Tapatio Blanco Tequila 110 Proof

Tapatío 110 has won more of Boozemakers' blind tastings than any other tequila — seven of nine sessions over two years — and they scored it 91 and called it the director's cut of tequila at under $60. It's the Camarena family's house blanco bottled at 55% ABV, the legal maximum: Don Felipe Camarena opened La Alteña, NOM 1139, in Arandas in 1937, and his grandson Carlos — the tequilero behind El Tesoro and Ocho — runs it today with his sister Jenny, roasting estate highland agave in masonry ovens, crushing it with a two-ton stone tahona, fermenting with the fibers in wood, and double-distilling in copper as close to bottle strength as possible to keep the terroir. The 110 is that tequila at 110 proof, additive-free, originally built so the agave wouldn't get lost in a cocktail. Boozemakers: intense raw agave, white pepper, citrus, mint, florals, and tropical fruit on the nose, then magnificent cooked agave, pepper, anise, cinnamon, and apple with a monumental thick mouthfeel — what tequila tastes like when nothing is held back. Tequila Report: citrus, agave, minerals, plum, dry herbs, and plenty of black pepper, a dry mouthfeel that doesn't overpower, and a long peppery finish — the OG high-proof blanco, as good as ever. Honest note: the tequila the cognoscenti call the GOAT, and the best-value bottle in the store. Neat with a drop of water, in a copita, or a Margarita that bites. Tapatío, at 110.

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