Fiero Habanero Tequila (75cl, 40%)

Fiero Habanero Tequila is a habanero-infused blanco tequila from Tequila, Jalisco, produced at La Purisima distillery under NOM 1437 by Casa Don Roberto. Agave piñas are handpicked at peak ripeness and slow-roasted for three days, and the first and last batches of distillate are removed before the blanco base is infused for three days with fresh, vine-ripened habanero peppers. The peppers are hand-selected, hand-seeded and hand-chopped, then filtered. The aroma opens with fresh cooked agave, bright tropical fruit and peppery spice. The palate begins sweet and fruity with ripe agave, before habanero heat builds from a warm tingle to a searing pepper kick, with agave sweetness remaining present. The finish is long, hot and persistent, with a sweet-and-spicy afterglow and residual agave smoothness.