Fortaleza Blanco Tequila 70 cl

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They capture everything that great tequila should be without the need for flashy marketing, vast productions runs or modern methods. This has been the home of Guillermo Sauza’s family and their distilleries for more than five generations, where they have meticulously perfected their craft since 1873. Held in high regard among Tequila aficionados, getting a bottle of this for anyone should be a special occasion.

Once cooled, the sweet juice is extracted with a 2-ton tahona wheel (large round volcanic stone) that crushes the cooked agave under its weight.The bottles are also produced individually according to a 150-year-old tradition, making each one different from the others. Presented in a hand-blown in Tonala, Jalisco by artisan glassmakers, the labour-intensive blend is unequaled in both taste and smoothness. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report.

They are then slowly steam-cooked for 36 hours, powered by a vintage boiler which dates back to 1903. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Gradually, the small distillery became better known until it finally grew into a large empire and sold its products internationally.Interesting fact: an old Sauza family distillery that was sold but the grandson, Guillermo Sauza has recently bought it and has up and running again, making tequila in the same way it was made over 100 years ago – with a small brick oven to cook the agave, a tahona to squeeze the juices out of the agave, wood tanks for fermentation, and the 2 original copper pots for distillation. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Aromas of citrus, and rich cooked agave fill the nose, with layers of butter, olive, earth, black pepper, and a deep inviting vegetal complexity. uk accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. Agaves are sourced from the Tequila Valley with double distillation in copper pots to 80% proof, before blending with natural spring water from the valley for bottling.

Honouring the Sauza family legacy, Guillermo Sauza represents the 5th Generation of a family committed to crafting fine tequilas from the heart of Tequila, Jalisco. With its deep aromas of citrus and rich baked agave, Fortaleza Blanco is a true aficionado’s tequila. Fortaleza has only been operating since 2005, but the family behind it can trace its origins back to Don Cenobio Sauza, the ‘father of Tequila’, who opened his first distillery in 1873, established Sauza Tequila and was one of the pioneers of the drink’s global reputation. Their goal is to make the best Tequila they can, and to this day, we have not changed a single thing. Initially owning and running three local distilleries, Guillermo’s grandfather closed ‘La Fortaleza’ in 1968, turning it into a museum showcasing the history of tequila production.This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. This care in craftmanship even extends to the bottles that are hand-blown in Mexico - the perfect finish to a true aficionado’s tequila. Although Tequila Fortaleza only launched in 2005, they have over 140 years of history in the production of this Mexican spirit. Gulliermo Sauza is honouring the tradition of his family and using artisanal methods to create the best 100% agave tequila that tastes like no other.

Tequila Fortaleza Blanco - that is quality and tradition combined through a loving, detailed production process. Also known as plata or silver, blanco Tequilas tell the story of their origins – in terms of the agave and the production methods used – with no oak to cover any faults. Notably, Don Cenobio Sauza played a pivotal role in shaping the tequila industry into what it is today. Other non-essential cookies are used to track visits anonymously and collect information for making reports. There’s haystack aromas and white pepper up front, but this is all about the fruit, which is ripe, bright and sumptuous.The agave hearts are stone crushed before being fermented in open-air wooden tanks, the water source is a natural spring water from the Tequila and every bottle is hand-blwon in Mexico - this is artisan with a capital "a". These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product.