Mis Aguacates Tequila Plata (75cl, 35%)

Mis Aguacates Tequila Plata is an unaged blanco tequila made at NOM 1459, Tequila Selecto de Amatitán, S.A. de C.V. in Amatitán, Jalisco. It is bottled at 35% ABV with no barrel ageing and is made from 100% blue agave. The Plata is the fourth expression in the Mis Aguacates range, joining the Reposado, Añejo and Extra Añejo. Its production profile records stone or brick oven cooking, roller-mill extraction, deep-well water, stainless-steel fermentation without fibres, and double distillation in a stainless pot with a copper coil. The importer's notes describe predominant blue agave, herbal character, citrus of pineapple and grapefruit, a long, lingering presence of cooked agave and a pleasant mouthfeel.