DON VICENTE PREMIUM FUERTE BLANCO TEQUILA

At Maestro Felipe Camarena's acclaimed El Pandillo distillery in the highlands of Jalisco, Don Vicente Fuerte Tequila exemplifies the "New Wave" of modern tequila by combining traditional methods with innovative engineering. This high-proof blanco (54% ABV) begins with estate-grown Blue Weber agave cooked in Felipe's custom-designed stone oven featuring steam jets for optimal temperature control. The cooked piñas undergo a distinctive double-milling process—first shredded by "Igor" (a compact mechanical shredder) before being crushed by "Frankenstein" (a mechanized stone tahona ingeniously constructed from found parts). Following a complex three-part fermentation using proprietary yeast and deep well water, the spirit undergoes double distillation in traditional copper pot stills before bottling without oxygenation. The resulting tequila presents crisp minerality and citrus alongside earthy notes of clay and potting soil that complement sweet vegetal elements and exotic fruit characteristics—a striking expression that consistently excels in blind tastings.