Hussong's Reposado Tequila (75cl, 40%)

Hussong's Reposado Tequila is a reposado from NOM 1438 in Jalisco, Mexico. It is made from 100% Blue Weber agave, with agave at least five years old from the Jalisco highlands and lowlands, and is aged five months in used bourbon barrels. Production includes cooking in brick ovens and autoclaves, natural-yeast fermentation of about 50 hours and double distillation, and it is hand-bottled in clay jugs. The name comes from the Hussong's Cantina in Ensenada, founded in 1892. The nose brings caramel, butterscotch, brown sugar and vanilla over sweet agave, citrus, baking spice and oak; the palate shows caramel and vanilla with banana cake, fruity agave, cinnamon, nutmeg and toasted bread; and the finish has toffee, vanilla, agave, cinnamon and oak.