Tequila
100% de Agave Añejo
/ Don Julio • Jalisco, Mexico • ~ 38.0% ABV

Don Julio 1942

8.5
Score out of 10 Based on 575 reviews Latest review
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AI Sensory Summary

"Reviewers consistently describe the aroma as sweet, highlighting prominent notes of vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, and oak, alongside occasional hints of cinnamon and subtle agave. On the palate, they report dominant flavors of intense sweetness, vanilla, caramel, oak, and baking spices, accompanied by a creamy or oily mouthfeel. The finish is frequently characterized as smooth with lingering vanilla, oak, and spice, though some reviewers instead perceive it as short, hot, or carrying a bitter aftertaste. While tasters broadly agree that the profile is dominated by barrel-driven sweetness with muted agave, they disagree on the overall quality, with some finding it pleasant and smooth, whereas others criticize it as artificial, cloying, and lacking depth."

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Distillery Note

38% in Mexico/EU, 40% in US export markets.

Don Julio 1942

Don Julio 1942

Tequila ·100% de Agave ·Añejo · ~38.0%
Don Julio · Jalisco, Mexico
8.5
/ 10 from 575 reviews Latest review
Community score
No community reviews yet (0/5)
Why people like it, or don't
AI Summary

"Reviewers consistently describe the aroma as sweet, highlighting prominent notes of vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, and oak, alongside occasional hints of cinnamon and subtle agave. On the palate, they report dominant flavors of intense sweetness, vanilla, caramel, oak, and baking spices, accompanied by a creamy or oily mouthfeel. The finish is frequently characterized as smooth with lingering vanilla, oak, and spice, though some reviewers instead perceive it as short, hot, or carrying a bitter aftertaste. While tasters broadly agree that the profile is dominated by barrel-driven sweetness with muted agave, they disagree on the overall quality, with some finding it pleasant and smooth, whereas others criticize it as artificial, cloying, and lacking depth."

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Fully Matured Seasonal Variance Matured Bourbon Cask Masonry Oven Cooking Roller Mill Extraction Pot Still Distillation Double Distilled
Taste Profile

38% in Mexico/EU, 40% in US export markets.
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Consensus Check

Key findings

Loved for

  • Date
  • Fruits
  • Smoke
  • Layered
  • Clean
  • Connoisseur

Criticized for

  • Artificial
  • Flat
  • Sweetener
  • Hot
  • Faint
  • Depth

Flavor profile

  • Sweet & Confectionery vanilla, caramel, sweet 314/575
  • Woody & Roasted oak, roasted, wood 132/575
  • Spicy & Herbal cinnamon, pepper, spice 99/575
  • Fruity fruit, orange, citrus 65/575
  • Vegetal & Earthy cooked agave, straw, vegetal 49/575

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