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| Gran Centenario Reposado - 2nd Generation |
| NOM: 1122 Distillery: Casa Cuervo, S.A. de C.V. Importer: Carillon Importers LTD. Area: Highlands Aged: 10 Months Barrel Type: New French Limousine Oak Bottle Size: 750ml Bottle Number: n/a Number of Distillations: 2 Alcohol Percentage: 40%/80 Proof Price: $64 Current Website: http://www.grancentenario.com |
My Tasting Notes: n/a
Info on the Back of the Bottle: "Gran Centenario Reposado is a tequila of
unparalleled smoothness and quality. It is distilled from carefully selected 10 year old
blue agave plants and aged in new oak barrels to achieve the perfect balance of taste
and smoothness.
Other Info: This is how the "Gran" Centenario bottles looked when the tequila was
first introduced. The Gran Centenario label replaced the brands of Centenario in Mexico
and Dos Reales in the USA, which had the same bottles and basically the same labels.
Centenario, without the "gran" designation had been around in Mexico for many years
in with some form of the trademark ribbed bottles. Though Centenario and Dos Reales
were tequila mixto they were also marketed as a premium tequila. The former was
imported by the Dos Reales Co. a subsidiary of the industry giant Heublein Imports the
importers of Tequila Cuervo. In 1996 Carillon Importers LTD. began importing the 100%
agave, Gran Centenario. Dos Reales and the old Centenario were produced at Tequila
Cuervo's main distillery, "La Rojeña" (NOM #1104) whereas Gran Centenario is
produced at "Los Camachines" (NOM #1122) another Tequila Cuervo owned distillery.
This Reposado has a dark amber color and though it is very smooth I think it's
character has borrowed too much from the oak barrels it was rested in and effectively
covered up any real agave flavor. To be fair, I have not tasted anything recent from the
current Gran Centenario line imported by Skyy Spirits and seen on the next page.'
-Pocotequila.com
Info on the Back of the Bottle: "Gran Centenario Reposado is a tequila of
unparalleled smoothness and quality. It is distilled from carefully selected 10 year old
blue agave plants and aged in new oak barrels to achieve the perfect balance of taste
and smoothness.
Other Info: This is how the "Gran" Centenario bottles looked when the tequila was
first introduced. The Gran Centenario label replaced the brands of Centenario in Mexico
and Dos Reales in the USA, which had the same bottles and basically the same labels.
Centenario, without the "gran" designation had been around in Mexico for many years
in with some form of the trademark ribbed bottles. Though Centenario and Dos Reales
were tequila mixto they were also marketed as a premium tequila. The former was
imported by the Dos Reales Co. a subsidiary of the industry giant Heublein Imports the
importers of Tequila Cuervo. In 1996 Carillon Importers LTD. began importing the 100%
agave, Gran Centenario. Dos Reales and the old Centenario were produced at Tequila
Cuervo's main distillery, "La Rojeña" (NOM #1104) whereas Gran Centenario is
produced at "Los Camachines" (NOM #1122) another Tequila Cuervo owned distillery.
This Reposado has a dark amber color and though it is very smooth I think it's
character has borrowed too much from the oak barrels it was rested in and effectively
covered up any real agave flavor. To be fair, I have not tasted anything recent from the
current Gran Centenario line imported by Skyy Spirits and seen on the next page.'
-Pocotequila.com
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