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AGAVE SPIRITS

Fuenteseca – continued

AGAVE SPIRITS

Fuenteseca, Tequila 2005 - 11 year Distilled in late winter of 2006 with two-thirds of the expression made in a double-copper column still with plates removed to achieve a lower distillation proof and the remaining third made in an alembic pot still. One-third of this lot was then laid into American white oak previously used to age California red wine, and the remaining two-thirds was barreled in used dark French oak.The casks were then rested for the full 11 years at 3,800’ elevation in a cool-climate subterranean barrel room, with the upper-most portion of the room opened to allow for soft air circulation in order to create a drier aging environment. Fuenteseca, Tequila 1998 - 15 year Nearly aged entirely in American white oak. A scant 3% of the lot was laid into French oak, to contribute a subtle dark oak tannin complexity. Three-quarters of the American white oak casks previously held bourbon whiskey and the remaining quarter were mostly California red wine casks and one Chardonnay cask. Fuenteseca, Tequila 1995 - 18 year This lot consisted of 75% tequila distilled in copper column stills and 25% tequila distilled in copper alembic stills. The entire run was laid into 180L Canadian white oak casks previously used to age Canadian rye whiskey, at a warehouse located at 4,600’. The casks remained there for six years. In 2001, the tequilas were extracted from their casks, blended together and re-barreled, with 47% returned to Canadian white oak casks and the remaining 53% going into 220L European dark oak barrels previously used to age California red wine. Fuenteseca, Tequila 1993 - 21 year Seeking to create the world’s longest-aged tequila, master distiller Enrique Fonseca distilled this lot in copper double-column stills in order to achieve a leaner structure without too many agave vegetable fats, which could breakdown over the foreseen ensuing decades. Laid into barrel in 1994.

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