Review: Aha Yeto Blanco Tequila
Aha Yeto Blanco Tequila is currently produced at NOM 1548. It was originally crafted at the now closed NOM 1079. We are reviewing the currently produced Aha Yeto Blanco. In the 1890’s Don Pedro Camarena planted the first baby agave plants in the red soil of Los Altos de Jalisco. Eight years later he established the first tequila distillery in Los Altos de Jalisco. 120 years later his direct ancestors are producing Aha Yeto Tequila. The first thing that stands out is the beautiful blue hand blown glass bottle. This will look great on the back of your bar. Liquor stores may not share that opinion as each bottle takes up a lot of shelf space. Aha Yeto is made from 100% Blue Agave grown in the red soil of Los Altos. The trimmed agave is cut in half and slow cooked in brick ovens. Once extracted the juice is fermented in steel vats and double distilled prior to bottling with no additives. The aroma leads with agave and coconut. Additional time brings out cinnamon spice and orange. The sweet agave entry is joined by cooked agave and coconut flake building to an orange and roasted agave peak. It finishes with bittersweet agave fiber, mineral, burnt orange peel, mint, and black pepper. Aha Yeto Blanco starts out with a lot of promise. It offers a flavor combination I’ve not had before in a tequila. The finish comes off a little bitter, warm, and peppery.
NOM: 1548
Region: Highland
40% Alcohol
Score: 86
Award: Silver Medal