VIVA/6 – Product Lineup | Reposado, Añejo
Disclaimer: Photos and tasting notes are courtesy of Casa Tequilera Viva México
Blanco
- Process: Made with agave from the Altos de Jalisco highland region, harvested after 6 to 8 years, slow cooked and fermented for a minimum of 120 hours accompanied by the soothing sound of classical music, double-distilled ina copper still.
- Appearance: Excellent transparency and clarity, evidently full-bodied in the glass.
- Aroma: A clear tequila with fruit notes such as peach and green guava, citrus notes of lime and grapefruit, and even herbal notes such as mint, olive trees and olives, without losing the essence of raw and cooked agave, with a light hints of a combination of spices including cinnamon and pepper.
- Flavor: The beginning is silky smooth, confirming its aromas and transporting us to the flavors of the raw agave, offering elements such as mint, spearmint, olives; with the citric characteristics of grapefruit and lime. A sweet finish of cooked agave and a light spicy pepper that confirms a balanced tequila.
Reposado
- Aging: Average of 4 months in american oak barrels.
- Appearance: In the glass, it is a full bodied tequila with a yellow wheat color.
- Aroma: A wide range of aromatic notes, from fruit notes such as pineapple, cherry and peach, with a touch of rosemary and olives, while preserving the citrus hints of grapefruit and lime. to vanilla, caramel, cinnamon and walnut, contributed by the barrel.
- Flavor: Its flavor affirms the prescence of fruit such as pineapple and cherry, with notes contributed by the barrel such a caramel, walnut, vanilla and white chocolate. A soft tequla with a balance of sweetness, a touch of anise and a long finish.
Añejo
- Aging: An average of 18 months in American oak barrels.
- Appearance: Amber-colored and full-bodied in the glass.
- Aroma: We sense the full influence of the barrel, with predominantly sweet aromas from the wood such as caramel, maple, cocoa, chocolate anddried fruits such as prunes; shades of tobacco and grapefruit confirms its origin, whit light nots of rosemary, thyme and banana.
- Flavor: Great smoothness with a sweet strike of maple, white chocolate, vanilla and coffee. It retains its sense of dried fruits, such as raisins and plums. Its taste in the mouth invites us to take another sip so we can appreciate the sweet and bitter combination that makes it so captivating.
