SPIRIT DETAIL

BRAND: Maestro Dobel

CLASSIFICATION: Reposado Tequila Cristalino

AGE: Blend of 2 month - 3 year+

MASH BILL: 100% blue weber agave

ALCOHOLIC CONTENT: 40.00% ABV | 80.00 proof

CASK INFO: French oak, medium toast | #3719

TASTING NOTES

NOSE: Agave nectar, slight citrus, white pepper, simple syrup glazed oak, heathered honey

PALATE: Candied caramel, vanilla lite, cinnamon, viscously sweet and citrus bright

FINISH: Subtle vanilla, white grapefruit rind, oak, waxy non-spicy jalapeno

BEHIND THE BOTTLE

Ylli’s first ever tequila pick. You heard it right. Tequila. Blame it on the influence of Long talking tequila all the time or blame it on trying to find a beautiful well tequila, the Cristal Clear barrel pick of Dobel was born. While the guys always yapp about certified additive free tequilas, they knew it was time for a change. Vanilla forward. Viscous cristalino. Nice price. What more can you want?

Dobel’s Diamante expression is a formulated blend of extra-añejo, añejo and reposado tequilas. This blend goes through a proprietary filtration process that strips the color to make the final bottled spirit clear. Traditionally, the Diamante expression is done in Hungarian oak, but naturally, without knowing this, Ylli chose the sample that was matured in French oak. While the same species of oak, the latter is pricier and used to do smaller batches of wine/spirits.

It wasn’t until the team ended up flighting the top contenders of the samples, where it was almost unanimous at Allocated that barrel #3719 was the winner. The profile had legs. It didn’t just taste one-note, spry and metallic as others are in the market. Truly a phenomenal dram that would elevate any Cadillac cocktail or be sipped on neat.

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