Tequila Carrera Blanco (75cl, 40%)

Tequila Carrera Blanco is an unaged blanco made from 100% Blue Weber agave in Arandas, Jalisco, by the Camarena family, tequila makers there since 1761. Agave hearts are slow-cooked in stone and brick ovens, roller-mill crushed, open-air fermented and double-distilled in stainless pot stills with a copper coil. It is bottled at 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle and is confirmed additive-free. Los Altos agave grown in the red highland soils around Arandas gives sweet, floral, citrusy character. The standard Blanco is 40% ABV; a Still Strength expression is bottled at 54% ABV. It carries additive-free certification and received a 90-point Silver from Best Tasting Spirits' own review panel. The nose brings cooked agave, white flowers and lime zest, followed by a sweet, bright palate of agave nectar, citrus and white pepper, and a clean, medium finish.