Fortaleza Blanco Tequila, 70cl

The unaged tequila from one of the most respected makers in the world. Additive-free, handmade and full of real agave flavour.Fortaleza Blanco is tequila at its purest. No time in oak and nothing added, just agave cooked, crushed and distilled the old way. It’s fresh and bright but has real depth, so it’s just as good sipped neat as it is in a top-shelf margarita.Tastes like: cooked agave, citrus, butter, olive and black pepper, with a touch of vanilla and a long finish.How to drink it: Neat, slightly cool, in a small glass Margarita: 50ml Fortaleza Blanco, 25ml Cointreau and 25ml lime juice, shaken with ice Tommy’s margarita: 50ml Fortaleza Blanco, 25ml lime juice and 15ml agave syrup, shaken with ice If you like this, try: Fortaleza Reposado Tequila, 70cl (the same tequila rested in American oak) · Tequila Ocho Blanco, 50cl (another additive-free blanco)At a glance Category Tequila Style Blanco Origin Mexico (Jalisco) ABV 40% Size 70cl Producer Tequila Fortaleza (La Fortaleza distillery) Taste Clean & crisp, Sweet & smooth Best for Sipping, Margaritas, Gifting Sweetness 2 out of 5 (1 is dry, 5 is sweet) If you drink… Don Julio Blanco, Casamigos Blanco For the agave nerdsMade in the town of Tequila by Guillermo Erickson Sauza, great-great-grandson of Don Cenobio Sauza. Agave is steam-cooked in small brick ovens, crushed with a two-ton stone tahona, fermented for 3 to 5 days and distilled twice in small copper pot stills. Bottled unaged, with no colouring, sugar or flavourings added.Collect from The Liquor Club, Unit 6, Brixton Village, London SW9 8PR, or order for UK delivery. Not sure it’s for you? Pop in and taste with us.