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Review: Roca Patron Silver Tequila
Roca Patron Silver Tequila was released July 2014. The English translation for roca, is rock. Roca Patron it is named for the two ton volcanic stone Tahona wheel used to crush the single estate grown agave that is first chopped in half and steam baked in small brick ovens for 79 hours. This is the old school method that most distilleries have replaced with a more modern roller mill process. The juice and some of the agave fiber are fermented together in wooden vats for 72 hours. The tequila is double distilled in small batch copper pot stills. Read more 