Maestro Tequilero Alberto Partida makes old-school tequila. Amatitena (from Amatitán, Jalisco) is made with single-estate Azul agave, which is baked in mesquite-wood-fueled stone ovens, milled with a stone wheel, fermented in open wood tanks with ambient yeast, then distilled in 19th-century copper pot stills. The fresh Blanco is then aged 12 months in used Napa Valley American oak red wine barrels, imparting cigar tobacco, walnut cake, plum pudding, and marzipan. Verified additive-free by Tequila Matchmaker. 84 proof. Try Amatiteña Añejo as an after-dinner sipper.
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