Siete Leguas Añejo Tequila Ciénega, Los Altos, Jalisco

700ml bottle
40% abv

Clear, pale golden yellow. Restrained nose with earthy vegetable notes, mashed banana, cream, salted almonds, and a hint of malt vinegar. Delicately spiced and buttery on the palate, with overripe banana, fresh mint, a touch of salt, and vegetal character. Oak emerges only on the long, spicy, vanilla finish with overripe banana, salt, and cracked black pepper.

NOM 1120
100% Blue Weber Agave (Tequilana Weber)
Stone/brick oven cooking
Extraction by both tahona and roller mill
Natural spring water
Open-air fermentation in stainless steel tanks with fibers, and separately without fibers
Double distilled in copper pot stills
Aged in used American white oak barrels, and bourbon barrels, refilled up to 20 times, for 18 to 24 months
Blended batches
Additive-free

Siete Leguas (Seven Leagues) takes its name from Pancho Villa's famous horse. The distillery in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, NOM 1120, is notable for having produced the original Patrón tequila until 2002, when Patrón moved production to its own facility. The two-distillery blending approach, combining traditional tahona production with roller mill extraction, is the defining production distinction of the range.