Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Today we're reviewing Athanasio Reposado, a tequila built on tradition, purity, and respect for the agave. On our last trip to Tequila, we got to witness a big milestone. The unveiling of the brand new brick oven. A sign of their dedication to tradition and growing that stronger. Atanasia was founded by the Landeros brothers in the mid-90s, son of Agave farmers who turned a challenge into an opportunity. In 2011, they formalized the project, and today every bottle carries forward their family's legacy. Named after their uncle Athanasio, it honors the tradition that enjoying good tequila is about health, joy and connection. The process, it's rooted in quality from start to finish. 100% Blue Weber agaves harvested six to seven years, ensuring peak sugar levels and flavor. Cooking it's traditionally done. They're using a stainless steel autoclave. Cooking for about 16 hours. Eight hours of cooling. And soon that brick oven will be cooking and adding even a deeper character. Extraction roller mill. Gently pressing the fibers through a one pass roller mill till they extract all of those juices. And then the leftovers are reused for compost. Their fermentation is awesome. Large open air tanks allowing natural yeast from the environment to leave their mark. Creating subtle differences from batch to batch. Double distilled and stainless steel stills with only the hearts of the spirit. And I gotta tell you, Master Tekalera, master distiller Rene Carranza knows what he's doing when he's distilling this product. He knows how to bring out all of the flavors possible. The Reposado is rested for three months in Ex a bourbon American white oak barrels. A short aging design meant to highlight the agave and letting the oak just be a whisper in the background. All right, let's dig into this thing. Look at that. Golden light copper hue. Just enough barrel influence to add some warmth without masking any agave on the nose. You get cooked agave, of course. I get a light touch of vanilla, a little hint of some dried fruit, and you know it. In the background, it's just a little bit of that Athanasio funkiness. A teeny bit of oak or barrel smell as well. Let's dive in. Cheers. First sip, exactly what you'd expect. It's what Atanasio intends, an agave forward, clean profile the barrel. The wood adds some structure to it. There's a little bit of a citrus aftertaste. It's bright, it's refreshing. There's some nice vanilla notes, really leaving a nice balanced finish in your mouth that stays kind of warm. Heats up just a little bit, and you get a little bit of that barrel oakness. But the agave is there in the forefront. Let's do another taste. The sweetness is so nice. That cooked agave comes off at this light floral sweetness, and then it kind of rolls into that minerality that you get with Athanasio. That funk turns into a creaminess. And as it goes into that finish, I pick up almost a little bit of cream soda type flavor from that barrel in the agave, maybe even a little hint of cinnamon. I gotta say, Athanasio Reposado is a perfect expression of tradition meeting, refinement, Pure agave lightly kissed by the oak, and a bottle that carries the heritage and craftsmanship. If you love tequila in the most authentic form, this one deserves a spot on your shelf. Nasio nom 15.99. Check it out, guys. Cheers.
