La Gritona Reposado Tequila (75cl)

A reposado tequila from La Gritona, produced by an all-female team led by master distiller Melly Barajas at Vinos y Licores Azteca in Valle de Guadalupe, in the Jalisco Highlands. It is made using fully mature, 10-year-old agave plants cooked by a slower, gentler method. A small vintage copper still handles a unique double-distillation that incorporates some spent agave fibres back into the run. The tequila then rests eight months in used American whiskey barrels, specifically former Jack Daniels barrels. Independent reviews found vanilla cake batter, ethanol, agave and vegetal notes on the nose, with raw agave, vanilla and oak on the palate, a lingering spice note reminiscent of cinnamon or baking spices, and a mellow, easy-drinking character with caramel, light vanilla, cooked agave, subtle florals, light oak, anise and cinnamon up front, closing on green pepper, herbs and soft oak.