Lalo Tequila Blanco Los Altos de Jalisco (750ml)

Best Blanco Tequila of the Year 2023 - Wine & Spirits Magazine

Maestro Tequilero Lalo González focuses solely on blanco Tequila, creating a pure, aromatic expression of the agave he sources from the Jalisco Highlands. González uses traditional stone steam ovens, called hornos de mamposteria, to steam the hearts of the agave plants, or piñas, for 20 to 32 hours, followed by 18 hours of rest. This starts with a bouquet of jasmine florals, peach nectar and prickly pear, then the purity of the roasted piñas shines through on the palate, bringing an electric energy. 71Above’s Rebecca Marie likened its essence to growing up in Arizona. She went into a reverie describing the taste, “as if someone carved stanzas of Neruda into the trunk of a paloverde tree, just after a swollen-creosote Sonoran monsoon…and then distilled it.”