“Status” tequilas — you understand those in impossibly tall bottle and with impossibly excessive costs — are a quickly rising class, and with El Alto, Patron makes its long-awaited first entry into the class. It’s immediately uncommon for being a reposado — albeit one aged in 11 sorts of barrels, “largely hybrid barrels of American oak physique and French oak heads,” although nobody has talked about for a way lengthy it’s aged. The title is a reference to the agave used within the tequila, which is grown within the highest a part of the Atotonilco El Alto area within the Jalisco Highlands.
There’s no denying the craftsmanship on show right here, and as reposados go, it’s simply probably the greatest I’ve encountered. Mild in shade, the tequila seems designed to showcase the underlying agave, but it surely rapidly reveals a profound depth that does an incredible job of showcasing each plant and barrel.
The nostril is mild however invigorating, showcasing a easy and recent herbaceousness paired with sweeter notes of maple, cinnamon, and a few sesame oil. There’s a vein of earth all through, washing notes of licorice root, polished wooden, and blended greenery over the aromatics.
The palate is definitely extra of a delight, a slight kick of spice paving the best way to extra sultry notes of caramel, vanilla, and a contact of recent fig. The tequila picks up extra fruit because it goes, showcasing notes of applesauce and grapefruit, plus a contact of sugar cookie dough. A touch of spun sugar arrives on the end, pairing properly with a grind of white pepper. Candy and spicy has all the time been a profitable mixture, and on this bottling every thing works in lockstep. Killer stuff.
80 proof. NOM 1492.
A / $179 / patrontequila.com
Patron El Alto Reposado Tequila
$179
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