Review: Naked Diablo Tequila Blanco
Naked Diablo Tequila Blanco joins a growing list of celebrity owned tequila brands as NFL future HOF quarterback Drew Brees headlines a group of investors who worked with Destiladora del Valle de Tequila to create the Naked Diablo brand. This distillery currently produces tequila for 167 different tequila brands including Cincoro, Hussongs, Siempre, Nosotros, and Los Azulejos. Naked Diablo is a tequila we have been chasing for months, and at last we caught a bottle. Naked Diablo is made from 100% Blue Weber agave grown in both the Highland and Lowland region and natural volcanic spring water. 50% of the agave is slow steam roasted in centuries old traditional thick stone walled ovens for 36-54 hours. The other 50% is cooked in autoclaves. Once cooled the agave is placed in shredding machines to release the juice. The extracted juice is fermented with natural occurring yeast in a 30,000 liter fermentation tank for 48-60 hours. The spirit is double distilled in pot stills and bottled on site. The nose leads with vanilla, cooked agave, smoke, and herbal agave. Additional time brings out melon, pepper, toasted coconut and mint. The sweet agave entry is joined by vanilla, citrus, and green olive building to a bright vanilla, melon, coconut, and agave peak. It fades with citrus and bell pepper, and finishes with herbal agave, melon, mint, mineral, alcohol heat, and black pepper.
Naked Surprise
20 ml. Naked Diablo Blanco
20 ml. Naked Diablo Reposado
10 ml. Blood Orange Syrup
10 ml. Vanilla Syrup
5 ml. Campari
50 ml. Orange Juice
Shake With Ice
Strain Into an Ice Filled Tall Beer Glass
Garnish With an Orange Slice & Mint Sprig
NOM: 1438
40% Alcohol
Agave Grown in the Highland and Lowland Region
Score: 89
Award: Silver Medal