The march of Cristalino tequila bottlings continues courtesy of Gran Centenario, which takes anejo and additional anejo tequila, finishes them in Calvados brandy casks, then filters out all the colour.
It’s a daring strategy and it exhibits within the completed product.
The nostril is festive and fruity, daring apple cider notes layered with baking spice and black pepper. Notes of inexperienced jalapeno supply a curious degree of warmth in addition to a light-weight vegetal high quality, although time in glass helps these qualities meld with the fruitier assault. Because the nostril fades, notes of floor pepper linger within the nostrils pleasantly.
The palate is as a lot a taste bomb because the nostril would counsel, buying and selling spiced apples for pears and lemon zest, then transferring into extra conventional anejo-powered sweetness. Creamy with vanilla and many caramel, notes of milk chocolate coat the again of the palate and provides the tequila a custard-like high quality. Extra citrus builds because the end will get its hooks in, although the tempering from the vanilla creates a form of Orange Julius character.
It is a enjoyable journey from begin to end, and I believe the distinctive Calvados ending actually has a constructive influence on the product. These apple notes actually work effectively alongside the pepper and agave, making for an expertise that splendidly evolves over time in glass or, for those who’re like me, over time in a few glasses.
80 proof.
A / $85 / grancentenario.com [BUY IT NOW FROM TOTAL WINE]
Gran Centenario Cristalino Tequila
$85
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