VIVIR Tequila Reposado - Award-winning Tequila Made With 100% Blue Weber Agave, Rested 6 Months In Bourbon Barrels, Earthy Agave On The Nose & Slight Vanilla Sweetness To Taste, 70cl, 40% ABV

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We’re extremely focused on sustainability. I actually own a sustainability business as well so it is rooted in everything we do. VIVIR is distilled in collaboration with the multi-award-winning Casa Maestri. It grows its own highland Weber Blue agave and the water comes from a natural volcanic spring in the grounds of the distillery. It adopts traditional techniques to preserve customs and take care of the local wildlife. For example, we allow a certain percentage of our agave to flower. It then can’t be used for tequila production, but it is only at this point the seeds can be cultivated for future generations of the plant. It is also when the agave bats will feed off the plant and they’re essential for the pollination of the entire area and wider biodiversity. They’re like our bees over here.

We are anti-diffuser in our tequila production, which means that we don’t use any acids or chemicals when we produce the tequila and we very much champion the use of hornos (traditional clay ovens) to extract agave sugars and only ever from mature crops. VIVIR Tequila’s aged tequilas are rested in bourbon barrels before being ready to drink: Tequila Reposado is rested for 6 months and Tequila Añejo is aged for 18 months.Each was tried neat and blind, to avoid brand bias, allowing the full flavours — fresh citrus to warming oak — to shine through. They were on the lookout for smooth, easy-drinking styles, with well-balanced sweetness and added complexity. Not needing a second invitation, we dive into a portfolio tasting of VIVIR . Tasting Notes – VIVIR Tequila Range Made from 100% Weber blue agave, VIVIR Tequila Blanco is double distilled and blended with local water from a volcanic spring close to the distillery in Jalisco. Nose I think we’ll also create some single-cask reserve Reposados and Añejos and release them as limited-edition batches. I just love how versatile tequila is, there are so many opportunities! We also have some exciting new partnerships coming up to add to our current on-trade listings, so hopefully as well as drinking VIVIR Tequila at home, people will be able to try it in bars and restaurants more readily too.

The name “tequila” is protected, so all brands and types come from Mexico. The spirit is mostly produced in the area surrounding the actual city of Tequila, and in the highlands of the central-western Mexican state of Jalisco. Here, the blue agave plant needs at least eight years to mature, after which harvesters extract the piaña (heart) from the plant’s core, stripping it of its leaves before distilling it. Tequila can be a stiff drink, but it’s no stronger than any other spirit. When produced for consumption in Mexico it’s usually 38% ABV, but in the United States it must be at least 40% alcohol to count as the real deal. For consumption in the rest of the world, it can be anywhere between 31% and 55% ABV. How we test tequila Look for 100% agave tequila printed on the bottle label. This designation is only allowed to appear on bottles containing tequila that have no added sugars. When sugar (or corn) get added to the fermentation tank, the tequila style is called a mixto. How do you drink tequila?The different tastes are quite distinctive. With blanco, the agave flavours tend to be more intense, while reposado or añejo are usually smoother, mellower and more complex – and just like other spirits aged in casks, they can take on the flavours of the wood. How do I know it’s tequila? Reposado – literally, a “rested” tequila, which has been aged in oak barrels for between two and 12 months.