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Dry and light with a hint of honeysuckle.
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Our classic, Number Fourteen, is a junmai ginjo namazake. Intended to be served locally, chilled, and enjoyed soon...
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Our classic, Blue Door, is a junmai namazake. Intended to be served locally, chilled, and enjoyed soon after the...
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Choice white oak barrels and 5 long years of patient aging produce the epitome of tequila sophistication. The oak...
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Organic 100% Puro De Agave, Single Estate Tequila. The nose is rich and pretty with fantastic aromatics of tropical...
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EL PINTOR BLANCO IS A TRULY WORK OF ART. THE AMOUNT OF COOKED AGAVE NOTES ITS JUST A ONE OF A KIND. WE START OUR...
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OUR TEQUILA JOVEN IS A TRULY UNIQUE MASTERPIECE. CRAFTED USING MATURE BLUE AGAVE WEBER FROM A SINGLE STATE RANCH IN...
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Enrique Fonseca distilled this expression in early Spring of 2010, with three-quarters of the bottling made in a...
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Jammin' Red is a pleasant blend of red grapes and natural strawberry flavor. The finish is lively and semi sweet....
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A smooth blend of Baco Noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot offers wonderful berry-cherry aromas with...
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Flawlessly clear in the glass, our Blanco is bursting with aromas of roasted agave, fresh-cut grass, and tropical...
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Earthy and slightly meaty aromas blend with a roasted pineapple note. The palate is light, showing just a trace of...
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This 100% barley shochu was made by hand using white koji before being distilled just once in an atmospheric pot...
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Kokuto sugar shochu fermented in ceramic pots. The first fermentation is made with white koji rice with traditionally...
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This sweet potato shochu was made by hand using white rice koji in the first fermentation with steamed kogane sengan...
Mencia Sake Tequila NV 750ml
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.