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  • Would the Real Most Common Barrel Please Stand Up

    0 CommentsPosted by on October 26, 2011 under Tequila News
    Would the Real Most Common Barrel Please Stand Up The most common barrel used for aging anejo tequila is usually an American oak whiskey barrel, with casks via whiskey companies generating anejo tequila on a regular basis. The wood imparts a smoothness to the tequila, and also infusing the anejo tequila together with the wood oils. These interact with the anejo tequila to produce different flav... more.
  • Do Brand New French Barrels Produce the Best Anejo Tequila?

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 17, 2011 under Tequila News
    Do Brand New French Barrels Produce the Best Anejo Tequila? Companies employ Brand new French barrels because it would make the tequila better? - Patently False. Aged tequila requires barrels.  By law a reposado tequila must spend at least two months, but not more than 364 days (under one year) in a barrel.  For anejo tequila, the tequila must spend a minimum of one year, but not more than... more.
  • What’s in a NOM? Tequila “Guru” Stuck in the 80′s

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 12, 2011 under Tequila News
    There are quite a few members of the "Tequila Snobberati" that insist that each individual tequila that comes out of the exact same NOM are actually the same exact tequila and that only the bottles differ. This is so ridiculously false that it's laughable.  It's more rhetoric attempts at preserving sacred cows. Firstly, what is a NOM.  NOM is an acronym for "Normas Oficial Mexicana".   T... more.
  • What’s in Your Extra Anejo Tequila?

    0 CommentsPosted by on September 9, 2011 under Tequila News
    The Essence of Deception.  Are Big Brand Anejo Tequila Makers Lying to Their Clients? Is there artificial flavor and color in some of the world's most renowned anejo tequila?  Sadly, yes! Many reposado and añejo tequilas will have <0.05% of caramel coloring!   This amounts to just one or two drops per 750ml bottle, but never the less it's there to fool the consumer into believing that ... more.
  • Barrel Shortages for Anejo Tequila is Leading to Industry Changes

    0 CommentsPosted by on August 31, 2011 under Tequila News
    What makes the American white-oak whiskey barrel so special to the tequila industry? Some say it's  "heavy" wood char imparts a stronger, more distinctive flavor and color to the tequila, while ex-bourbon barrels will also add subtle vanilla tones and other sweeter flavors. It's common to see a wide range of barrels from different North American whiskey distilleries in any given tequila facto... more.
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