| Production Details | |
|---|---|
| NOM : | 1493 , |
| Agave Type : | Tequilana Weber , |
| Agave Region : | Jalisco (Tequila Valley) , |
| Region : | Jalisco (Los Valles) , |
| Cooking : | Stone/Brick Ovens , |
| Extraction : | Tahona , |
| Water Source : | Deep well water , |
| Fermentation : | Wood fermentation tanks, 100% agave, Fermentation without fibers , |
| Distillation : | 2x distilled , |
| Still : | Copper Pot , |
| Aging : | - , |
| ABV/Proof : | 46% abv (92-proof) |
| Other : | No additives, Distilled at or near proof, Natural cork |
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This is what it’s all about. Pure agave juice !
Nice aroma of agave, mint and a slight floral note. Big burst of cinnamon as immediate flavor evolving to fruit and almond. Good complexity in the flavor. Medium length finish. The 46% ABV definitely adds some punch and nuance to this blanco. There is a little fire in the initial flavor but it settles out nicely. This probably becomes one of my first-choice blanco (along with 7L, Suerte, and Uno [1]). 03-24-2018
Excellent agave forward nose. The heat is obviously present, but not overpowering. Cooked agave through the finish. An excellent example of traditional, straight from the still blanco. As enjoyable as it gets.
Lots of cooked Agave on the nose. Reminds me of standing near the tahona at the distillery. Great taste with long finish at the back of the throat.
Lot 1
More of everything you like or love about Fortaleza blanco. Caramelized agave in abundance on the nose and in the mouth with some added punch to the tongue and palate from the higher ABV. A bit of buzz to the mid tongue with lingering natural sweetness fades slowly. Stock up.
Almost like you're getting Fortaleza Blanco direct from the still... actually, you are. This is a great blanco in its purest form. Fruity, earthy, green olive, and agave. Great long pleasant finish. Super oily and thick in the mouth. This is the real deal, folks.
Taste of agave,alcohol,green and fresh like the outdoors on a spring day.Wonderful juice.
The tequila has mineral and earth aroma . There are hints of pepper, fruits, chocolate. If you love the agave flavor in the Fortaleza blanco, this packs more of a punch in a good way. The mouth feel is nice and thick and lingers. As I finish my first pour, it left me begging for more. After, two pours I really appreciate the tequila more and more. I hope more distilleries will take a page out of here and do more still strength or barrel proof tequila.
This is the CRAFT of still strength perfect cuts... An amazing Blanco!
Vanilla
Love Fortaleza Repo to sip, the blanco still strength is awful to sip, but does make a decent marg
Tons of funk. Loads of sweet agave.
Yowza! The aroma, the flavor, the finish...The next level and the pinnacle of all Blanco!
Perfect sipper. Lovely soft earth and floral tones with some light citrus.
You need to try this tequila. Please don’t chill it or mix with anything else. Just drink neat. One of my top 5. I actually like the still strength slightly better that the blanco. Agave oh yeah.
Blanco as it should be. (Mostly) traditional methods mean this is more about what gets left in the juice than what is filtered out.
Cava la Fortaleza!
I don’t think you can ask for more this is an amazing product full of flavors sweet notes,the agave it’s so present just crazy god
A dream came true when Don Guillermo himself all of a sudden showed up while we had an almost private tour at his premises and ended up spending more than two hours with us tasting tequilas in his cave. This still strength blanco always brings me back to this moment. As if you were standing next to the brick oven surrounded by steam of cooking agave. Killer, period.
This might be my absolute favorite tequila.
Amazing tequila. Mainly cooked agave and olive with some citrus on the nose. Taste is more of those same notes with some floral characteristics and a little sweetness and vanilla as well. Crisp and clean finish with a little alcohol but incredibly smooth for the proof. Easily the best I have had and the template for what a blanco should be like in my humble opinion. A fantastic offering from the hands down best producer!!!
Less spice and herbal notes, so for me a bit easier on the the palate than other high proof blancos. More cooked agave and earth — and warmth — which comes through more clearly compared to the clean vegetal notes of 40 abv Forta. Incomparable!
Cooked agave - olive - butter
Lot 13-5 . Aroma: Fruity, olives, earth, agave, alcohol, nutty butter, brine/salt, black pepper, vegetal. Palate is full of sweet agave, honey, caramel-sugar, marzipan, olives, alcohol, black pepper, fruity. Finish is sweet agave, marzipan, earth and salty caramel .