TEQUILA HERRADURA UNVEILS LIMITD EDITION COLECCION DE LA CASA

Michael Hepworth

TEQUILA HERRADURA UNVEILS LIMITD EDITION COLECCION DE LA CASA

SCOTCH CASK FINISH MAKES IT UNIQUE

Mexico(Spiritsman)10/17/14/–Spiritsman was live in Mexico this week to be one of the first people to taste the latest release from Tequila giant Herradura. The tasting of the Coleccion De La Casa with a Scotch Cask finish was held in the distilleries executive tasting room along with six other prominent spirits writers and the companies Master Distiller Teresa Lara and Master Taster Ruben Aceves who also serves as the distillery VIP tour guide.

This Reposado has undergone a double maturation process after resting in an American Oak cask and a single malt Scotch cask and it has a lovely taste and finish to it. Unfortunately, despite several polite requests the distiller would only reveal the general location of the two scotch distilleries but not their name. I do know that at least one of the distilleries is in the Highlands with the other somewhere in Islay. In fact one of the spirit writers in the small group was so curious that he was actually planning a trip to Scotland to try and track down the mystery locations.

Herradura has a massive distillery operation about 15 miles south of the town Tequila in Jalisco where it employs 600 workers, and has always been an innovator, launching the first Reposado in 1974, and extra anejo tequila in 1995. At a retail price in the USA of $89.99, the Casa Coleccion latest version is likely to become a collector’s edition, so you should buy three bottles, one to drink, one to give as a Xmas present and the other to store away where it will appreciate in value.

On my trip to the distillery I got the chance to see the entire tequila production schedule from start to finish. The blue agave plants take seven years to mature, and although there is no law to prevent you from harvesting earlier than that, but if you do the tequila will turn out bitter. the Jimadors who work in the fields are expected to harvest 120 plants in a 6 ½ work day, and taking into account the hard physical nature of the work, that is exceptional.

This particular tequila has a warm gold color and is a combination of toasted malt, cooked
agave and smoky wood. When it comes to the taste the obvious first one is that of vanilla
combined with butter, honey, caramel and soft spices. It has a long drawn out finish and
ends up with a touch of sweetness on the palate.

For the entire range of Herradura products go to www.herradura.com

Michael Hepworth

287 S.Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211