Review: Paladar Tequila Blanco
Paladar Tequila Blanco is crafted by fifth generation Master Distiller Eduardo Orendain Jr. The Orendain Family is one of the last independent founding families of tequila. They have been producing tequila on their own family farm since 1900. In 1978 they rebuilt their distillery, El Llano. This is where Paladar is produced. In 1986 Eduardo’s father and uncle launched the Arette tequila brand. One of Eduardo’s earliest memories is walking the agave fields as an 8 year old with his father Eduardo Sr. Paladar is made from 100% estate grown agave, grown in the Lowland region. The hand selected and trimmed agave is slow cooked for 48 hours at 212 degrees in brick ovens. Once cooled the agave is shredded and pressed through a roller mill. The extracted juice is fermented for 120 hours in open air pine vats with wild and proprietary yeast. The spirit is double distilled in Alambique copper and stainless steel stills. Each bottle, made from 100% recycled material is hand dipped in the volcanic soil of their agave fields. The bottles neck is wrapped in locally sourced string. Once filled the bottle is topped with a real cork. Paladar is designed and crafted to stand out from the other tequilas on the market today. They scored on their bottle design. Let’s see if the same can be said about their flavor profile. Read more 