Arette Artesanal Suave Reposado Tequila

The Artesanal Suave Reposado is Arette's aficionado-line rest — made for sipping, by the Orendain brothers, at the distillery in the middle of the town of Tequila. Arette is one of the few brands still made in Tequila itself, at El Llano, NOM 1109, where the Orendain family began distilling in the early 1900s; the Artesanal Suave line is brothers Eduardo and Jaime Orendain's higher-level product, made differently from the classic line — more stone-oven cooking, slower fermentation, and a gentler cut — with both brothers as master distillers. The Reposado is 100% estate-grown blue Weber agave from the outskirts of Tequila, rested in American oak for the reposado term and bottled at 40% ABV, additive-free. Long Island Lou calls the Artesanal line rock solid and made for aficionados who'll enjoy these as sipping selections, ranking the reposado behind the blanco, extra añejo, and añejo but a clear step above the classic reposado. Expect the Suave blanco's cooked agave, florals, petrichor, and green pepper — Tequila Report's notes — softened by the barrel into vanilla, honey, and a light toasted-oak spice, with the mint and anise still audible, a rounder, gentler palate, and a clean, warm finish that keeps the valley's earthy mineral in front of the wood. Honest note: a reposado for the drinker who wants the agave first and the oak as seasoning — whiskey-drinkers who want a barrel-heavy reposado should look at the añejo. Neat, in a copita, or a reposado Margarita worth the bottle. Suave, rested.

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