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375ml
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$95.99
$101.04
6 bottles:
$90.36
Truly excellent tequila is something worth searching for, savoring, and celebrating. At 818, we bring you tequila...
750ml
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$163.48
$172.08
3 bottles:
$160.00
Truly excellent tequila is something worth searching for, savoring, and celebrating. At 818, we bring you tequila...
375ml
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$23.31
$24.54
12 bottles:
$16.63
Excellent, Highly Recommended - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
750ml
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$41.88
$44.08
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$31.50
Excellent, Highly Recommended - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
375ml
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$27.59
$29.04
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$19.95
TASTE: Ripe roasted agave flavor with notes of caramel and vanilla. AROMA: Vanilla, meringue, honey, and fruit...
750ml
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$51.38
$54.08
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$40.50
TASTE: Ripe roasted agave flavor with notes of caramel and vanilla. AROMA: Vanilla, meringue, honey, and fruit...
750ml - Case of 6
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$55.80
Aromas of roasted agave and lime with delicate floral notes and bright sweet citrus. The palate is fresh and smooth...
750ml - Case of 6
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$62.10
An intense aroma of lemon leaf, pear, pineapple, and vanilla with deep notes of brioche and honey. Smooth flavors of...
750ml
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$22.00
12 bottles:
$17.48
A medium- to full-bodied red with polished texture and a bright dark-fruited character. Fresh, with vivid acidity and...
750ml
Bottle:
$52.72
$55.50
12 bottles:
$51.59
Nose: Vanilla, banana, honey, caramel, and orange zest. Palate: Banana, vanilla, cooked agave, oak, and baking spice....
750ml
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$44.40
$46.74
12 bottles:
$43.26
Nose: Cooked agave, orange zest, honey, cucumber, sea salt, and pepper. Palate: Citrus-forward, floral, cooked agave,...
750ml
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$19.94
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$19.54
The 2019 Syrah Turtles Vineyard was aged for 12 months in an equal mixture of new and second-use French barriques. It...
750ml
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$14.94
$16.25
12 bottles:
$14.64
This pretty Gewurztraminer has golden yellow hints. Nice aromatic intensity and exotic fruits. The bouquet is intense...
750ml
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$23.90
12 bottles:
$23.42
Pale yellow with yellow gold sparkles
Complex and intense nose, floral and spicy at the same time.
It has weight as...
750ml
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$72.96
$76.80
Delving even deeper into the roots of tequila’s early production, Amatiteña ‘Origen’ offers an example of...
750ml
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$87.78
$92.40
Indulgent aromas of fresh glazed donuts, subtle tobacco leaf, candied dates, and petit dejeuner; a palate that is at...
750ml
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$67.26
$70.80
Aromas of subtle butterscotch, fresh brick powder, light resin, and green pea shoots. The palate explodes with sweet...
750ml
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$38.76
$40.80
12 bottles:
$29.17
Sourced from estate-grown agave in the majestic highlands of Jalisco, Ana María Tequila’s soft pink hue is...
Gewurztraminer Mencia Syrah Tequila
Gewurztraminer is renowned for being a particularly tricky grape varietal to grow and cultivate, but is one which plenty of wineries persevere with due to its unique properties and excellent flavors The vines themselves are highly robust, and can even be unruly when in the correct type of soil, but they cannot grow well in terroirs which contain chalk or other similar components. They are also extremely susceptible to a wide range of diseases and rot, and due to their early budding and fruiting, they cannot survive frost. However, despite these problems, in cooler climates and on the right terroir, the Gewurztraminer grape varietal produces wonderful results quite unlike any other vine. The pink grapes are packed full of elegant and sweet flavors, their relatively high sugar content offering a light sweetness alongside floral notes, perfumed and aromatic aromas, and a distinctive taste of lychees.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.
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.