越来越多,精美的葡萄酒正在进入哈利斯科的亚搏电竞炮弹。If you love wine and tequila, these bottles are for you.
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The explosive growth of tequila is nothing new. Over the past two decades, the sector has expanded at an average rate of 6.5% per year (根据美国蒸馏精灵委员会的数据)。尽管如此,如果您最近穿过当地酒商店的货架,您可能已经注意到龙舌兰酒部分中的一些新颖。这一趋势与之无关blue weber agave用来使它和一切顺利the casks used to age it。越来越多,精美的葡萄酒正在进入哈利斯科的亚搏电竞炮弹。从橡树中出现的是一个亚类别,所以能够取悦OEnophiles和Tequila爱好者,相似。

Calirose龙舌兰酒瓶
Credit: Courtesy of Calirosa Tequila

Although producers are free in this part of the world to use any sort of cooperage they desire, by and large they've preferred ex-bourbon barrels. It's a practice that has as much to do with availability as it does with taste: their whiskey-making neighbors to the north are legally required to use a barrel only once, meaning there's a lot of leftover staves to send south.

Ex-bourbon barrels have been the industry standard since 1974, when the first commercially-sold reposado hit shelves. Certainly there were outliers here and there, but it wasn't until 2016—with the release of Código 1530—that a brand aggressively marketed itself in the United States as an exclusively wine barrel-aged tequila.

“我们专门采购曾经包含的赤霞珠葡萄酒的曾经使用的法国橡木桶,”Código1530的酿酒厂主任Ricardo Lona Martinez解释道。“木质桶吸收和保留以前举行的任何内容亚搏电竞在内部,我们更喜欢葡萄与谷物的温柔影响。“

Código 1530 tequila bottles
Credit: Courtesy of Código 1530

And while its impact on flavor might be more nuanced, the influence of ex-wine casks on the color of a tequila is quite profound. It was a distinction not lost on Código's marketing team, who titled their pink-hued blanco expression (aged for just one month in Cabernet barrels) as a "Rosa" — the rosé of tequila.

它是悠扬的液体,以吸引乡村音乐之星乔治海峡的注意。他投资了这个品牌,成为一个早期的采用者名人精神运动。“Código是我试过的第一个龙舌兰酒的葡萄亚搏电竞酒桶,”他告诉亚搏电竞食品和亚搏电竞葡萄酒。

同时,另一个世界着名的音乐家在墨西哥巡回墨西哥,爱上了葡萄酒的墨西哥精神。亚搏电竞“关于我们在那里的一个旅行中,几年前,我们被一些朋友介绍了[概念],”亚当莱丁召回。他和他的妻子,Behati prinsloo,“立即爱着品味和这个想法。”

虽然它可能是美国爱好者(和音乐家)的新手,但在瓜达拉哈拉以外的肥沃农田中,有些生产商曾以这种方式老化,例如真正的Amatitan家庭。“我们注意到20世纪50年代的回到了[内部]桶上的葡萄渣在龙舌兰酒的优雅柔滑的一致性上,”罗伯托真实。“它还创造了令人愉快的红果和柑橘类香气和品尝笔记。”

After an introduction to Levine, the two developed what would become Calirosa, a new brand of tequila aged in a proprietary blend of California red wine barrels. The Blanco spends less than 30 days in the cooperage, enough to impart a gentle pink tinge to the floral-forward spirit. It is joined by an 18-month matured Añejo—and now a 36-month Extra Añejo, which hit shelves earlier this month.

Bottle of gran patrón burdeos
信贷:由Patrón提供

Also entering the American market this year is Tequila Komos. Their Reposado Rosa is stored in amphorae after a primary aging in French red wine barrels. The company claims that it mellows and softens the flavors picked up from the oak. On the palate you'll discern ripened berry fruit, and even a touch of chocolate. But you'll pay a premium for this superior sipping experience: a 750ml bottle typically retails for over $100.

事实上,您将被努力地找到任何葡萄酒影响的龙舌兰酒,不到50美元。亚搏电竞这意味着它们都在正直落在“超级优质”的领域中,这是一个特别令人愉快的分类,这是一个特别吉祥的分类......这是近十年的最快龙舌兰酒的节奏。

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Patrón is as much responsible for that high-end explosion as any brand. They've been selling an añejo, enhanced in French Bordeaux barrels, since 2009. But unlike the rest, Gran Patrón Burdeos receives a finish in wine casks only after its primary aging in American oak. And itwears a $500 price tag

“对葡萄酒桶有趣的是,他们帮助彻底达到龙舌兰酒的风味亚搏电竞概况,柔和精神的边缘,并使它成为光滑的味道,”根据David Rodriguez,Patrón的大师蒸馏器。“亚搏电竞葡萄酒桶作为龙舌兰酒的桶老化技术获得牵引力,因为它有助于丰富龙舌兰酒的天然龙舌兰味道而不会压倒在银中[未老化]龙舌兰酒中存在的泥土音调。”

Calirose龙舌兰酒瓶
Credit: Courtesy of Calirosa Tequila

龙舌兰酒唐·朱利奥在今年早些时候介绍了其Primavera瓶装的那个概念。特别版Reposado在桶中完成,以前将葡萄酒留在浸渍橙皮中。亚搏电竞它提供的重蜂蜜和柑橘色调足以将其标记为“龙舌兰酒的大马尔尼尔”。龙舌兰不一定是这里的秀的明星,但这可能是一个特征,而不是索维尼翁Blanc的类别饮用者的特征,例如,罗西,例如,谁想要转向精神。

"Only 15,000 cases were available in this initial run and it was so well received among consumers that we are already anticipating its return in 2022," says Jorge Raptis, an ambassador and master educator for the brand.

Sure, an orange-hued tequila is bound to raise the ire of a purist or two. Particularly when its retailing for $100 a bottle. But the sustained excitement surrounding wine-finished tequila has hit a critical mass. It's too high-profile to dismiss as fleeting fad. Unless, of course, you've got a case of sour grapes.