Uproxx: Cierto is the “Tequila Brand of the Year”

By Dane Rivera

In many ways Cierto feels like the tequila brand of the year – this label has been incredibly hyped lately winning a total of 97 awards including Tequila of the Year 2019 at Intl. Spirits Competition NYC, Best Reposado at Craft Distillers Spirits Competition in 2022, and Double Gold at both the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and the SIP awards this year.

I’m sorry to say that this premium tequila lives up to the hype. The tequila is produced at NOM 1146, Tequileña. The repo is aged for 11 months in French Limousin Oak barrels.

Cierto Tequila Private Collection Reposado – Tasting Notes:

Nose: Warm roasted agave notes dominate the nose but there is the slightest hint of chili pepper lingering. It’s inviting and sweet.

Palate: Bright mango notes mixed with chili powder with a balance of vegetal qualities and the more mellow notes of oak.

Finish: Chocolate and oak, this tequila finishes with that barrel-aged flavor but doesn’t come across as too woody, there is a lot of sweetness here that owns the finish.