ArteNOM Tequila SELECCIÓN DE 1414 REPOSADO

From Arandas (elev. 5,400′), Feliciano Vivanco has been cultivating highland agave since Mexico’s tumultuous post-revolutionary period of 1919-1929. The family now holds 2,000 acres of estate-grown agave producing a rich, well-balanced spirit.

93 POINTS GOLD MEDAL “EXCEPTIONAL” BTI 2013

“I smell some cooked agave along with vanilla and caramel. The nose is light but there’s a lot going on in this glass. The flavors aren’t turned down. I taste sweet cooked agave along with creamy caramel, pepper and white oak. The finish is very nice. The flavors linger on the back of my palate. It’s a pleasant sipper.” — Austin Tequila Connoisseurs, April 8th, 2020

Tasting Notes
Color: very pale straw
Nose: vegetal chapparal, roasted sweet potato
Palate: salted vanilla cookie, allspice, mild chile heat

Data
Master Distiller: Sergio Cruz
NOM: 1414
Altitude: 6,709′ / 2,045 m
Proof:82.4
ABV: 41.2%
Brix: 27° – 28° from Tequilana Weber Agave grown at 5,400’ in municipio of Arandas, Jaliscov

Process

  • Halved & quartered (cogollo‐removed) agave steam‐roasted without pressure in brick kiln ovens

    1. 36hr roast including 6hr pre‐roast to melt‐off bitters and 6hr cool‐down

    2. Juice extraction with gear‐spindle crusher

    3. Fermented in stainless steel vats using indigenous yeast strains with field presence of lime, orange & pomelo citrus pollens

    4. Double‐distilled in copper‐pot stills to approx. 56% ABV and reduced with reverse‐osmosis demineralized water

    5. Four month aging in third‐fill American White Oak formerly used for Bourbon Whiskey, bottled at 41.2% ABV

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