Distiller Notes
Aromas of fruit, baked fully-ripened agave, green olive, and earth are invitingly present. Slightly brighter and a touch more rustic than the regular blanco, the accents of butter, olive, earth, black pepper, and vegetal qualities in the flavor are enhanced because it comes straight from their small copper pot still, without adding water prior to bottling.
Professional Ratings
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The Somm Journal
The floral aromas and flavors of this 92-proofer are enhanced by a wash of blue fruit and cocoa. Unusual notes of lemon blossom and pear custard allow the agave to shine through a hedonistically unctuous curtain.
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Tasting Panel
The floral aromas and flavors of this 92-proofer are enhanced by a wash of blue fruit and cocoa. Unusual notes of lemon blossom and pear custard allow the agave to shine through a hedonistically unctuous curtain.
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Wine Enthusiast
The savory, spicy aroma hints at fresh tomato. The drying, astringent palate opens with a savory, herbal blast, rounding into sun-dried tomato earthiness, mouthwatering lemon peel and bright lemon-pepper on the long finish. The producer chose to go with the extra-proof “still strength” because “this is how Tequila was enjoyed over 125 years ago by my Great Great Grandfather.” The bottle, topped with a handpainted agave piña, was hand-blown by bottle artisans in Mexico.
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.