Details
- Location: Tequila, Jalisco
- Agave: Blue Weber Tequilana
- Maestro: Eduardo & Jamie Orendain
- ABV: 40%
- Tasting keywords: fruity, clean, soft
- NOM: 1109
Nose: Aromas are soft, with notes of plantain, summer orchard fruits, light brown sugar, and baked pineapple.
Taste: In the mouth, the effect is refreshing and uplifted, with notes of fresh and dried apricots, papaya, and freeze-dried golden pineapple. The gentle barrel aging supports the agave-focused flavors with notes of banana peel, a hint of vanilla, and nutmeg. This would make an ideal ingredient for fall-inspired cocktails that incorporate squash/pumpkin, cream, and lightly spiced syrups.
Production Details
- Roast: Autoclave
- Crush: Mechanical Mill
- Distillation: Steel & Copper Pot Stills
Background
Tequila Arette is made by the Orendain brothers, whose family legacy in Tequila goes back five generations to the early 1900s. Relaunched in 1986 as an accessible premium tequila, Arette is a passion project with the goal of making delicious and pure tequila from high-quality estate grown agave. The value-driven price point of the brand is in line with the family values of creating something traditional and delicious that can stand on its own without big marketing dollars. The distillery, El LLano, is located in the town of Tequila and features a compact, efficient design. The Clasico line is focused on consistency and produced with autoclave cooking, mechanical milling, open-air fermentation in stainless steel vats with natural wild yeasts, and stainless steel pot stills fitted with copper coils. The Artesanal line is made in smaller batches with cooking in brick ovens, fermentation in concrete tanks, and tighter cuts on distillation. Aged expressions are rested in former bourbon barrels to soften the texture and impart sweet spice and vanilla notes. The result is a line-up of clean tequilas that celebrate the flavor of agave and the long legacy of traditional spirit making of the family and region.
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