Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] This tequila has connections to Don Julio and most people have never even heard of it. Today you're looking at Legacy 71 blanco tequila. And I want to give a huge thank you to Liz and Maria over at Blue Wine and Spirits in California for sending this bottle over. Because once you hear the story behind this brand, it really gets interesting. Legacy71 is owned by Felipe Gonzalez. The Gonzalez name runs deep in the tequila history. Felipe's family tree connects back to Don Julio and one of the most legendary master distillers associated with the brand, Rodrigo Sandano. Rodrigo Sandano's father was actually the master distiller for Don Julio during the good old days. So this isn't someone randomly starting a tequila brand. This is a real tequila with heritage behind the bottle. Another thing that makes this tequila interesting is the agave supply. Felipe reportedly owns around 500,000 agave plants. Just think about that for a second. That's a huge agave operation, and it means that tequila can be produced using estate grown agave. That kind of control over the agave is something a lot of brands don't have. The agave is grown in the highlands of Jalisco, which is known for producing tequilas that tend to be a little fruitier, brighter, and slightly sweeter in character. Now let's talk about how this tequila is made. Because Legacy 71 follows a very traditional process this. The agave is slow cooked in stone brick ovens. After cooking, it is roller mill macerated. That's how they extract the sugars from the agave. Fermentation happens in open air stainless steel tanks using a proprietary yeast, and they ferment without any agave fibers. From there, it is double distilled in stainless steel stills and they proof it down with deep well water before bottling. The tequila is rested in stainless steel tanks. So the goal here is a clean agave forward tequila. Let's get this in the glass.
[00:01:54] Okay, let's check it out. On the nose, I get a nice cooked agave. I get a nice sweet citrus note. It's like a little bit of pear maybe. It's also some nice minerality. Not, not quite like Pedrichore, but just like some really earthiness. The aroma is clean. Let's, let's check it out. Let's see the taste here.
[00:02:12] Right away I get that cooked agave, lime, citrus, black pepper. The earth and minerality comes through. It has a really nice sweetness. Again, it's. This one's doing really good on the glass too, leaving really nice legs on there. It has a nice mouth feel a good viscosity to it. Mid palate there is like a little bit of a vegetal note that's pretty interesting. The finish is crisp. It's pretty refreshing as well. There's a lingering agave sweetness, some citrus that kind of comes through with a nice balance of that pepper. Overall, this one definitely drinks like a classic highland agave tequila. It is definitely one that I would pick up and go to. It is bottled at 86 proof or 43 ABV and they do have a high proof as well. That's a hundred proof tequila. I can't wait to get my hands on that one. To me, what makes Legacy71 interesting isn't just the tequila itself, it's the story behind it. You got family heritage tied to Don Julio, you've got a state owned agaves, and you got a traditional tequila production method. It's a pretty solid foundation to come out with a solid brand. If you're thinking about trying this one and you want to go check this one out, the tequila is exclusively sold@blue wineandspirits.net so if you want a bottle, check out the website and grab a bottle over there. I'm sure you'll be able to find it. Huge thanks again to Liz and Maria at Blue Wine and Spirits for sending this over. If you enjoy learning about tequila distilleries and the stories behind these bottles, make sure you subscribe to the channel. I'll see you on the next review.
