This Reposado Takes Risks | Tequila Arriesgado Reposado Review

[00:00:00] This reposado doesn't play it safe. It takes risks, and you can taste every single one of them. What's up, guys? I'm back, I'm here and I'm excited to talk about this tequila here. Tequila arrasagado. Reposado. A tequila rooted in tradition and not afraid to do things a little differently. Quick heads up. I did do a full interview with Roberto Real, one of the founders and master distillers of Arizagado Tequila. That conversation adds a lot of context to, to what you're going to see in the glass tonight. Background. This tequila comes out of a matatan Jalisco. The name literally translates to risky, which makes a lot of sense when you understand their approach. When you look at how they're making the tequila, it's as traditional as it can be. Vallez agaves cooked in a wood fired oven, crushed with and mallets. Then it's going to be fermented in wood fermentation tanks that are much smaller than your normal tanks, and then from there, twice distilled in a wood fired still. So taking it back to the old days to make this tequila, their approach in the repo is around three months of aging in French oak. That was a very deliberate choice for Roberto. French oak, he said, tends to bring more softer spice, lighter sweetness, and a little more structure to the repo without burying the agave. And his philosophy is agave first, barrel second. Always. They're not chasing heavy color. They're not chasing over oaking or looking for vanilla bombs. What this tequila is about is balance. And again, Roberto explains it really well in the interview. Okay, let's get this in the glass. [00:01:35] And as you can see, not a lot of color. Let's jump to the nose of this one. [00:01:40] All right, on the nose right away. I get cooked agave, I get honey sweetness, a citrus note like a, like a grapefruit peel or grapefruit zest. A light oak, a little bit of methanol, and a light touch of smoky ear earthiness. All right, let's dive into the taste. Definitely get sweet cooked agave. You get a little bit of caramel, a really soft vanilla note. There's a nice, like, spicy minerality. And then you got a little bit of that French oak fruitiness in the background. The finish, it's, it's medium, it is fresh, it's slight spicy. There's just enough wood there to remind you that it's a repo kind of. To me, it's a blanco that's been kissed by a barrel really well. [00:02:25] This is one of those tequilas that I'm only going to sip and I'm only going to sip it slow. It brings so much complexity and so much different and taste every time. This tequila was really hard to find. Only available in Mexico. This has been picked up by Sean Miller's team at Package Group. So like Package Group always does with great brands, you're probably going to start to see this everywhere and I'm excited to be able to pick it up anywhere we go. This is a tequila that's definitely not using a bunch of marketing flash and trying to be all that to everybody. All they're doing here is trying to respect the agave and respect the process. If you want to understand why this tequila tastes the way it does, highly recommend watching the interview. If you've enjoyed this review, hit like subscribe. Drop a comment. Tell me if you've tried Arrasigado Tequila and if it's one that's on your list. As always, sip responsibly. Drink curiously. Drink what you like. Salud.