Arette Artesanal Suave Blanco Tequila

Long Island Lou says the Artesanal Suave blanco is simply amazing — the best bottle in a line he calls rock solid. Arette is one of the few brands still made in the town of Tequila itself, at the El Llano distillery, NOM 1109, run by brothers Eduardo and Jaime Orendain, fifth-generation master distillers; the Artesanal Suave line is their higher-level, aficionado's product, made differently from the classic line — more stone-oven cooking, slower fermentation, and a gentler cut — with both brothers as master distillers. The Blanco is 100% estate-grown blue Weber agave from the outskirts of Tequila, bottled unaged at 40% ABV, additive-free. Tequila Report: strong cooked agave with sweet florals, petrichor, and green pepper on the nose, then cooked agave and florals joined by green pepper, mint, cracked black pepper, anise, and olive brine, finishing clean on florals, mint, pepper, and anise — a great sipping option. Lou ranks it above the Artesanal extra añejo, añejo, and reposado, and tells you to compare it to the classic blanco to taste what the process changes. Honest note: it's a valley blanco at its most refined — earthy, mineral, peppery, with a softness the name promises — and priced a tier above the classic line for the difference. Neat, in a copita, or in the best Margarita you'll make this year. Suave, from El Llano.

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