel, taragon, grassy, soft light citrus, pepper, roasted pepper, mineral oil, woody, rich. Finish: Pepper, woody, earthy, crisp, dry, acidic, soft, oily, smooth.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS:

Amate - $40

Nose: Mint, green pepper, smoky agave, light agave, sandalwood. Palate: Herbaceous, floral, herbal, spiced fruit, spice, jalapeño, smoky, creamy, light. Finish: Mint, cinnamon, spicy, pepper, a touch tannic, sweet, rich, clean, crisp, gentle, awesome.

Silver Medal

Ambhar - $40

Nose: Earthy, agave, floral, citrus, vanilla, minty. Palate: Bell pepper, fruity, berries, honeysuckle, sweet caramel, hibiscus, tarragon, earthy, anise, angostura bitters. Finish: Adobo chiles, spice, oily, clean, dry, crisp.

Silver Medal

El Sagrado - $25

Nose: Citrus, caramel, buttery, sandalwood, woody. Palate: Layers of caramel, tobacco, peppercorn, spice rack, citrus, olives, herbal, licorice. Finish: Spicy notes, jalapeño, sweet, soft, smooth, harsh, bright.

Silver Medal

7 Leguas - $40

Nose: Herbaceous, herbal, sour cherries, fruity, minerally, licorice, oaky. Palate: Spices, herbal, grassy, dried fruits, smoky, fennel, mineral oil, peat, creamy. Finish: Pepper, bit spicy, tobacco, smoke, smooth, fresh, light.

Silver Medal

Chamucos - $42

Nose: Vegetal notes, citrus, orange, wet stone, oily, woody. Palate: Tropical flowers, citron, apricots, melon, honey cream, cinnamon, almonds, toasted nut, woodsy notes, mineral oil, peppery, rich, oily, sweet, creamy. Finish: Anise, jalapeño, spicy, buttery, dry, smooth.

Silver Medal

El Decreto - $45

Nose: Herbaceous, woodsy, light floral, pure agave, vanilla, perfumy, slight cola, sweet. Palate: Floral, minty, honey, vanilla, pear, pine tree, grassy, pepper, cinnamon, spicy, earthy, gentle agave, light toast, wet stone, sweet. Finish: Slight pepper, spicy, dry, crisp, complex.

Silver Medal

Kah - $45

Nose: Anise, licorice, spearmint, juniper, light fruity, peppery. Palate: Sweet mint, honey, fig, praline, vegetal, caramelized onions, woody cream, oily, earthy, herbal, spice, fennel, sandalwood, soft. Finish: Rich layers, caramel, fruit, clean, smooth, easy, gentle.

Silver Medal

Cazadores - $30

Nose: Cream soda, vanilla, floral, grassy, woody. Palate: Heavy mint, jalapeño, spicy, dried herbs, wet stone, fruity, overly citrus, sweet cream. Finish: Citrus, light, peppery, minerals, oily, dry, crisp, spicy bite, rich, smooth, long.

Silver Medal

Agave 99 - $40
99 Proof

Nose: Vegetal notes, grassy, grapefruit, lime, anise, vanilla, peppercorn, woodsy. Palate: Vegetal, green olive, ginger, spicy, oily, wet stone, mineral oil. Finish: Honey, caramel, hot pepper, agave, spicy, woody, dry, oily, rich, full.

Silver Medal