Blanco Ensemble

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Handcrafted by harmonizing new-world and old-world processes — a rare expression of Tequila Blanco utilizing both the traditional and ancestral production methods.
TASTE

Elegant Citrus
Roasted Pineapple
Succulent Agave
AROMA

Fresh Floral
Bright Citrus
Roasted Agave
Caramelized Piña
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PRODUCTION METHOD

ENSEMBLE: A blend of two methods.

Method I — Tequila Blanco Traditional (93% of our Ensemble)

  • Cooking: Stone & brick masonry oven, heated with steam injection. 24 hour cooking and 24 hour rest.
  • Maceration: Stainless steel roller mill.
  • Fermentation: Open-air, spontaneous, 3–4 days, stainless steel vats.
  • Distillation: Stainless steel still heated by steam.

Method II — Tequila Blanco Ancestral (7% of our Ensemble)

  • Cooking: Adobe and stone dome oven fired with pine and sacred fir wood. 72 hour cooking.
  • Maceration: Hand-mashing with wooden mallets in a wooden tree trunk.
  • Fermentation: Open-air, spontaneous, 3–4 days, wooden barrels.
  • Distillation: Filipino Copper pot stills heated directly by firewood.
THE DISTILLERY
  • NOM 1459 — Tequila Selecto de Amatitán
  • Established in 1942
  • Amatitán, Jalisco
  • Lowlands (Los Valles)

TASTING NOTES

  • Roasted pineapple
  • Green apple
  • Fresh citrus
  • Earth minerals
  • Salinity

Best experienced neat at room temperature, yet equally captivating on the rocks and in cocktails.