Tasted at the distillery. This is their high proof Blanco. The Way They Make It They work with stone and fire, not haste The oven’s heat, the tahona's weight. No cultured yeast to guide the brew, Just wild-born air, and time, and fate. The stills are copper, broad and bold, With fibrous hearts that breathe the steam. And when the fire has had its say, They let it rest, as in a dream. Steel cradles hold it, cool and bright, Till bottled clear, with strength to spare. Yet not a burn, but warmth that stays— A honeyed touch on mountain air. It speaks in scents: of mint and clay, Of blossoms crushed beneath the sun. And tastes of earth, and lemon’s kiss, With pepper sharp, but never one To bite too hard or linger sore— Though strong, it’s kind, and proud, and fair. For what it gives, you'd pay far more In other bottles, other lairs.

Tasted at the distillery. Similar idea to their Crystal except it uses the tahona and roller mill and just the copper stills. It still includes the carbon filtration like a Cristalino. Aromas of banana, mint, citrus and cinnamon. Flavors of mint, cooked agave, black pepper, vanilla and banana. The finish was short.

At the distillery, I sipped and found A spirit much like Cuarenta’s round, Yet here the tahona takes the lead, Not the roller mill—tradition’s seed. Aromas rise: earth, minerals, zest, Cooked agave, orange—nature’s best. On the tongue, a warming ride: Agave, pepper, minerals collide, Cinnamon whispers, butter glides, A medium-long finish, where flavor abides. Yet value weighs on every pour— Some tahona bottles offer more.

Tasted this at the distillery. This one uses an artisanal process, with the unusual step of adding fibers in the distillation process and is organic. Aromas of cooked agave, herbal, pear, lemon, thyme and minerals. Flavors of cooked agave, black pepper, butter, herbal and minerals. Has a medium-long finish.

Tasted this at the distillery. Interesting process begins as artisanal with stone/brick oven, roller mill and SS tank fermentation. Then it transitions to industrial with copper and column stills and carbon filtration. They described it as a blanco cristalino. Aromas of pear, mint, citrus, olive and a hint of agave. Flavors of pear, oregano, mint and a bit metallic. Finish didn't last too long. This could be an entry Blanco instead of the sweetened ones out there

Tequila Trujillo Cuarenta NOM1634 Cuarenta is their 40%ABV Blanco. It’s Organic and Kosher. This is meant to be an intro supper and cocktail king. It’s just over $40. This bottle is Lot 1! Let’s nose and sip some. There’s some nice aromas emanating from my CTC Jarrito Glass. It’s like you washed your clothes in clean fresh agave juice. You get the clean scent of fresh washed clothes but instead of a fake fragrance it’s agave! There’s some nice minerality and hints of bright citrus. There’s some lemongrass oils and a touch of white pepper. It’s a clean and fresh nose. Let’s taste it! The first flavors that hit my palate are citrus oils and green agave. The minerality and a light vegetal note follow. The mildly peppery finish starts to appear. The body is slightly thin but overall this is a good 80 proof blanco that’s not too challenging and I believe it’s perfect for ranch waters and other blanco tequila cocktails.

Tried this for the first time at Grover’s event at Condesa in Rhode Island. This is legitimately spectacular tequila. An awesome nose of cooked agave sweetness, some pepper and citrus. Very clean. On the palette I got more cooked agave, honey, some herbs with an earthy/mineral finish. Very well done!