Review: Casa Rica Tequila Blanco
Casa Rica Tequila Blanco was founded by former restauranteur Justin Urich and Gilberto Lunatajoya. They spent four years developing the Casa Rica brand which also includes Casa Rica Reposado, and Casa Rica Rosado. Rosado is the first rose colored tequila made from juicy agave that has been ripened pink. The other rose colored tequilas on the market today gain their pink color aging in former wine barrels. Each expression of Casa Rica is distilled by Zandra Gomez Santiago at Destiladora de Agave Azul. Zandra is one of only a few female tequila distillers. Casa Rica is made with estate grown 100% agave azul. It is double distilled and triple filtered. The aroma leads with herbal agave. Additional time brings out baking spice, custard, floral, roasted agave, and sliced orange. The sweet agave entry is joined by custard and orange citrus. Cinnamon, and roasted agave arrive building to a vanilla agave peak. It fades with buttery agave, and vanilla, and finishes with saline, mineral, and white pepper leaving citrus peel and roasted agave taste.
NOM: 1424
40% Alcohol
Score: 93
Award: Gold Medal