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Jul

Review: DesMaDre Blanco Tequila

DesMaDre Blanco Tequila was launched January 2016 by company founder Marcos J Higareda.  It is crafted at the Casa Ramirez Distillery by the father and son team of Rosendo Ramirez Gamirio, and Rosendo Ramirez Falcon.  This is the same distillery that created the original Deleon Tequila.  Deleon was sold in 2014 to Diageo and Sean Diddy Combs.  Deleon is now produced at NOM 1535.   DesMaDre Blanco is made from non GMO Highland grown agave that is hand harvested.  The agave is cooked slowly in a pressure steam autoclave using pure spring water.  It is fermented in stainless steel tanks with a proprietary yeast.  A double distillation in stainless steel pot stills with a copper lining follows.  The tequila is chill filtered before bottling unaged. Read more »