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