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Remarkably smooth. The same body of Don Vicente Blanco rested in used American White Oak Bourbon barrels for less...
750ml
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$50.80
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$49.60
Made from 100% blue agave. Golden nuances with silver shades and strong coppery colors aged 4 months in white oak...
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$41.20
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Made from 100% blue agave — aged for 5-7 years and harvested at their peak. Silvery shades, transparent of great...
750ml
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$23.80
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$21.85
A unique kind of tequila in the industry, since it combines three different processes of production to create an...
750ml
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$47.28
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This 100% Blue Weber Organic Blanco Tequila has the frolicsome sweetness of cooked agave, notes of honey sure to make...
375ml
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$28.79
Abundant oak spice, brown sugar, flower pollen, and black pepper notes augment the natural agave exotic qualities in...
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$20.24
An elegant tequila that shows complex aromas of baked clay, salted pineapple, pickled jalapeno, and toasted tamarind....
750ml
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$31.68
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$25.20
In-your-face spicy and proud of it, Fiero Tequila is so flavorful that it will likely become your secret ingredient...
750ml
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$49.20
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$43.32
The aroma suggests fresh-cut jalapeño, with a spicy hint that makes the nose prickle. Peppery notes follow on the...
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Aromas of red fruits with flavors of
fragrant cherry, black pepper, and notes of wood. Hints of raspberry and lead...
750ml
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$65.99
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For the dreamers... No Additives or Artificial Ingredients. True authentic tequila - rich flavors, aromas and an...
750ml
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$40.91
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$31.66
Crafted in small batches from hand-cultivated Agave Azul, this tequila is slow-cooked in steam ovens, milled with...
375ml
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$33.71
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$25.53
An ultra-premium tequila filled with 150 years of history and heritage Our Reposado maintains the bright, crisp...
375ml
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$28.91
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$23.70
An ultra-premium tequila filled with 150 years of history and heritage Our Blanco is the foundation for all of our...
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El Sabino is located near Teuchitlan, the home of the Guachimontones, a UNESCO world heritage site - the circular...
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El Sabino is located near Teuchitlan, home of the Guachimontones, the iconic circular pyramids featured in our logo....
Carricante Pinotage Tequila
Pinotage is the signature grape varietal of South Africa, and is the most widely grown grape in the country, as well as being common in several other countries around the world. It is a viticultural cross of two fine grape varietals, the Pinot Noir and the Cinsaut (known as Hermitage in South Africa, hence the portmanteau name), and is notable for the fact that it produces excellent and flavorful wines of a deep red color The flavors most commonly associated with Pinotage wines are generally smoky in nature, with notes ranging from dark bramble fruits, to plum, mulberry and earthy characteristics. However, it often also includes quite tropical flavors of stewed banana. The Pinotage varietal is a versatile one, and is often used for producing fortified and sparkling wines, as well as the more common still red wines.
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.