Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Sometimes the best tequila isn't expensive. It's one that delivers for the price. Today we're talking about a reposado that's a velvety balance made from one of my favorite distilleries in all of Mexico, the Mexico reposado from NOM 1414. Let's pour a glass and unwrap this amazing package.
[00:00:19] As you can see, this is a fresh pour. I've been sipping on this one ever since I brought it back from Mexico. I purchased it when we were in Arandas last time and I absolutely love this tequila.
[00:00:30] Viva Mexico is known as what's called a distillery house brand. That means it's owned and produced by the distillery itself. Rather than being a brand that's brought to you by outside owners, the house brand often serves as a showcase for the distillery's own craftsmanship and style. It's usually a great way to experience a distillery's DNA without paying for boutique bottle prices. This One comes from NOM 1414, located in the highlands of Arandas as soon as you enter the town. The Vinco family has owned farming agaves since the early 1900s and distilling tequila for decades. They've built a reputation of producing rich agave forward spirits using extremely traditional methods. Stone oven for slow cooking, roller mill for extraction, open air fermentation, stainless steel tanks and both copper distillation for ordinario and tequila. And now at their distillery, they've introduced a tohona. So their options are going to be even greater. If you've already tried Art de Dame 1414, see Siempre Yayo Lost Lore Tao Amador del Jaguar. You've already tasted some of their work. Viva Mexico is their flagship house brand with a true reflection of their style and their values. Viva Mexico is made with 100% blue agave, slow cooked, double distilled, and then aged for about eight months in used American white oak barrels. And for those who care about purity, yes, this tequila is confirmed additive free by tequila matchmaker. What you're tasting comes straight from the barrel, the agave and nothing else. Now, something else else that's important about Viva Mexico. This is a tequila that I picked up in Mexico. So it's not your standard 40 ABV. This one is the standard 38 ABV, which you find a lot in Mexico. All right, let's sit this one on the nose. Great cooked agave. I get some caramel, some cinnamon. Honestly, I get a little touch of cherry. Almost like a cherry with some dark chocolate. Let's dive into the taste that taste is really balanced. You get sweet agave. I actually get the cherry and the flavor. A little bit of a pepper builds with some cinnamon in the middle, a little bit of caramel. Then that cherry also adds with like a finish of some dark chocolate. So while this is absolutely delicious, it's silky, it's smooth, it's sweet, it's this is really easy to sip. Honestly, the finish is really nice too. A lot of flavors build but for me it's riding on that cinnamon, that cherry and the chocolate and the finish. It gives a nice balanced, long lasting flavor. And you know, at a lower apv I may be able to stay up a little later drinking this one than some of the high proofs I've been tasting. One of the things I love the most is it maintains its agave character after being barrel aged. Some of these tequilas you taste, they throw it in the barrel and I think they're doing it to fix some of the problems they have with their tequila and trying to over oak it or make it taste like whiskey. This keeps the agave forward and tastes like a fantastic reposado. And at the price point, Viva Mexico punches well above its weight. It's easy drinking. It's an approachable tequila and it really satisfies even the purists. People that are looking for great tequila really move to really like drinking Viva Mexico. If you're looking for a reposado this velvety, naturally sweet, backed by one of Mexico's most respectable distilleries and owned by people in Mexico, check out this one right here. Have you tried Viva Mexico Repo or any of their other tequilas? Or have you had tequilas from NOM 1414? Drop your thoughts in the comments. If you want me to review more like this, make sure you like subscribe and join me for the next pour. Thanks for watching.
