123 Organic Reposado Tequila

Dos is 123 Organic's reposado — six months in used oak, long enough to deepen and caramelize the agave without burying it. 123 Organic is the tequila of David Ravandi, who applied winemaking ideas of terroir and natural fermentation to certified-organic agave two decades before additive-free became a movement; the agave is grown organically and biodynamically in the red Tierra Roja soil of Amatitán and made at NOM 1480, Tequila Las Américas, a certified-organic distillery, with hand-blown recycled-glass bottles and soy-ink labels — Dos carries two jaguars, miztli, hunting under a sun and moon. Reposado is the organic blanco rested six months in used oak barrels, bottled at 40% ABV, USDA and EU certified organic and additive-free. The house describes it as light in color but complex, the agave deepened and caramelized. Expect a nose of cooked agave, vanilla, honey, and a touch of cinnamon with the valley's earthy, peppery base underneath, opening into a rounded, gently sweet palate of caramelized agave, citrus, light oak, and baking spice with a smooth, warm, moderately long finish. Honest note: used oak and six months is a light touch — this is a reposado for people who want the agave first, not the barrel, and it won't read like a whiskey-drinker's reposado. For an Old Fashioned-style tequila cocktail, a reposado Margarita, or neat. Dos, the jaguars.

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