NODO Tequilana Reposado

NODO Tequilana Reposado is the short rested version of NODO from Zacatecas, a destilado de agave made from the Blue Weber agave, the same species as tequila but produced outside the tequila denomination and so named an agave spirit. The base is identical to the blanco, with the difference being four months in former oak whiskey casks before bottling.
The agave hearts are cooked 24 hours at low pressure in a twenty tonne autoclave, milled with a mechanical roller mill, then fermented in stainless steel with deep well water and wild yeast and twice distilled in a hybrid stainless and copper still. Four months in ex bourbon oak lend aromatic clove, nutshell and a woody lift to the steam cooked agave base, with bitter cocoa, fresh root and a light spice on the palate. Bottled at 38 percent, with later fillings landing at 40 percent.