Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Last week, Vine Pear dropped their list of top 30 tequilas, and one of my favorite brands made the cut. Lost Lore Reposado. Now, here's the thing. I've reviewed a lot of Lost Lore before, and somehow I've never sat down and given the core Reposado a full breakdown. That changes today. Some quick context. Vine Pear is one of the largest online publications in the spirits world. They reach millions of readers and cover everything from whiskey to wine to tequila. So when a panel like that highlights a bottle under a hundred dollars, it's worth paying attention to you. Baselor is a brand that I've spent time with. I've interviewed co founder Arturo Lamas. I can tell you firsthand, this just is another label. Arturo and his wife Sarah are building something real focused on traditional production, transparency, and letting agave speak. And this is all happening at Nom 1414, a distillery that I respect, a place that I love to visit. And one of my good friends, master distiller Sergio Cruz, behind the scenes. So let's break this down a little bit. All Highland agaves. You know, I talk about this distillery all the time cooked in those awesome stone ovens. There's four of them there. The smell of the agave is amazing. And one of the things that you don't see a lot is when you go to the top of the ovens, there's a vent at the top. And when you look down into those stone ovens as the agave is resting and cooling down, you get this really cool view and an amazing smell of the agave. This is roller mill extracted. It's deep well water, all open fermentation. They are using some champagne yeast and they're using some classical music there. But I wonder if we could utilize the theme of. Of maybe some Metallica music and see if that changes what that tequila tastes like twice. Distilled in copper pot stills. And here's where this repo stands out. This reposado is aged four to six months in American white oak. And here's a little tidbit about that. They're using fresher barrels. These barrels only get used a few times, and then they're moved on to the anejo. So that means you're getting a more active oak influence early without overpowering that agave. All right, let's get this masterpiece in a glass.
[00:02:05] All right, let's dive into the nose of this one and see what we've got. First off, you do get that cooked agave. You get a nice balance between some vanilla and a little bit of caramel and a little bit of oak spice. But what I really get is that thumbprint of Lost Lore. A little bit of citrus, a little bit of like an orchard fruit and just really nice cooked agave. Let's dive into the taste. Agave forward. It's what I want in a reposado. It's one of the things I love about Lost Lore Cult agave. A really nice minerality, a light vanilla. You know, there's even a little teeny bit of honey in this one. And that oak spice brings me just a little bit of maybe a pepper or just a little bit of heat in the finish. What I like the most about their finishes, you get this teeny bit of heat, but it's the agave that just sticks around it like hangs out this nice sweetness. Just that flavor of what that cooked agave tastes like. This to me is exactly what a reposado is supposed to taste like. Never over oak. It's not trying to be yeho, it's just that great agave with a little bit of barrel notes and honestly, under 100 bucks. Really for me, it makes a lot of sense that someone like Vine Pear lists them. They're a craft brand that's doing great things. Let me know in the comments. Have you had Lost Lore and which category of Lost Lore is your favorite? They have so many amazing special bottles that they've come out with that sometimes for me, it's hard to pick what my favorite Lost Lore is. But I do know that when I sit back and have a nice repo, Lost Lore is one that I'm going to grab. Thanks for watching my videos. Thanks for hanging out with me tonight. Cheers. Have some Lost Lore.
