ArteNOM Tequila 1414 Reposado 750ml

From Arandas (elev. 5,400′), Feliciano Vivanco has been cultivating highland agave since Mexico’s tumultuous post-revolutionary period of 1919-1929. The family now holds 2,000 acres of estate-grown agave producing a rich, well-balanced spirit.

93 POINTS GOLD MEDAL “EXCEPTIONAL” BTI 2013

Tasting Notes
Color: very pale straw
Nose: vegetal chapparal, roasted sweet potato
Palate: salted vanilla cookie, allspice, mild chile heat

Data
Master Distiller: Sergio Cruz
NOM: 1414
Altitude: 6,709′ / 2,045 m
Proof:82.4
ABV: 41.2%
Brix: 27° – 28° from Tequilana Weber Agave grown at 5,400’ in municipio of Arandas, Jaliscov

Process

• • Halved & quartered (cogollo‐removed) agave steam‐roasted without pressure in brick kiln ovens
  • 36hr roast including 6hr pre‐roast to melt‐off bitters and 6hr cool‐down
  • Juice extraction with gear‐spindle crusher
  • Fermented in stainless steel vats using indigenous yeast strains with field presence of lime, orange & pomelo citrus pollens
  • Double‐distilled in copper‐pot stills to approx. 56% ABV and reduced with reverse‐osmosis demineralized water
  • Four month aging in third‐fill American White Oak formerly used for Bourbon Whiskey, bottled at 41.2% ABV