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| Real Hacienda Reposado |
| NOM: 1111-I Distillery: Tequila Viuda de Romero, S.A. de C.V. Area: Lowlands Aged: 6 Months Barrel Type: White Oak barrels Bottle Size: 750ml Bottle Number: n/a Number of Distillations: 2 Alcohol Percentage: 40%/80 Proof Price: $32 Current Website: http://www.realhacienda.com/ |
My Tasting Notes: n/a
Info on the Back of the Bottle: "With a century-old tradition of excellence, the
legendary casa Viuda de Romero proudly presents its premier Tequila Real Hacienda.
In the distillation process of this premium line of Tequila, only 100% blue agave
tequilana weber is used , which is grown in the fertile volcanic soils that surround the
historic Village of Tequila in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
The fine quality of Reposado is attained by using only agaves that have been
cultivated to full maturation, a process taking 8 to 10 years. After distillation,
Reposado is aged in white oak barrels for six months to enhance the rich taste that
distinguishes this tequila.
The family of Casa Viuda de Romero invites you to experience the taste of Tequila Real
Hacienda Reposado."
Other Info: This bottles date stamp is from September 1998.
"Real Hacienda was a contender in the Tequila boom of the early to mid 90's and the
Viuda de Romero distillery has one of the older histories in the industry. In 1999 or
there about, I found a couple of dusty bottles of Blanco and Reposado on the shelves
of a somewhat seedy, old liquor store, so even then they had obviously been there for
awhile. I'd seen reviews of Real Hacienda on the net but hadn't come across any until I
walked into this old store. I tracked down Mina International Services (the listed
importer at the time) to find out their status and if Real Hacienda was still available at
all. After a couple of weeks I received a phone call from them and they informed me
that it would soon be available again. A month later there it was in my favorite Boulder,
Colorado liquor store but amazingly enough it was priced to move. This was good and
bad news because the truth is I love all three varieties of Real Hacienda. Each one
truly represents the definition of it's respective category. This Reposado has a very
light golden color. There's a definite sweetness to the nose and mouth as well as good
agave flavor. It's six month resting period contributed to the smoothness while
maintaining a wonderful balance of wood tones. The bad news? Certainly as a result of
its quality and reasonable price it wasn't long until other tequila drinkers snatched it
up. My precious source for Real Hacienda disappeared once again. This was probably
about the time Tequila Viuda de Romero was sold to Pernod Ricard who only imports
the proprietary, mixto label of "Viuda de Romero". Some supplies of Real Hacienda
were being imported by IPN in 2002. Great, while it lasted but even though IPN
continues to list Real Hacienda on their site they've been out of stock several years
now." -Pocotequila.com
Unfortunately, this tequila distillery is no longer up and running. The NOM has since
been transferred to another distillery. On a recent trip to Mexico I saw a new bottle of
Real Hacienda and both myself and Mark Cannon from Pocotequila.com tried it at
dinner. While the new product was good, for the money, it is not the same as it once
was and with the distillery gone it looks like it never will.
Info on the Back of the Bottle: "With a century-old tradition of excellence, the
legendary casa Viuda de Romero proudly presents its premier Tequila Real Hacienda.
In the distillation process of this premium line of Tequila, only 100% blue agave
tequilana weber is used , which is grown in the fertile volcanic soils that surround the
historic Village of Tequila in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
The fine quality of Reposado is attained by using only agaves that have been
cultivated to full maturation, a process taking 8 to 10 years. After distillation,
Reposado is aged in white oak barrels for six months to enhance the rich taste that
distinguishes this tequila.
The family of Casa Viuda de Romero invites you to experience the taste of Tequila Real
Hacienda Reposado."
Other Info: This bottles date stamp is from September 1998.
"Real Hacienda was a contender in the Tequila boom of the early to mid 90's and the
Viuda de Romero distillery has one of the older histories in the industry. In 1999 or
there about, I found a couple of dusty bottles of Blanco and Reposado on the shelves
of a somewhat seedy, old liquor store, so even then they had obviously been there for
awhile. I'd seen reviews of Real Hacienda on the net but hadn't come across any until I
walked into this old store. I tracked down Mina International Services (the listed
importer at the time) to find out their status and if Real Hacienda was still available at
all. After a couple of weeks I received a phone call from them and they informed me
that it would soon be available again. A month later there it was in my favorite Boulder,
Colorado liquor store but amazingly enough it was priced to move. This was good and
bad news because the truth is I love all three varieties of Real Hacienda. Each one
truly represents the definition of it's respective category. This Reposado has a very
light golden color. There's a definite sweetness to the nose and mouth as well as good
agave flavor. It's six month resting period contributed to the smoothness while
maintaining a wonderful balance of wood tones. The bad news? Certainly as a result of
its quality and reasonable price it wasn't long until other tequila drinkers snatched it
up. My precious source for Real Hacienda disappeared once again. This was probably
about the time Tequila Viuda de Romero was sold to Pernod Ricard who only imports
the proprietary, mixto label of "Viuda de Romero". Some supplies of Real Hacienda
were being imported by IPN in 2002. Great, while it lasted but even though IPN
continues to list Real Hacienda on their site they've been out of stock several years
now." -Pocotequila.com
Unfortunately, this tequila distillery is no longer up and running. The NOM has since
been transferred to another distillery. On a recent trip to Mexico I saw a new bottle of
Real Hacienda and both myself and Mark Cannon from Pocotequila.com tried it at
dinner. While the new product was good, for the money, it is not the same as it once
was and with the distillery gone it looks like it never will.
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