DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNER

Rock N Roll Platinum Silver
(Los Altos, Jalisco)

Aroma: Praline, berries, citrus, clean agave, floral, botanical, fresh-cut grass, herbal, vegetal, mint, spice, roasted, volcanic soil, wood, clean, bright.

Palate: Praline, vanilla, honey, apple, sweet agave, sweet plain potato, vegetal, herbs, mint, fennel, cinnamon, pepper, earthy, mineral, wet stones, complex, rich, silky.

Finish: Honey, cocoa dust, vanilla, sweet agave, papaya, herbs, tarragon, pepper, earthy, woody, rich, smooth, happy mouth of flavors.

Double Gold Medal
   

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Don Nacho Extra Premium Silver
(Los Altos, Jalisco)

Aroma: Honeydew melon, pear, citrus, agave, bubblegum, floral, cut grass, deep earth greens, vegetal, pickled green beans, sweet herbal, mint, anise, peppery, mineral.

Palate: Caramel, sweet cream, honey, buckwheat honey, agave syrup, pineapple, citrus, papaya, lime rind, green beans, dried herbs, dried grass, grassy, mint, anise, peppercorn, white pepper, peppery, light sweetness, roasted, silky.

Finish: Green apple, grassy, earthy agave, sweetness, vegetal, mint, cinnamon, spicy, peppery, earthy, smooth, mild.

Gold Medal

Corazón Blanco
(Los Altos, Jalisco)

Aroma: Chocolate egg cream, mesquite honey, pear, saguaro flowers, floral, dried fermented plantains, green olive, grassy, dried herbs, mint, buckwheat, oak, earthy.

Palate: Mexican chocolate, cream, honey, candied apple, papaya, pineapple, dried figs, anise, fennel, cinnamon, chicory, green beans, dried herbs, tarragon, white pepper, peppery, mesquite, mineral, earthy, velvety mouthfeel.

Finish: Soft tart apple, cream, citrus, agave, honey, wildflower, floral, vegetal, mint, spicy, pepper, earthy, wholesome body, crisp, sharp bite, transitions from peppers to honey.

Gold Medal

Pura Vida Silver
(Arandas, Jalisco)

Aroma: Caramel, white toffee, café au lait, Baker’s chocolate, lime, guava, fruitiness, mint, spices, pepper, mineral.

Palate: White toffee, praline, caramel, bitter chocolate, creamy, vanilla, honey, lingonberries, blueberries, apple, papaya, earthy agave, roasted pepper, licorice, sandalwood, moss, grassy, fermented wood.

Finish: Sweet cane, creamy, honey, bitter chocolate, earthy agave, spice, peppery, concentrated pepper oil, round, smooth.

Gold Medal

Mar Azul Blanco
(Amatitán, Lowlands, Jalisco)

Aroma: Vanilla, clotted cream, juicy fruit, cherry, fruity, agave, floral, botanical, gardenia, vegetal, grassy, mint, peppery, light toast, earthy, wet jungle.

Palate: Vanilla, sweet cream, pineapple, earthy agave, café au lait, honeyed herb, grassy, licorice, fennel, basil, bay leaf, clove, peppercorns, peppery, smoky, fresh oak.

Finish: Egg cream, apricot, grassy, spearmint, anise, peppery, sandalwood, leather, mineral, earthy, soft, smooth, clean, beautiful.

Gold Medal

Karma Silver
(Los Altos, Jalisco)

Aroma: Café au lait, Baker’s chocolate, vanilla, red delicious apple, orange peel, citrus, mango, agave, rose, floral, licorice, dried herbs, rosemary, grass, mint, spearmint, peppery.

Palate: Vanilla, cream, sweet cream, buckwheat honey, lemon, citrus, agave, green olive, licorice, anise, mint, dried herbs, tarragon, pepper, coffee, leather, well water, black salt, clean, crisp.

Finish: Cream, whipped cream, earthy agave, plantains, raw wheat, citrus, wintergreen, mint, pepper, peppery, black salt, soft, smooth.

Gold Medal

Mi Rancho Silver
(Jamay, Jalisco)

Aroma: Chocolate dust, cocoa, caramel, cannoli cream, vanilla, candied melon, fresh cut fruit, black cherry, pineapple, dried fruit, fennel, sweet bread, herb, fresh grass, wet grass, earthy, tropical.

Palate: Toffee, whipped cream, creamy, vanilla, honey, candied melon, citrus, dates, dried fruit, licorice, fennel, herbaceous, sandalwood, nutty, pepper, wet hay, tobacco, wet stone, mineral, oaky, woody.

Finish: Creamy vanilla, fig, grassy, bay leaf, herbaceous, mineral, clean, crisp, flavorful.

Gold Medal

Azuñia Blanco
(Amatitán, Lowlands, Jalisco)
Organic

Aroma: Papaya, guava, dried fruit, vanilla, mint, spearmint, green olive, peppercorn, black pepper, peppery.

Palate: Vanilla, creamy, honey, lime, citrus, figs, dates, roasted peppers, honeyed herb, dried herbs, tarragon, dried flowers, sweet anise, cinnamon, spice, black peppercorn, olive oil, mineral, lightly smoky, earthy, complex.

Finish: Agave, apple, licorice, mint, peppery, soft light toast, wet stone, bittersweet, flavorful, clean, smooth, very approachable, superb.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

Bohica Blanco

Aroma: Honey, creamy, sweet butter, apricot, apple, citrus, eucalyptus, mint, menthol, anise, juniper, peppery, white pepper, mineral oil, clean.

Palate: Soft toffee, vanilla, sweet cream, honey, herbal, dried herbs, licorice, fennel, vegetal, spinach, grassy, pepper, earthy, dry bark, stone.

Finish: Herbs, broccoli rabe, black pepper, spicy, smooth, soft, easy.

Silver Medal

Siempre Plata
(50% Highlands – 50% Lowlands, Jalisco)

Aroma: Praline, sweet candy corn, cream, vanilla, poached pear, papaya, berries, citrus, floral, flowery, botanical, jasmine, spearmint, anise, sweet hay, grassy, roasted pepper, peppercorn, mineral, clean.

Palate: Caramel, toffee, honey, earthy agave, citrus, herbaceous, light dried herbs, mint, tarragon, cut grass, anise, licorice, Mexican amaro, spice, tobacco, wet stone, mineral, earthy, classic.

Finish: Cream soda, fennel, anise, mint, wintergreen, grass, pepper, smoky, woody, smooth.

Silver Medal