Jose Cuervo Especial Reposado Tequila, 70cl

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The alcohol content in tequila is affected by three factors: the amount of isoamyl alcohol and isobutanol in the yeast strain, the carbon:nitrogen ratio (the higher the ratio, the more alcohol produced), and the temperature of fermentation.

You don’t make a drink this good by accident, and the mix of experience – owner Felipe J Camarena’s family has been producing tequila since the 1930s – and prime terroir, with agave sourced from the Jalisco highlands, have gone into making G4 our winner. The recipe can be easily made ahead of time, making it perfect for poolside sips or Cinco de Mayo celebrations.This treatment creates many of the aspects of the dark color and more complex flavors of the añejo tequila. This type of tequila is the most expensive, not only because the flavor is improved with age, but also because distilleries will only allow their best spirits to age for so long.

Tequila affects everyone differently, so the amount of shots you can drink may be more or less than your friends. If you're looking for a unique and refreshing Gold Tequila Cocktail recipe, you must try the Winter Citrus Margaritas with Vanilla Bean Salty Sugar. Now here’s a bit of an oddity: a blanco tequila that’s been rested for a month in Napa Valley Cabernet wine barrels, imparting a blushing pink hue and a hint of fruity brightness.Only including tequilas made from 100 per cent pure blue agave – so no “tequila mixtos” that blend agave with corn or cane sugars. During the fermentation process, inoculum is added to the batch to accelerate the rate of fermentation. Sometimes 100% agave gold tequila is made by combining silver tequila and an aged tequila, such as reposado or añejo.

Since China has a climatic condition suitable for blue agave plants, Mexico was worried about rival pseudo tequilas from China. Silver tequila, sometimes referred to as blanco, is rarely aged more than a couple of weeks, making it the purest form of tequila. Mijenta is incredibly complex on the nose, with a richly savoury backbone of roasted agave intermingled with honey and spice. a b c d e f Pinal, Leticia; Cedeño, Miguel; Gutiérrez, Humberto; Alvarez-Jacobs, Jaime (1997-01-01). Aged for 30 days in oak, before being filtered through charcoal for a purer taste, this high-quality tequila is made from 100% agave.found that cultivating two strains at a temperature of 35°C as compared to a temperature of 30°C produced more isoamyl alcohol. It's a combination of a margarita and a spritzer, with fresh watermelon juice, lime juice, and sparkling water. By regularly trimming any quiotes [ˈkjotes] (a several-meter high stalk that grows from the center of the plant), the jimadores prevent the agave from flowering and dying early, allowing it to fully ripen. We think those that enjoy rum will appreciate this, especially when paired with pineapple juice for instant summer refreshment.

The European liquors were produced from sugars of agave-like plants and were illegally labeled as tequila. Liquor companies in the United States said Mexico just wanted to create bottling jobs in their own country, [15] and also claimed this rule would violate international trade agreements and was in discord with usual exporting practices worldwide.He holds the WSET Level 2 in wine, a Level 3 in spirits and has a particular interest in agave spirits. These parameters include the type of yeast strain, the age of the agave plant itself, temperature, and the carbon:nitrogen ratio.