RAW MATERIAL
Plant name: Agave Agave variety: blue Agave (variedad azul) Agave species: Agave Tequilana Weber Agave trade designation: Blue Agave Varietal precept: single-varietal Propagation: seedlings Terroir rule: single-origin Agave terroir: Jalisco Agave GMO status: 100% non-GMO Nutritional maxim: 100% vegan + 100% gluten-free
JUICE
Agave juice extraction method: shredded raw & cold-pressed Agave juice hydrolysis: cold-hydrolyzed by active enzymes Animal welfare policy: 100% cruelty-free (no tahonas & donkeys used for milling)
FERMENTATION
Method: bio-fermented (no GMO yeasts used) Temperature: cold-fermented at a regulated 22 C Yeast type: Destilamax Fermentation time: 7 days
DISTILLATION
Purity: made with 100% Blue Agave (Single-Agave) Methodology: direct distillation of the fermented juices Technology: alembic Type of alembic: hybrid copper pot still (Holstein) Distillation method: double-distilled Batch size: small-batch (150 liters of juice per run)
AGEING
Type of wood: oak Oak species: Quercus Alba Oak terroir: Pennsylvania Barrel finish: medium-toasted Barrel size: 110 L (half-size) Barrel use standard: 100% virgin (first fill) Age classification: Anejo Extra Number of years aged: 8 years Number of years in the making: 18 years Ageing methodology: the same virgin barrel for the entire ageing cycle
BOTTLING
Filtration standard: non-chill-filtered Alc./Vol.% policy: distilled and aged-to-proof Bottling standard: single-barrel Vintage policy: single-vintage Color standard: natural (no caramel adjustment, so slightly variable) Purity standard: 100% additive-free (no sugar, glycerin, citric acids, or other flavor aromas added)