Santanera Ceniza Blanco Tequila 42.5% 750ml Organic Batch (special Order 1 Week)
| Description: | Blanco Tequila produced at Tres Mujeres in Amatitn, Jalisco (nom 1466) Maestro Tequilero Sergio Cruz with Pablo Lara G. and Senior Distiller Manuel Rivera 100% Blue Weber agave (a. tequilana) matured 7 years Agave harvested from organic-certified single estate El Llano Grande Cooked in a traditional brick and volcanic stone steam oven Milled using a mechanical roller mill 11-day open-air spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel Distilled 23 times using stainless steel pot stills Blended and chill filtered before resting in glass for 196 days Delicate fresh herbs, citrus peel, faint raspberry, a kiss of caramel, sundried tomato, sweet parsnip, soft clay, rainwater, subtle saline, with a subtle charred note on the finish Only 1,166 bottles produced Jay Kosher and organic certified 42.5% Abv When security cameras alerted the Santanera team to a deadly wildfire, blazing through the parcel dubbed El Llano Grande, a desperate race against time began to harvest the seven-year-old maguey before they hardened from the fire. Miraculously, the majority of the agave survived, and the group decided that this unique, scorched agave would be the centerpiece of their next annual Organic release: Batch Ceniza (meaning ash). Tasting Notes Carrying out organic agriculture comes with great risk. Allowing natural grassland coverage in agave fields comes with a growing danger of wildfire during increasingly dry winter seasons; whats more, in recent years poaching of mature agave has become a widespread problem, such that Pablo and his group have installed security cameras around their parcels to monitor cultivation. On January 26, 2023, these security cameras alerted the Santanera team to a deadly threat. A wildfire had begun to blaze at the plot theyd dubbed El Llano Grandesomeone had carelessly dropped a soda bottle, and sunrays magnified by the glass sparked the dry foliage in the field. So began a desperate race against time. The team dropped everything and bolted to the field, executing a rapid jima to harvest the seven-year-old maguey before they hardened from the fire. Miraculously, the majority of the agave survived, and the group decided that this unique, wildfire-scorched agave would be the centerpiece of their next annual Organic release. Thus, we bring you Batch Ceniza (meaning ash)a moving encapsulation of Santaneras aim to capture distinct terroir and a unique moment in time by distilling micro batches of tequila as an authentic, unrepeatable testimony to where and when they were producedand at times, the great obstacles overcome in pursuit of that purity. |
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| Price: | $ 139.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
| Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
| Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
| Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on August 29, 2024.
