Reposado Tequila:Reposado(rested) tequilas are aged in oak casks for a minimum of two months; many from three to nine months. The barrels mellow the flavors of a blanco and impart a soft oakiness and light straw color. Many distilleries age their tequilas in used bourbon barrels, which ad...
Let's Talk About Aging Tequila The amount of aging and the amount of agave used to make a tequila are what create the different varieties. Each variety has a different type of flavor, aroma, and price point. These are blanco, reposado, añejo, and extra añejo. Blanco: Blanco mea...
A quality tequila, like Patrón Good lime juice A touch of something sweet A bit of salt Every great Margarita starts off with a quality tequila base. But what do you choose: Patrón Silver, or Patrón Reposado? Silver has citrus and black pepper notes. Reposado has a mellow, aged flavours...
If a tequila brand has their own land and makes the move to organic certification it will not only make the end consumer want the brand more, it will change the land, any creature that walks on the property, the surrounding area due to heavy rain, deep wells and aquifers... It is ...
barrel aging is a common practice in the tequila industry, which has five classes: blanco, gold, reposado, añejo, and extra añejo. These last three classes are aged tequilas. “Gold” may be a blanco mixed with an aged tequila, but it is usually just an unaged mixto with some yum...