Tess Rose tastes the new Patron 100. Mezcalistas does not publish pay-to-play content.
Details
- Location: Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco
- Agave: Blue Weber Tequilana
- Maestro: David Rodríguez
- ABV: 50%
- Tasting keywords: crisp, grapefruit, minerals
- NOM: 1492
Nose: The nose is expressive, with concentrated notes of lime zest and juicy grapefruit. Crisp minerality comes through, with floral undertones.
Taste: Patron 100 starts off soft in the mouth, pillowy and mouth filling. The spice develops over the palate with bright zesty citrus, green chili piquancy, and fresh herbal notes. Clean and crisp, it is refreshing and easy to sip, with a pleasantly dry finish with notes of bergamot and lime leaf.
Production Details
- Roast: Brick Oven
- Crush: Tahona
- Distillation: Copper Pot
Background
This is Patron’s first ever distilled-to-proof spirit. It is made with carefully selected agaves from their long-time agave grower partners, with the characteristic Patron-style jima that shaves off more of the penca than is typical in tequila production. Agaves are cooked in brick ovens for 79 hours and crushed with a mechanical tahona. It is fermented with the fibers and double distilled to proof in small copper pot stills. The method and proof was chosen to produce a spirit that retains maximum agave character.
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