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| Dos Reales Plata (Mixto) |
| NOM: 1104-I Distillery: Tequila Cuervo La Rojeña, S.A. DE C.V. Area: Lowlands Aged: 28 Days Barrel Type: New French Limousine Oak Bottle Size: 750ml Bottle Number: n/a Number of Distillations: 2 Alcohol Percentage: 40%/80 Proof Price: $32 Current Website: n/a |
My Tasting Notes: These are not my tasting notes and the reasoning is explained
below in the other info section.
"Colorless with a light, mellow attack. Light agave intensity with sencillo complexity.
Perfumed floral and citrus notes in the aroma give way to slight acetone aromas and
some pepper. Very sweet and hot in the mouth. Slight pepper and smoke flavors
leading to a sweet, hot finish." -From Lance Cutler's book the Tequila Lover's Guide to
Mexico and his website Wine Patrol
Info on the Back of the Bottle: n/a
Other Info: The front of the bottle states, "Dos Reales Plata is a tequila of
unparalleled flavor and quality. It is distilled from selected agave plants and carefully
processed to achieve the perfect balance of traditional tequila flavor and extra
smoothness."
From what I understand, Dos Reales was the first version in the US of what became to
be known as Gran Centenario. If you look at some of the older bottles of Gran
Centenario on this website you can notice the similarities of the bottles and label
designs. Years ago, Dos Reales was the secondary labeling out of the Tequila Cuervo
La Rojeña distillery. Later bottles of what became Gran Centenario are now produced
at Cuervo's new distillery Casa Cuervo with the 1122 NOM number. Also, subsequent
bottles of Gran Centenario are no longer mixto products like their Dos Reales counter
parts and are now 100% agave.
I had no idea what this bottle was when I purchased it but realized that it had many
similarities to the Gran Centenario products. As I learned more about the product I
realized that I had found a great collectors item. Seeing that this is a mixto and I have
never seen another bottle for sale, I doubt I will have any tasting note of my own up
here. This is why I have posted tasting notes from Lance Cutler's book and website
(Wine Patrol).
below in the other info section.
"Colorless with a light, mellow attack. Light agave intensity with sencillo complexity.
Perfumed floral and citrus notes in the aroma give way to slight acetone aromas and
some pepper. Very sweet and hot in the mouth. Slight pepper and smoke flavors
leading to a sweet, hot finish." -From Lance Cutler's book the Tequila Lover's Guide to
Mexico and his website Wine Patrol
Info on the Back of the Bottle: n/a
Other Info: The front of the bottle states, "Dos Reales Plata is a tequila of
unparalleled flavor and quality. It is distilled from selected agave plants and carefully
processed to achieve the perfect balance of traditional tequila flavor and extra
smoothness."
From what I understand, Dos Reales was the first version in the US of what became to
be known as Gran Centenario. If you look at some of the older bottles of Gran
Centenario on this website you can notice the similarities of the bottles and label
designs. Years ago, Dos Reales was the secondary labeling out of the Tequila Cuervo
La Rojeña distillery. Later bottles of what became Gran Centenario are now produced
at Cuervo's new distillery Casa Cuervo with the 1122 NOM number. Also, subsequent
bottles of Gran Centenario are no longer mixto products like their Dos Reales counter
parts and are now 100% agave.
I had no idea what this bottle was when I purchased it but realized that it had many
similarities to the Gran Centenario products. As I learned more about the product I
realized that I had found a great collectors item. Seeing that this is a mixto and I have
never seen another bottle for sale, I doubt I will have any tasting note of my own up
here. This is why I have posted tasting notes from Lance Cutler's book and website
(Wine Patrol).
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