Review: Tequila Cabeza Blanco
Tequila Cabeza Blanco is one of four spirits The 86 Co. introduced September 2012. The other three spirits include Ford Gin, Cana Brava Rum, and Aylesbury Duck Vodka. The 86 Co. works with some of the best distillers and distilleries to create these spirits. Tequila Cabeza is produced at El Ranchito Distillery. This is the distillery that also produces Chamucos, Manana, and Pura Vida tequila. The Vivanco Family founded this distillery in 1994. The single estate grown agave are grown on their 800 acre mountainside field without pesticides for 7-9 years. They are hand extracted when their sugar content is from 23-28%. The pinas are slow cooked in brick ovens for 24 hours at 100 degrees Celsius, and left to cool for 24 hours before they are shredded to extract the juice. The juice is fermented in copper tanks with Champaign yeast for ten days. This fermentation is done in the winter to bring out more fruit characteristics from the agave. The fermented agave is then distilled in two separate copper pot stills. Distilled natural spring water is blended with the tequila after distillation to reduce to 86 proof. The tequila is then rested in stainless steel tanks for 60 days before bottling. Read more 