Review: Volcan de Mi Tierra BT
Volcan de Mi Tierra BT is small batch distilled at Agrotequilera de Jalisco at the foot of the Tequila Volcano in Huaxtla Jalisco. Volcan de Mi Tierra is co-owned by Moet Hennessy and the Gallardo family, who settled at Hacienda La Gavilana in Jalisco in 1774. This is one of five tequila brands who own their own distillery and produce their liquid exclusively. Unlike Volcan de Mi Tierra Blanco which is made from a blend of highland and lowland agave, Volcan de Mi Tierra BT is made from 100% Lowland agave. 100% of the agave is cooked in brick clay ovens. 100% of the pinas are crushed with a tahona mill. The extracted juice is 100% natural fermented open air in wood tanks with the fibers. Finally, the spirit is 100% copper pot distilled and proofed with spring water and bottled in a beautiful tall white bottle. Priced in the $150 price range this is one of the world’s most expensive blanco tequilas. The aroma leads with cooked agave, citrus, and black pepper. Additional time brings out vanilla, orange peel and earthy notes. The sweet herbal agave entry builds to an earthy orange citrus peak. It fades with caramel and mineral and finishes with cooked agave, orange zest and black pepper. The 100% copper pot distillation and wood tank fermentation process using agave fibers gives this tequila a depth of flavor I really enjoy.
NOM: 1523
40% Alcohol
Agave Region: Lowlands
Score: 93
Award: Gold Medal