Herradura Silver Tequila (75cl, 40%)

A blanco tequila from Casa Herradura in Amatitan, Jalisco, made from 100% Blue Weber agave that is slow-cooked, open-air fermented and double distilled, then rested 45 days in American white oak barrels. It is bottled at 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The 45-day rest is short enough to remain legally and stylistically a blanco, but long enough to pick up a soft straw colour and a whisper of vanilla. The house was founded in 1870. The spirit is rested rather than unaged, giving a lightly oaked character. Colour is soft, light straw. The nose shows herbal agave and warm wood with hints of vanilla. The palate is mildly sweet, mellow roasted agave with gentle oak, and the finish is smooth, crisp and clean.