Don Vicente Tequila Reposado

Don Vicente Reposado is a 100% Blue Weber tequila produced at NOM 1579, the El Pandillo distillery in the highland town of Jesús María in Jalisco, made by Felipe Camarena, who also makes G4, Volans and Pasote. A short four month rest sits just past the two month reposado minimum and adds complexity without burying the spirit, since the used cask does not overwhelm the agave.
El Pandillo works in the additive-free, traditional manner Camarena is known for, cooking in stone ovens and distilling in copper. The cooked blue agave, the minerality and the earthiness all stay very present, joined by a whisper of vanilla and caramel from the wood. The nose shows cooked agave and light oak, while the palate is rich and buttery with cooked agave, vanilla and caramel, a restrained highland reposado bottled at 40%.