Fortaleza Blanco

Type: Tequila
Brand: Fortaleza
Nom
1493
3529 Ratings See All

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Production Details
NOM : 1493 ,
Agave Type : Tequilana Weber ,
Agave Region : Jalisco (Tequila Valley) ,
Region : Jalisco (Los Valles) ,
Cooking : Stone/Brick Ovens ,
Extraction : Tahona ,
Water Source : Deep well water ,
Fermentation : Wood fermentation tanks, 100% agave, Open-air fermentation, Fermentation without fibers ,
Distillation : 2x distilled ,
Still : Copper Pot ,
Aging : - ,
ABV/Proof : 40% abv (80-proof)
Other : Natural cork, Charcoal filtration, Blended batches, Distilled at or near proof, No additives

Profile

Aromas & Flavors Detected By Our Community

Aromas Detected

320
Agave (cooked)
148
Pepper (black)
126
Citrus
113
Earth
85
Olive
72
Vegetal
71
Minerals
53
Butter
46
Vanilla
45
Brine/Salt
43
Grass
42
Agave (raw)

Flavors Detected

362
Agave (cooked)
234
Pepper (black)
129
Citrus
113
Earth
101
Olive
87
Minerals
82
Vegetal
73
Brine/Salt
66
Butter
63
Vanilla
57
Alcohol
48
Grass

Ratings

Personal Scores & Reviews From Our Community

Tequila Ninja
186 ratings
  • 91 Rating

Aroma - well balanced, raw agave, nicely bright Flavor - felt full in mouth . . . not spicy but clean & crisp . . . hint of (green) apple Finish - good, slight heat at 1st . . . agave-forward, delicious, lingering agave . . . leaves wanting another

Tequila Savant
294 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Lot 136 | Less briney than usual, more balanced and the sweetness from the agave is very present. I fear the value of these will continue to drop as price increases and availability becomes limited.

Tequila Wizard
904 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Lot 140 | Nose: Bright and crisp. Baking spice, citrus and gobs of agave. Light mossy earthiness. Flavor: Nice viscosity. Pepper and honeyed agave entrance. Spiciness mirrors the aromas, with the addition of anise. A skosh of saltiness. And my favorite olive note.

Tequila Wizard
904 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Lot 136 | Nose: Starts out subdued. Given a few minutes it takes on cinnamon, pepper and a tiny sulfur note. Followed up with a rosemary and oregano bouquet. Taste: Honeyed agave, sweet spices and spikes of peppery warmth. Silky. Mouthwatering salinity. Medium body. Pleasing balance and finesse to this one.

Tequila Wizard
904 ratings
  • 90 Rating

Lot 128 | Nose: Honey and pumpkin spice. Orange zest and lime oils. A spritz of minerals. Flavors: Pepper and lively baking spice. Thick and silky. A scintilla of salinity and a smidgen of licorice.

Tequila Wizard
904 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Lot 133 | Nose: Citrus, mineral, green pineapple, mint, thyme and spices. There’s a hard to identify umami note underpinning the profile. Flavor: Pepper warmth and tag along vanilla/cinnamon. Buttery, honey sweet agave. A touch of salinity. Finish: Fairly aggressive pepper finally integrates into a pleasing profile finish.

Tequila Wizard
904 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Lot 131 | Nose: Honey, spice, vanilla, fruit and freshly cooked agave. Flavor: Uber sweet agave. Silky and buttery. The spices carry through from the nosing, adding moderate pepper notes and anise. The pepper heats up as it opens up.

Tequila Boss
540 ratings
  • 87 Rating

Lot 100 | This lot is really amazing! From start to finish you’ll be delighted #lot100

Tequila Ninja
137 ratings
  • 90 Rating

Lot 100 | Thankful to a Reddit friend for letting me try the Lote 100. This is very unique and surprisingly different from the standard blanco I’ve had. The nose is sweet, slightly floral with a little bit of that Fortaleza brine. Baking spices and a little bit of straw. Fruitier than the still strength I’ve been drinking lately. The nose very much translates in the palate, with the fruitiness and cooked agave coming through. It’s a gorgeous sweetness that comes through, with a plethora of beautiful flavors. Very good, but tragic that I have only a few sips left before it’s gone for good.

Tequila Ninja
172 ratings
  • 91 Rating

Lot 123 | Got 123-B as a gift from a friend, and my-oh-my is it outstanding. Simply excellent.

Tequila Ninja
159 ratings
  • 95 Rating

Lot 124 | Aroma: I pick up agave right off the bat… more than I usually get from Fortaleza. Green and vegetal. Hints of citrus… lime and lemon. Minerality and wet stone. Taste: this is more agave forward than other lots of had. It smacks you right in the face and I’m here for it. Brine and minerals. I get a hint of licorice that I really like. There’s a baking spice in there too. Almost like brown sugar or cinnamon. Finish: it goes on and on. Nice tingle that last and lasts. Just the right amount of bit. More baking spice and licorice on the finish. A tough of bitterness as it fades. Overall: for a brand that always delivers, this might be on of the best bottles I’ve had. For me it’s more agave forward than I’m used to and the baking spice, licorice favor is amazing. This is really as good as it gets.

Tequila Wizard
904 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Lot 126 | Nose: Spice, anise, cinnamon, light colored fruitiness. Minerals. Crisp, but with a warm bouquet. Flavor: Fruit and agave sweetness. Semi forceful spice. A touch thin in the mouth. Pepper heat balances out the sweet notes. Finish: Fades medium quickly with a pleasing pepper and salinity pop.

Tequila Ninja
104 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Lot 102 | Aromas of a distinctive Fortaleza cooked agave sweetness with hints of lime citrus. On the palate, a cream-like consistency of slightly sweet agave. The finish is slightly vegetal, with a mix of citrus and black pepper.

Tequila Savant
294 ratings
  • 90 Rating

Lot 124 | Classic Fortaleza, slightly better than the precious lotes I had but that is something to be expected from such an artisanal and traditional process. It’s always good.

Tequila Wizard
904 ratings
  • 90 Rating

Lot 124 | Nose: Floral and fruity. Ripe pineapples and the intoxicating aromas of the agave patio. A hint of Fortaleza’s iconic green olive aroma. . Flavor: Huge fruit, thick wild honey viscosity and perfect pepper punch. Cinnamon and marzipan.

Tequila Wizard
777 ratings
  • 91 Rating

Lot 123 | Nose: salty, nice cooked agave, aroma of being in an orange orchard when it’s in bloom, light citrus, lime, mineral, and cooked sweet apple Flavor: cooked agave, caramelized piloncillo, creamy butterscotch pudding, buttery mouth feel, and ripe fruit Finish: starts with pepper and finishes with lite anise with the agave in the background

Tequila Phenom
309 ratings
  • 93 Rating

Lot 105 | The lot 105 is tastiest and most complex Fortaleza blanco in a while. More cooked agave punch than at least the last 25-30 lots. Grassy, mint, melon, Bazooka Joe, citrus, plenty going on here and a bit "chewy" to boot. Pleasant stuff indeed!

Tequila Wizard
904 ratings
  • 90 Rating

Lot 123 | Nose: Lots of mineral aromas and orange/lime citrus. Orange blossoms. Caramelizing brown sugar agave richness. Applesauce. More floral notes emerge as it opens up. Flavor: Mouth watering salinity. A butterscotch-like taste and texture. Buttery on the tongue with enough pepper bouncing around to blend into an exciting piquancy. A fading cheesy note. Faint anise. And tons of agave along the way.

Tequila Wizard
904 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Lot 120 | Nose: Rich caramelized agave, with earthy background notes. Fresh green herbal scents. Smells found in a forest - a bit of pine and eucalyptus. Pleasing spiciness. Flavor: Sweet and peppery entrance. Mellow spices with creamy natural vanilla. Great on the palate with nice balance to the elements. Finish: This hangs around on the back of your palate. Flavors continue to evolve, wrapped in a buttery texture.

Tequila Honey Badger
1299 ratings
  • 92 Rating

Lot 16 | One of several Holy Grail bottles produced over the years from the best single brand distillery in the business.

Tequila Ninja
144 ratings
  • 94 Rating

Lot 100 | Nose- mellower than expected but unique and complex. Floral, musty, and vegetal. Taste- caramelized agave, bell pepper, brine, hay, and a little baking spice. Mouth feel is wonderfully oily. Finish- long powerful peppery heat.

Tequila Wizard
777 ratings
  • 90 Rating

Lot 105 | Nose: fresh ground white pepper, dark brown sugar, cooked agave, and wet rocks Flavor: white pepper, cinnamon, agave, sweetness of ripe fruit and has a buttery mouth feel that has a mild salty background Finish: medium finish that has some sweetness, anise, and herbal essences with some fresh jalapeño

Tequila Savant
284 ratings
  • 91 Rating

Lot 109 | Nice roasted agave on the nose. Quite soft and feminine mid palate. The finish starts off smooth and warms up with some black pepper heat. I’m totally digging lote 109!

Tequila Ninja
137 ratings
  • 89 Rating

Lot 89 | Nose: Atomic agave bomb for sure. Sweetness, and something like pineapple rind come surround the agave notes, and something like brine. Almost makes me think of olives, but not quite. I get a lightly salted citrus note as well. Palate: Rich mouthfeel, heavy but softly rounded agave. That sharp punch Im used to with some altos tequilas is missing, and on the first sip, all I get is the agave bomb. As I’m sipping more, I’m getting citrus, like if an orange peel and a lemon peel had a baby, but that baby was not Meyer lemons. Maybe a slight touch of vanilla, and a little earthiness. Absolutely delicious, complex but subtle and agave forward. Great blanco.

Tequila Honey Badger
1299 ratings
  • 91 Rating

Lot 84 | Lot 84. Nicely viscous and chewy in the mouth this recent release is full of the cheesy, briny, vegetal profile that translates so well as the still strength product. Fun, fun, fun

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