Review: Tequila Don Ramon Platinum Plata
Tequila Don Ramon Platinum Plata is one of three tequila expressions released by Don Ramon March 2021 in the Don Ramon Platinum Collection. All three are distilled from 100% blue agave grown for 8 years in the Highland region. Mexican singer Luis Miguel acquired a significant portion of the brand in 2023. Maestro Tequilero Jesus Reza cooks the agave in an autoclave and the extracted juice is open air fermented while classical music plays to help control the movement of the yeast. A double distillation follows before bottling unaged. The aroma leads with cooked agave, citrus, and saline. Additional time brings out vanilla. The sweet, cooked agave entry builds to a citrus, vanilla, and buttery agave peak. It fades with citrus, salted caramel, and mineral and finishes bittersweet, and peppery with agave, sea salt, and lemon peel.
NOM: 1602
40% Alcohol
Agave Region: Highland
Score: 88
Award: Silver Medal