Nom1635 A n elegant, additive free, Agave Spirit, by the Villalobos family aged in American white oak barrels. It has an aromatic birth with notes of cooked agave, wood, red & stone fruits, herbs & spices; while a rich & full life adds notes of cherry, pear, caramel & vanilla; that led to a slightly woody death of medium length with notes of oak (hint of tongue depressor), black pepper & sea spray.
About this bottle
This is an additive free tequila made from 100% blue Weber agave that is grown in Guanajuato southern Los Altos in Jalisco. It is produced at Plantaciones Tequilana, S.P.R. de R.L. de C.V. (NOM 1635) where the agave is cooked in brick ovens, extracted by Tahona, and fermented without fibers with deep well water in stainless steel open air tanks using natural yeasts, then twice distilled on stainless steel tanks with copper coil. This expression is aged for at least 12 months in ex-bourbon American oak.
Reviews
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Very smooth tequila. Like to sip this neat. Feel like you can really tell the difference between the tahana method and the modern methods. Compares favorably to the Carmesi anejo.
Very good additive free tequila, clean and aromatic, although for Añejo it seemed to lack depth and complexity.
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