Distiller Notes
Mature, estate-grown Blue Weber agave aged 5–6 years is harvested to make this bright and lively tequila. After cooking in a brick oven, the piñas are milled and fermented for 80–90 hours while temperature and nutrient levels are carefully supervised. Twice-distilled in copper pots and proofed with water from the distillery’s own wells, the resulting distillate is then double-filtered, creating a tequila that is friendly yet expressive, balancing the high floral notes Arandas is famous for, such as pink peppercorn and fresh sweet herbs, with delicate fruit and citrus zest.
Tequila Blanco, or ‘white Tequila’, is also known as Tequila Plata, or ‘silver Tequila’. Its clear color is the result of being bottled immediately after distillation instead of being aged in oak barrels like Tequila Reposado or Anejo. Because of their youth and lack of barrel influence, Blanco Tequilas are thought to offer the purest expression of blue agave available, with notes of citrus and pepper. However, they can also be quite forceful and energetic on the palate without the moderating influence of time and wood.