Villa Lobos Tequila Extra Añejo is a celebration of Mexican craftsmanship and expertise. It is the result of a unique collaboration between Carlos Camarena, a renowned master distiller, and Dale Sklar, a global tequila expert. Aged for over 48 months in American oak barrels, this tequila embodies the elegance and richness of premium spirits. Produced in Los Altos, in the highlands of Arandas, Villa Lobos reflects the heritage of family plantations and artisanal methods preserved for generations. Each bottle is crafted with passion, patience, and an unconditional love for blue agave.
TASTING NOTES:
NOSE: A captivating bouquet, marked by deep aromas of sticky caramel and intense vanilla. The first whiffs evoke a rich pastry, followed by subtle nuances of dried fruits and lightly spiced oak.
PALATE: This tequila offers a velvety texture and a harmonious flavor profile. Notes of buttery toast blend with the sweetness of maple and a refreshing hint of citrus. The complexity is well-balanced, delivering a rich yet never overwhelming experience.
FINISH: Exceptionally balanced and remarkably long, the finish unfolds with lingering flavors of vanilla oak, caramel, and lightly spiced agave. Each sip leaves a lasting impression of sweetness and serenity.
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It is produced by the Distillerie Merlet & Fils with AMÉRISSE, who wanted to sublimate this fruit by combining it with several bitter plants such as gentian, angelica, mugwort and rhubarb to reinforce its natural astringency, and then with other berries and citrus fruits that increase its fruity flavours and complexity tenfold.
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Employing an unparalleled method, bitter almonds sourced from four continents undergo a meticulous infusion process lasting a minimum of sixty days, resulting in a premium blend that captures the finest aroma and taste.
Distinguished, this liqueur refrains from incorporating artificial aromas, extracts, or additives in its final composition.
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The Merlet Crème de Mûre combines two varieties of blackberries, with a touch of other red fruits, which complement each other and bring richness and complexity. The Merlet family sources their fruits from partner producers to ensure consistent quality.
Aged in 1st-fill ex-bourbon casks, then for a time in 500-litre Spanish Sherry casks, which give it its hazelnut-brown color.
Maguey tobala (Agave potatorum) grows wildly at high altitudes and it is often cultivated as well. Its relatively minuscule size yields extremely limited quantities of intensely aromatic mezcal. Due to its tiny size and long growing period (12-15 years), Maguey tobalá is becoming increasingly rare in some regions. Unlike most other maguey, tobala does not produce hijuelos, which are the shoots or pups that sprout around the main plant once it has matured. For this reason, tobala can only grow from seed. Towns like Santa Catarina Minas, Oaxaca have two different types of Maguey tobala: tobala chino which grows in the sun, and tobala orejon which grows in the shade. This difference in sunlight is amplified over the 12-15 years it takes for the plants to reach maturity, and the two ...
Merlet’s Crème de Framboise (Raspberry liqueur) guarantee consistent quality. Thanks to their position as currant growers and winemakers, the Merlets are able to exchange with their partner producers and call on their own expertise to select fruits of optimal ripeness.
Chopin Rye Organic is made from a heritage rye variety called Dankowskie Ruben, sourced from a single local farm near our distillery. It is handcrafted in small batches, following traditional distillation techniques and strict requirements for eco-friendly processing, and is blended with natural spring water from our own well on the property. The spirit is then rested for six months to bring out its full flavor before bottling.
Maguey tepeztate (or tepextate) is an Agave marmorata. It produces beautiful quiotes at the end of it’s life that flower a rich yellow before turning to seed. Tepeztate takes as many as 25 years to mature in the wild, and sustainability efforts are needed in order to keep mezcal production of this agave in the future. Despite all odds it seems to flourish best on the sides of steep rocky cliffs. In certain areas of Puebla there is a smaller sub-varietal of the Agave marmorata that grows with lateral white stripes across the pencas. These agave can go by the name pichomel, pichorra, or pizorra depending on location.