An exceptional cristalino reposado tequila – extremely suitable both in cocktails and on its own.
Fragrance
Pineapple, mango, pear and mild vanilla
Taste
Tropical fruits, mango and mild vanilla
About the Product
El Tequileño Cristalino Reposado is aged for four months in American oak barrels. It is made from 100% blue agave.
El Tequileño Cristalino Reposado is a so-called cristalino reposado tequila. This relatively new form of tequila has a relatively simple concept – the tequila is first aged for a period of time (and is thus a reposado or añejo tequila), which gives it greater flavor complexity. It is then filtered through a layer of charcoal. The carbon filtration firstly removes the color, so you get a completely glossy and clear tequila, in addition, the process also removes the often strong oak notes that aged tequila typically has. The fact that the somewhat controversial oak flavor is removed means that the other effects of the aging are allowed to emerge more clearly.
Cristalino tequila has gone on to become extremely popular in its home country of Mexico, where it has particularly helped to introduce the young female segment to the world of tequila.
El Tequileño Cristalino Reposado is released at an ABV of 40%.
About El Tequileno
Tequileño is one of the most highly respected and popular premium tequila brands in the world. And not without reason – the distillery was founded in 1959 by Don Jorge Salles Cuervo in the city of Tequila, Mexico. The distillery took its name from the town – a name that is not entirely accidental. Because the town of Tequila is the place where the agave-based spirit was first distilled, and it is also where the drink gets its name.
In addition to this historical heritage, Tequileño is also special in that it is one of the very few tequila distilleries that releases its tequila under its own name. Normally in the tequila industry, the distilleries sell their tequila to independent bottlers, who then sell it under their own name. Tequileño handles the entire process himself – from planting and harvesting the blue agave, to mixing and bottling the final tequila drink.
Tequileño today publishes a number of different tequilas: Under the 1959 premium line you will find classics such as blanco, reposado, cristalino and añejo; and for those who want a more economical and drinks-focused alternative, you will find a blanco and reposado.
