El Tesoro Blanco Tequila
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Crystal clear, this tequila presents aromas of fresh agave mixed with honey and a touch of green olive. On the palate, a sweet taste is balanced with agave, white pepper and subtle green notes.
Don Felipe Camarena founded La Alteña distillery over 80 years ago. However, he created more than just a distillery and a tequila, he built a family. The family puts heart into their work and uses skills that have been passed down through generations. They are proud of the tequila we make, because it is a true reflection of our community.
El Tesoro is a celebration of their most precious asset: their blue weber agave. The agave they use to make their tequila is grown on the Camarena estate in the highlands of Jalisco, where the mineral-rich red soil plants a more rounded, fruity and floral flavor. They capture this flavor immediately as it comes off the still and bottle it in their Blanco tequila. We carefully age their Reposado and Añejo tequilas in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, which impart rich notes of oak and vanilla, enhancing the agave flavor without masking it.
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.