Ancho Reyes Chile Ancho Liqueur

 


Ancho Reyes Chile Liqueur Review

    Unbelievable nose, a lot of things where I'm not only struggling to determine what exactly I'm smelling, but I'm wholly unfamiliar with the smell itself. I get some honey, a definite smoky spicy note, a little something musty, which I have smelled with some poblano peppers (the pepper that when dried becomes an "ancho chile") before. There's also a sort of sour milk note that I wasn't expecting, and maybe even a bit of mango. But beyond all the things I could identify are a range of spices I don't know how to place. The mouth feel was thick, a bit syrupy even. Being a liqueur, that's not out of place, but I was expecting a lot thinner. Immediately it's all of the flavor of an ancho pepper WITHOUT the spice. It's smoky, it's warm, it's a bit chocolatey, it's got a little earth. Then I get overtaken by that honey note again, metallic, sweet, then the spice from the ancho finally sweeps back in, slowly dissolving the honey flavor away. Honestly, it's a totally different spice, but the only thing even remotely comparable, is a spicy honey sauce that you might find on a chicken. But where as that sauce may use a more fresh tasting pepper, this one is smoky and deep. It's absolutely wonderful to my palette, with flavors I've not tasted prior in spirits. However, this bottle failed the mom test. She despised the sip she took. And I can't taste any alcohol in that bottle, so I have to assume she just doesn't like the actual flavors present. Do with that info what you will, for me, it's going to be a 9.9/10

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