La Gritona Reposado Tequila (70cl, 40%)

A reposado tequila made from 100% blue agave in Valle de Guadalupe, in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. Master distiller Melly Barajas oversees production at a small distillery with a local team of women. The agave grows in iron-rich red soils and is harvested at full maturity, typically between eight and ten years old. Steam cooking in thick-walled earthen ovens is followed by a resting period before crushing, then natural fermentation in open steel vats and double distillation in steel stills with copper coils. Maturation takes place in repeatedly used American oak barrels. The result is a reposado with a fresh, vegetal personality, restrained sweetness and a clear connection to the agave plant. It has a rounded texture, crisp agave flavours and a pale colour, and is bottled at 40% ABV in a distinctive green bottle made in Mexico from recycled glass.