ArteNOM Tequila SELECCIÓN DE 1579 BLANCO CLÁSICO

The mountain town of Jesús-María (elev. 6,079’) is tequila’s highest altitude agave region, and the El Pandillo Distillery is arguably one of the most forward-thinking and sustainable distilleries in the business. There, Felipe Camarena masterfully crafts this bright, aromatic tequila from stressed hillside agave plants, slowly roasted in brick ovens and macerated intact with fiber for a pronounced agave flavor.

Tasting Notes
Color: pure and clear with rich agave viscosity
Nose: rising pastry dough, spring rain, mint, bold roasted agave
Palate: velvety, wine-like texture with fresh chile tingle, white pepper, spearmint candies

Data
Master Distiller: Felipe Camarena
NOM: 1579
Altitude: 6,788′ / 2,069 m
Proof: 81.4
ABV: 40.7%
Brix: 28° – 29° from Tequilana Weber Agave grown at 6,200’ in municipio of Jesús‐María, Jalisco

Process

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

  • 30hr roast including 6hr pre‐roast to melt‐off bitters and 6hr cool‐down

  • Juice extraction with gear‐spindle roller-crusher (aka “Frankenstein”)

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

  • Water for proof adjustment is half rain water and half filtered water from on-property well

  • Aeration prior to filling, bottled at 40.7% ABV

MaineJody Reese