Caramel, vanilla, butterscotch and cooked agave aromas practically jump from the glass in this highly-praised and perfectly-aged añejo. This tequila is so rich and complex that some people are even able to detect pineapple, peach, orange blossom, nutmeg, and raisin in the nose. Once in your mouth, the full cooked agave experience continues with a thick and oily texture that coats your mouth in a very soothing way. Butterscotch, caramel, toffee, citrus, and hazelnuts are common flavors that people identify. Fortaleza Añejo is a prized treat for any tequila lover.

Tequila Fortaleza launched in 2005, so it’s relatively new to the market, but it’s a Tequila family with over 140 years of history behind their brand. From this family comes the first person to export “mezcal de tequila” to the United States, shorten the name to just Tequila, and implement the use of steam to cook the agave (instead of an earthen pit), as well as stating that the Blue Agave was the best agave to use for production and establish tequila as the national drink of Mexico and the Denomination of Origin for Tequila. After several years of renovations and hard work, Don Guillermo got Destileria La Fortaleza up and running again. Today they are still making tequila in the same way it was made over 100 years ago, through small-batch, artisanal production in brick ovens.

“Our goal is to make the best tequila that we can, and to this day, we have not changed a single thing. While our family had always pushed the tequila industry forward, we are looking back. Using traditional and artisanal methods, our goal is to make the best tequila we can. By doing so we honor our great-great grandfather, great grandfather, and grandfather. Viva Fortaleza!!”

 

Size: 750ml

Agave: 100% Blue Agave

State: Tequila, Jalisco

ABV: 40%

Ageing: 18 months in American Oak

Master Distiller:  Guillermo E. Sauza

Distillery Name: La Fortaleza

Cooking method: Brick Oven

Fermentation: Open-air wood vats

Distillation: Copper pots