Details
- Location: El Arenal, Jalisco
- Agave: Blue Weber Tequilana
- Maestro: Salvador “Chava” Rosales Trejo
- ABV: 40%
- Tasting keywords: silky, pineapple, easy sipping
- NOM: 1123
Nose: The nose is perfumed with notes of roasted pineapple, demerara sugar, and lightly toasted wood.
Taste: The flavors are elegant, with a touch of woodsiness and a hint of torched sugar to complement that natural sweetness of dehydrated pineapple. Earthy notes of hay and toasted sunflower seeds ground the flavor in the terroir, with a clean finish that is both minerally and silken.
Production Details
- Roast: Mamposteria (brick oven)
- Crush: Mill
- Distillation: Steel & Copper
Background
Cascahuin is a gold standard among traditional tequila producers and a labor of love. The Rosales family owns and operates the brand at their distillery, which was founded in 1956–though the family heritage stretches back to 1904. The name of the brand translates to “mountain of light” and celebrates using the highest quality agaves possible. The small operation is hands-on, with careful attention to detail at every step. Their production methods incorporate traditional brick oven cooking, various fermentation techniques and containers, crushing by mill and tahona, and unique stills that incorporate copper and steel. In Mexico, many of the expressions are released at 38% ABV rather than the typical 40% ABV for export.
Leave a Comment