1800 Tequila Reposado 100% Agave Tequila 70cl

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Distillers are not obliged to disclose the use of additives as long as they don’t exceed 1% of the total content. Most Tequilas are unaged as they were bottled right after distillation; they are known as Blanco or Silver Tequila. is produced at La Rojeña Distillery with a NOM of 1122. It is the oldest active distillery in Tequila, Jalisco. Yes, very ironic. 1800 also shares that distillery with other tequila brands such as Jose Cuervo and Gran Centenario. Añejo ("aged") Tequila spends one to three years in an oak barrel similar to the ones used for aging Whiskey or wine. It gets smoother, darker and the taste is sweeter thanks to the barrel.

Once opened, tequila can remain good for a long time if properly stored in a cool and dry place with the lid tightly sealed.Final Thoughts: A good basic tequila at the low end of the price scale. If you are looking for a good but cheap tequila this one is always a reliable bet.. Doesn’t go much cheaper without major pain and suffering from bad distillation. Spend the extra money and avoid the pain and possibly jail- (both possible if not likely results from cheap tequila and the things that happen after a few two many shots of the cheap stuff). The heart of the agave plant called the piña (because it looks like a giant pineapple) is harvested with machetes. Then the massive hearts, which weigh 100 pounds or more, are steamed or baked in a clay oven. Experts say baking is better because the cooking process is slower and creates a smoother spirit. My education and training include a thorough knowledge of agave spirits creation from planting agaves to bottling, including distillation. Cuervo Reposado and Gran Centenario Reposado are the natural alternatives as they are made at the same distillery; barrel management provides enough contrasts to make them different, though. All Tequila starts with the blue agave, a spiky succulent that grows throughout the regions where Tequila is made. For a Tequila Reposado, the sweet sap in the heart of the blue agave is fermented, distilled, and then aged for two to 12 months in oak.

According to the laws that govern tequila, if you let it age in an oak barrel for 2 months it becomes a reposado. Alcohol content Making Reposado Tequila takes patience. The blue Weber agave plant grows slowly. The succulent must be six or seven years old before it develops a sugary sap called aquamiel("honey water" in Spanish) that forms the base of Tequila. Extra Añejo Tequila is barrel-aged for more than three years. The spirit becomes a dark amber color, and the flavor is rich with nuts, caramel, fruit, and spice, similar to whiskey or an old Rum.All their expressions come in the signature trapezoidal-shaped bottles, as a tribute to Mayan pyramids, with the top designed as a shot glass.