Espolon Reposado Tequila

Description

El Espoln Tequila is produced in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico by the MasterDistiller Cirilo Oropeza atDestiladora San Nicolas (NOM 1440).The company was founded by Ramon Valdes formerpresident ofCasa Herradura.The agave for El Espoln is grown in the highlands region of Jalisco.They cook the agave for 18 to 20 hours. After the juice is extracted it is double distilled for five and half hours and then the tequila is filtered.

nextSectionThe color is light straw, withmediumwide spaced slow skinny legs.Its nose is mellow – ripe fruit, oaks barrel,vanilla.The mouth feel is a silky smooth thatimmediatelycoats the whole mouth.Its flavor is mild with note of ripe fruit and then the oak flavors start to kick in. The fruit flavors build back up toward the end. The aftertaste is a little lesspleasant than the blanco – it burns the back of the throat and the a green oak flavor lingers on the tongue.