Review: Teremana Blanco Tequila
Teremana Blanco Tequila was just released. This is a tequila I’ve been waiting on for two years. TMZ first announced April 2018, Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock, had filled documents to lock down the name Mana for his new tequila. While he was unable to get clearance for Mana, I like the Teremana name and the inspiration behind it. Tere for the red volcanic earth his agave is grown in, and mana, a nod to the Polynesian spirit that guides us. Instead of finding a distillery to create a tequila, The Rock built this brand literally from the ground up. He built a new distillery, Distilera Teremana. The agave field is in the highest elevation of the Highland Region. He teamed with his ex-wife and Business Manager Dany Garcia, Former Founder of Avion Tequila Ken Austin, and Former President of Avion Tequila Jenna Fagnan in crafting the brand. The agave is hand selected at the optimal brix level, trimmed and then slow roasted for 3 days in traditional brick ovens. Once cooled the pinas are shredded to extracted the juice, which is open air fermented in stainless steel vats. The spirit is small batch double distilled in copper pot stills made by a local artisan on the premises of the distillery. The harvested leftover agave fiber is used to fertilized the soil. Instead of replanting baby agave immediately, corn is planted to maintain a healthy soil base. Once the corn is harvested new baby agave is then replanted. Read more 