{"id":1736,"date":"2011-04-22T12:50:08","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T19:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2011-09-09T19:33:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-10T02:33:58","slug":"deleon-tequila-diamante-blanco-reposado-anejo-tequila-review-episode-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=1736","title":{"rendered":"DeLeon Tequila &#8211; Diamante, blanco, reposado, anejo, tequila review (episode 76)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hfYcgrXRBwA.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Get out your top hat and spats, people!<strong> Lippy<\/strong> is putting on the *bling* as he prepares to taste one of the most exclusive (read: expen$ive) tequilas on the market: <strong>DeLeon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From the machine-tooled vinyl of the <strong>anejo<\/strong> box, to the thick, perfume-bottle glass, and the super-heavy silver bottle top crafted by \u201cbiker Jewelry\u201d designer, <strong>Bill Wall <\/strong>(was that enough name-dropping?) \u2013 <strong>DeLeon<\/strong> is *Ultra-Bling* at its most gaudy and beautiful!\u00a0 These bottles feel great in the hand, and they look great at the bar.\u00a0 But do they TASTE great in the MOUTH?\u00a0 Watch this special \u201camped up\u201d episode and see for yourself!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TEQUILA Details:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>BRAND<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deleontequila.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DELEON<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>NOM:<\/strong> 1519<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AGAVE SOURCE:<\/strong> GUANAJUATO HIGHLANDS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1737\" title=\"DeLeon Anejo Bottle Box reduced\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon-Anejo-Bottle-Box-reduced-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon-Anejo-Bottle-Box-reduced-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon-Anejo-Bottle-Box-reduced.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GENERAL TASTING NOTES:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201dSo, how does it TASTE, <strong>Lip<\/strong>?\u201d Fair question.\u00a0 When we\u2019re dealing with a brand that unabashedly asks some of the highest prices in the business (appox $130 for the <strong>blanco<\/strong>!) its taste had better be exceptional.\u00a0 Your <strong>Tequila Whisperer<\/strong> is happy to report that<strong> DeLeon \u201cDiamante\u201d(blanco) <\/strong>is some very exceptional tequila!\u00a0 The flavor profile offers up wonderful notes of spice, sweet cinnamon and agave \u2013 all enveloped in a thick and viscous mouth-feel.\u00a0 This <strong>blanco<\/strong> is almost CREAMY in the mouth!\u00a0 The full flavor package is nicely balanced and wrapped in a thick \u201cflavor blanket\u201d that lies squarely on the mid-palate and hits a lot of the frontal sweet notes along the way.\u00a0 Though there is a spice finish on the <strong>blanco<\/strong>, it\u2019s short-lived and drops off quickly. \u00a0Too bad.\u00a0 This is perhaps the \u201csoftest\u201d blanco <strong>Th\u2019 Lip<\/strong> has ever tasted, and while it has a smooth attack with no bite, it still manages to bring loads of flavor without getting watery or feeling diluted.\u00a0 Nice job,<strong> DeLeon!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>DeLeon reposado<\/strong> and <strong>anejo<\/strong> impressed less, unfortunately.\u00a0 There were astringent tangs of petroleum notes (a naturally occurring tequila flavor, BTW) present especially in the<strong> reposado<\/strong> (and smoothed over but still present in the <strong>anejo<\/strong>) which played against the sweet oaky smoothness brought on by the aging barrels.\u00a0 It was unclear to<strong> Th\u2019 Lip<\/strong> how these notes were introduced because <strong>DeLeon<\/strong> is tight-lipped about exactly how their products are aged.\u00a0 There IS a <strong>DeLeon<\/strong> marketing statement saying that the <strong>anejo<\/strong> goes through a period of aging in<strong> Sauternes<\/strong> barrels \u2013 and perhaps the <strong>repo<\/strong> does too.\u00a0 Are these barrels bringing conflicting flavor notes to the aging process?\u00a0 Dunno.\u00a0 But for now, they are not completely pleasing to <strong>Lippy\u2019s<\/strong> palate.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BUY RECOMMENDATION:<\/span><\/strong><\/span> DeLeon Diamante <a href=\"http:\/\/shoppersvineyard.com\/store\/pc\/DELEON-DIAMANTE-BLANCO-TEQUILA-88p13688.htm\" target=\"_blank\">(Shopper&#8217;s Vineyard)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1738 aligncenter\" title=\"BligPic_01a\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/BligPic_01a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/BligPic_01a.jpg 559w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/BligPic_01a-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FLAVOR Profiles for DELEON DIAMANTE (out of a possible 4 points)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span 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srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_02-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_02.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2089\" title=\"DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_03\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_03-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_03-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_03.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2090\" title=\"DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_04\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_04-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_04-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_04.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2091\" title=\"DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_05\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_05-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_05-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_05.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2086\" title=\"DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_06\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_06-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DeLeon_Tequila_Review_Thumb_06-300x224.jpg 300w, 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