For ages I’d been desperate to get my hands on a bottle of this stuff. It’s won countless awards and I’ve even seen a documentary about the brand on the Discovery Channel. I know, who’d blame me for adding it to my wish list. Once again I find myself in Berlin and a trip to KaDeWe reveals a nicely stocked liquor department with some bottles of tequila that I’ve not been previously able to buy. I cruise past the bottle of Vodka that was retailing for a cool million euros, wander over to the tequila section, grabbed a bottle or two, and hit that checkout one happy customer.
Tequila Details
Name: Leyenda del Milagro Silver (Blanco)
NOM: 1420
Distillery: Industrializadora de Agave San Isidro, SA de CV
Location: Highlands – Los Altos
Website: http://www.milagrotequila.com
Review Notes
Milagro is crystal clear and the first thing that strikes me is the smokey pear aromas that are drifting from the glass. There is however something in the nose of this tequila that I don’t like, but I can’t decide what it is…it could just be that I’m not to keen on pears. There’s a strong alcohol aroma which I’m afraid to say is not helping those wonderful agave smell, why they have allowed that I’ll never know. It’s a very vegetal tequila and there is just a hint of vanilla there. As I coat the sides of my glass I notice that it’s thick and oily, it’s got slow tears and it doesn’t really want to bead. The agave, unlike in the nose, is however there in taste and just like appearances it has an oily texture, whilst at the same time having a sort of ‘watered down’ feel to it. Quite odd. There’s a very short burn to the tequila which hangs around just long enough to make your tongue go numb and then fades, I feel that has more to do with alcohol than agave. Mixed in between all of this is vanilla, it’s presence in taste is much greater than it was in the nose. As I inhale across my tongue I can vividly taste and smell the vanilla, regrettably I’m not enjoying it all that much as there is an incredibly strong bitter mint flavour in the finish which is really not doing it for me. I find this blanco to be lackluster.
Even Milagro think you should be using their product for mixing
Now, I had expected much of this tequila and perhaps that’s not the best way to go into a tasting. This tequila has won numerous awards (albeit for cocktails) and perhaps I’m missing something…but I doubt it. I’ve drunk from this bottle three times to write this review and each time it’s the same story. Milagro I feel that you’ve let me down. You built up my hopes just to dash them as soon as we began. Quite how this tequila is picking up awards simply amazes me.
This is in no way a sipping tequila, it has no business being in a Riedel glass. All in all you’re going to have more enjoyment out of this tequila by using it as a mixer. Yes, yes it’s an relatively inexpensive tequila…but still! Perhaps the qualities that make is unsuitable as sipping tequila lend itself to the creation of cocktails?
I’m underwhelmed, disappointed…oh, and did I mention I’ve got a bottle of the Reposado here too?!
¡Salud y’all!
Julie that is quite odd. Maybe someone slipped you a roofie or something. 2 shots of Milagro shouldn’t put you in the hospital. Bad batch? I can’t understand how this happened to you and your friends. Unless this is just BS.
But anyway, I have a bottle of this juice right now and I don’t find it all that interesting, but I’m sure it would be good in a margarita. I also found it very enjoyable sipping along with spicy food (like Mexican with chipotle hot sauce) and using a caballito. I didn’t not care for it out of my Riedel glasses – - too much alcohol cloud for my nose. I think this is a decent blanco, especially along with food. I give it it a B.
What the hell kind of wuss are you Julie.. this is normal Tequila… no magic high or booze buzz… you are odd..
I think the stuff is too sweet but really not bad for a Silver/Blanco… I generally prefer Reprosado ot Añejo but this is good for a cheap blanco Tequila… I’ve had 3 full shots tonight and just have a mild buzz going.. so nothing freaky…
I think someone was substituting cups instead of ounces and using too much sugar in their mix.. thus the effect Julie had
I had one (ONE. 2 shots at most in my glass) margarita made with this tequila the other night and was in the hospital the next day from alcohol poisoning. Terrible, absolutely terrible. The other two people I was with had roughly the same amount as I had- one was still drunk until 2pm the following day with a bad hangover to follow and the other had a 24 hour horrible hangover too.
So much for using this stuff for a little light drinking any time or really at all. Ever.