Distiller Notes: Wine Enthusiast 100 Best Spirits of 2021

Very pale straw color. On the nose, vegetal chaparral, and roasted sweet potato. Flavors of salted vanilla cookie, allspice, and a mild chile heat.

From Arandas (elev. 5,400′), Feliciano Vivanco has been cultivating highland agave since Mexico’s tumultuous post-revolutionary period of 1919-1929. The family now holds 2,000 acres of estate-grown agave producing a rich, well-balanced spirit.

Proof: 80

Press Reviews

90WINE ENTHUSIAST

Look for a pale yellow straw hue and aromas that mingle dried oregano with a touch of honey. The palate is light and relatively restrained. An initial savory note opens to mild almond and vanilla sweetness, plus fleeting tropical fruit juiciness in the back, exiting with peppery tingle. Aged four months in used American oak.