A staff and customer favorite! Being produced in very small quantities; its chocolate notes and smooth oakey aroma embody the spirit of traditional Mexican tequila within a modest yet elegant bottle. This delicious spirit is sure to capture both the eye and the palate of any tequila connoisseur at a fraction of the competitor's price.
El Mezcalito is sold in plastic bottles, sold in every large city and town in Mexico. At an average retail price of $7.00 per 750mL bottle it is the most affordable tequila-type product produced in Mexico. The taste is smooth and pleasant without harsh alcohol after taste. El Mezcalito tastes great straight or mixed with your favorite tequila-type mixer.
This is the second release from El Silencio following up their Joven ensemble bottling. It is meant as more of an introductory bottling and is priced accordingly. Made from 100% espadåÁn, this is distilled in San Baltazar Guelavila, Oaxaca and made by Master Mescalier Pedro Hernandez. It is produced traditionally with agaves roasted in a mesquite-lined pit and the agaves...
This anejo tequila from Gran Centenario is a 100% blue agave and aged in new French Limousin oak barrels for 6 months. It is unusual to see this type of oak used for tequila production and is more typically found used to age Cognac. The agaves used were sourced from Los Altos in Jalisco.
While the majority of tequilas in this category are unaged (or aged briefly in stainless steel or in oak then filtered for clarity), this pale golden-hued one, made from 10 year old agave grown in Los Altos, Jalisco, is aged for 28 days in new French Limousin oak barrels. That's not enough time for a reposado, hence its plata-ness.