Don Vicente Blanco Tequila (75cl, 40%)

Don Vicente Blanco Tequila is a 40% ABV blanco tequila made from 100% Blue Weber agave at El Pandillo Distillery (NOM 1579) in Jesús María, Jalisco. Master distiller Felipe J. Camarena slow-cooks the piñas in stone or brick ovens, crushes them on a mechanised stone tahona, ferments open-air in stainless steel with deep well water, and double-distills in copper pot stills. The spirit is oxygenated for 24 hours before bottling and is verified additive-free. On the nose there is sweet cooked agave, fresh chives and white and black peppercorns. The palate brings sweet garden peas, citrus zest, hazelnut nougat, vanilla bean and egg custard, with a clean, earthy finish and a long peppery tail.