Amate Tequila
Tequila는 멕시코에서 생산하는 Mezcal의 일종입니다.
Amate Tequila의 종류에는 아래의 3종류가 있습니다.
1. Amate Tequila Silver (실버) 또는
Amate Tequila Blanco (블랑코)
100% Blue Agave를 사용하여 제조, 증류직후 필터링 작업 후 바로 병입
750ml $45
40% Vol.
Color: Clear with a very faint straw/platinum hue
Nose: Earthy, smoked pepper and cabbage, garlic marinated pork, and herbal underbrush
aromas
Taste: a brisk buoyant entry leads to a round medium-bodied palate with sea salt, herbs,
and earthy peppery agave.
Finishes with a reveal of sweet fruity agave and spicy pink peppercorns.
An idiosyncratic and rustically styled blanco with robust food-like flavor elements.
2. Amate Tequila Reposado (레포사도)
100% Blue Agave를 사용하여 제조, 6개월 동안 American White Oak Barrel에서 숙성
750ml $50
aged 6 months in bourbon oak barrels.
40% Vol.
Color: Straw gold
Nose: Oily, burnt agave and roasted nut and vegetable nose
Taste: a soft entry leads to a dryish light-bodied palate with flax, honey, salt, smoky oak wood,
banana and spice notes.
Finishes with a sweet fade of agave and white pepper.
A nutty, rustically flavored style with an elegant edge.
3. Amate Tequila Anejo (아네호)
100% Blue Agave를 사용하여 제조, 1년 이상 American White Oak Barrel에서 숙성
750ml $55
aged 12 months in bourbon oak barrels.
40% Vol.
Color: Light amber hue
Nose: Lanolin, peanut brittle, cheese, and vinegar aromas.
Taste: a nervous entry leads to an angularly alcoholic medium to full bodied palate with
peppercorns, salted nuts, and burnt caramel, and white pepper flavors.
Finishes with noticeable fire.
참고로, Tequila의 숙성에 따는 분류에는 이 외에도
Joven (호벤) - 스테인리스 탱크에서 3개월간 간단히 숙성
Reales (레알레스) - 참나무 통에서 2년 이상 숙성
등이 있습니다.
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