Sauza Tequila Import Company – Hacienda BLACK Tequila Jalisco, Mexico NOSE: Notes of vanilla, caramel, cooked agave, and sweet spices PALATE: Soft, complex flavors combining vanilla, caramel, and gentle spice with a creamy, harmonious texture FINISH: Persistent sweetness, warm oak accents, lingering spicy woody character AWARDS: Bartender Spirits Awards 2023 – Silver Medal, 84 points. Judges described it as having "peppery earthy vegetable and slight orange blossom aroma that ends with a lingering sweetness," also noting its cooked agave and allspice character. NOTES: Sauza Tequila Import Company, which crafts the Hacienda line—including Hacienda Black—using 100% blue agave grown in Jalisco, Mexico. The tequila is distilled in Jalisco, Mexico under the Mexican Norma (NOM) regulation for tequila producers.