Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Food & Drink

Blue Nectar Tequila Review: Hints Of Peanut Butter?

Sam Slaughter
By

Just as with whiskies, there has been a boom in the number of tequilas available on the US market in the last few years. Blue Nectar Tequila is one of those brands, with four different expressions to choose from.

Blue Nectar Reposado Extra Blend is double-distilled, aged six to eight months in charred North American oak barrels, then blended with three-year extra añejo tequila. This 100-percent estate-grown agave tequila is made in the lowlands of Jalisco at the Tequila Selecto de Amatitan distillery.

Related Videos
extra-blend

Nose: A fairly smooth nose with notes of smoke and a slight oakiness. There are also hints of vanilla and honey. Overall, a pleasant nose.

Palate: Honeyed fruits come through the most on first and second sip of this. These flavors mix with the smokiness from the nose and are rounded out by some pepper. A little bit of cinnamon spice can also be detected.

Finish: Short to medium finish. It left me with, of all things, a little bit of a peanut butter flavor, most likely because of the mix of honeyed fruits and the smoke together. There’s a nice warmth and the liquid goes down smoothly.

Final Thoughts: The blend of añejo and reposado tequilas is an interesting choice, and it helps bring a little bit of a smoother character to the tequila itself. It also gives the tequila a nice color—not too light and not too dark. The peanut buttery notes I got make me think it would be a good addition to hot cocoa in the coming winter months.

Blue Nectar REB retails for $54.99.

If you’re looking for even more great options, take a look at some of the best under $20, best top-shelf tequilas, and most expensive tequilas. The Manual reviews tons of whiskeys, tequilas, vodkas, and gins every year, and we know our stuff.

If you’re already browsing tequilas, it might also be a good time to check out some of the most delicious margarita mixes on the market. Even the worst of Agave alcohols can be made into something boozily delightful with a splash of those. If you’re also a fan of whiskey, however, we’ve also found the best aged tequilas that give you that nice smoky flavor.

Editors' Recommendations

Topics
The best red wines under $20: Our top picks
Interested in a red wine with more quality than its sub-$20 price tag would suggest? Read on
A bottle of Cavit Cab Sav.

Anybody who's been abroad knows you can drink great wine on the cheap. Can you do the same here? The answer is yes, if you know what to look for.

The American wine scene is as vibrant as ever, and with that comes a whole host of options, from bottom shelf to high-end collector's items. In the red category, there's an ocean of riches to enjoy, from food-friendly Chianti to winter-ready Cabernet Franc. And they come from all over, from the countryside of Italy to Sonoma County and Washington State.

Read more
El Tesoro celebrates 85 years with an incredible limited edition tequila
El Tesoro celebrates a milestone with a never before seen mashup of two great drinks
el tesoro limited edition tequila

If you're only acquainted with the "big boys" of the tequila world, it's time to catch up and meet El Tesoro. This humble but mighty brand has been knocking the socks off experts and outperforming other tequila brands for the last few years, and you're going to want to get familiar. Taking home at least a gold in every single major tequila category at the 2020 International Spirits Challenge, El Tesoro absolutely dominated, flooring not only the judges, but the rest of the world with its sublime flavor and complexity.
This year, in celebration of their 85th anniversary, El Tesoro has released an Extra Anejo Limited Edition bottle that is something of pure magic. Born from the friendship of Master distillers Carlos Camarena of El Tesoro and Fred Noe of Booker's Bourbon, this limited edition bottle is a fusion of two greats. Great men and great booze.

Camarena and Noe have been friends and fans of each other's brands for years. On a recent trip to El Tesoro's historic distillery, La Alteña, Camarena chuckled, telling us that at spirits conferences and conventions, the two gentlemen were often caught with each others' signature drink in hand, instead of their own. Because of this shared appreciation, the two experts decided to pair up and create something unlike anything else ever created before: Tequila aged in bourbon barrels.
And after tasting this magnificent bottle, it's a true wonder that this fusion hasn't happened until now.
Just like the two men's friendship, El Tesoro's Extra Anejo's 85th Anniversary Limited Edition Bottle is the perfect mixture of personalities and flavor. Aged in Booker’s 30th-anniversary barrels for over three years, this tequila has developed a flavor as exquisite as it is unique. El Tesoro's already beautifully complex flavors are accented with Booker's oaky, caramel sweetness. The result is otherworldly in its divine, mosaic taste.
With notes of cooked agave, cherry, seasoned oak, toffee, and banana, this sweet spirit warms the palette and finishes with hints of coffee and tobacco.
Learn More

Read more
If you’re looking for holiday wines, here are the best 12
Need the perfect wine for the holidays? Check out this list of 12 of our very favorites
Two glasses of wine and Christmas balls on a table in a room with Christmas tree.

A list of the best dozen wines for your holiday table should be as great and varied as the dishes on the table (and the people sitting at it). We've tasted through a bunch this year and settled on a dozen suitable for your biggest end-of-the-year-celebrations. Whether it's a festive sparkler, crisp white, or bone-dry red, look to the following to brighten up your holiday meals.

What makes the grade? What separates the great holiday wines from the good ones are a couple of factors. One, they should be food-friendly. Two, they should offer enough complexity and enjoyment to sip on their own. And lastly, there should be some wow factor involved, at least for a few of the selections. After all, festive December gatherings only happen once a year.
White Wines
Alzinger Riesling

Read more