G4 Tequila Blanco 108 Proof

G4 Tequila Blanco 108 Proof is a high strength blanco from Felipe Camarena, fourth generation of the Camarena family, distilled at the El Pandillo distillery in Jesus Maria, Los Altos, Jalisco, NOM 1579. The agave is cooked in a stone oven and crushed in a handbuilt metal tahona nicknamed Felipestein, and El Pandillo is a reference point for additive-free, diffuser free production.

Bottled at 54%, it rewards a few minutes in the glass. The nose builds from minerals and plentiful cooked agave with baked pineapple, then citrus, thyme, sage and dried oregano open up, with the agave turning almost caramel like. The palate is lightly creamy yet spiced, black pepper, cardamom and cinnamon giving heat to the back of the tongue, before a warming finish of bright fruit, pineapple and agave with a trace of bitterness. A vivid, agave forward highland blanco.