Trulussó is a brand new ultra-premium tequila model primarily based in Houston and produced on the Feliciano Vivanco distillery, with Grasp Tequilero Sergio Cruz on the helm. Formally launched this yr after 4 years within the works, the operation takes a hybrid strategy melding custom with fashionable strategies to craft three expressions designed to maintain you in your toes.
We’ll cowl every expression in flip; all are packaged in over-sized decanters crafted from painted glass. Ideas comply with.
All are 80 proof. NOM 1414.
Clear and really lighthanded, extraordinarily delicate on the nostril with gentle notes of lemon and lime peel, a fast grind of white pepper, and a contact of contemporary greenery. There’s no hearth in any respect to be discovered right here, both on the nostril of the palate, which continues the theme with a physique that’s so quiet it virtually comes throughout as watery. That makes for a harmful “sipping” tequila because it goes down with utter abandon, persevering with the notes seen on the nostril — particularly lemon — and compounding them with light touches of vanilla and caramel sauce. Creamy and seductive, it’s as versatile as vodka in any cocktail you may select to whip up. A- / $129
Aged in American white oak bourbon barrels for 8 months. Very pale in shade, and reasonably candy on the nostril, showcasing vanilla, tres leches cake, and caramel, adopted by notes of baking spice — significantly nutmeg and floor ginger, then butterscotch. Once more very candy on the palate, you may simply be tricked into believing this was an anejo, delving into notes of maple, bittersweet chocolate, and many extra caramel. A shocking grittiness builds on the toasty end, a savoriness rising that tempers a minimum of a number of the sugar and confectionary notes. Drink it as an anejo. B+ / $149
Aged 18 months in French oak barrels (earlier use, if any, is unknown). Very uncommon, with a nostril of inexperienced pepper, sage, and herbes de provence, backed up with hints of sharp gunpowder and well-toasted oak. There’s sweetness evident, however it’s layers down, beneath the numerous, natural punch. On the palate, issues solely get extra complicated. Notes of darkish sesame oil, chocolate, and once more a caramel-vanilla be aware emerge, however they’re saved in test by a gravelly espresso high quality and a reprise of barrel affect. Finally it’s much less candy than the reposado, which is complicated however not unwelcome, because it permits the pure herbaceousness of the agave to indicate its face extra clearly. By no means harsh and invariably creamy all through, it takes a beautiful little journey en path to a peppery conclusion. Additionally drink as an anejo. A- / $179
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