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1257 Kensington Road NW
1 (403) 283-8000 / atyourservice@kensingtonwinemarket.com
$94.99
Look what has finally landed!
Late last year, we were fortunate enough to be romanced with the prospect of KWM's first exclusive single barrel of Tequila. It came about rather quickly and unexpectedly, during a meeting with the great people from Tromba (named for the rainstorms that bring life to Los Altos). The conversation went a little something like this: "Why don't we send a couple of you down to Guadalajara to pick a barrel?" ... "Oh, yeah, for sure. Hahaha." ... "How soon can you be ready?" ... "Ummm...wait, what?" A couple weeks later, Curt and Harmony were on a plane to Mexico.
While the two of them may have had very yin and yang experiences while in Jalisco (come ask us about it sometime!), they were 100% on the same page when it came to selecting a cask for the shop. After tasting through a great range of Tequila drawn from barrels resting in the Tromba warehouses, one particular cask stood taller than the others: Cask RO-161. This was tasted in cask at eight and a half months of age, but slept a wee bit longer in wood before bottling. It's still a Reposado but was tiptoeing towards being an Anejo. That extra time in wood only made this one better.
Our first Tequila, but definitely not our last.
Bottled overproof for us at 48% abv.
750 ml
Curt's Tasting Note
Nose: Vanilla top notes, but the roasted agave shows through as loudly as we'd hoped. Very vegetal, with a wee squeeze of lime. A touch of tomato stem (you know that sticky feeling after pulling out the stem, and the smell that clings to your fingers?). Vegetable stock. Underripe rhubarb. Cracked peppercorn, almost arugula-like (or rocket, if you prefer). Spanish cedar, almost like the interior of a walk-in humidor. Toasty and charry, with maybe a faint whiff of Mole sauce. You can tell the barrel has reined the spirit in a bit, but definitely not tamed it.
Palate: Vanilla again, before an explosion of peppery agave notes. Very green, very earthy. Pleasantly 'dirty'. Cumin and coriander. Spanish cedar here as well. Again, tomato greens. Flavours of unlit Candela- meets Connecticut-wrapped cigars.
Finish: Stretches for miles. The slightly oxidized woodiness helps tamp some of the more primal spirit notes, but there's no hiding the raw ingredients. The earthiness that carries through the slow fade is gorgeous.
$73.99
This Reposado was triple distilled and aged for six months in American Oak. Bottled at 40%.
Tequila Ollitas is made by the great Orendain Family, which has been making the Mexican Spirit since 1840. The Ollitas lineup is produced at the Casa Mexicana Distillery by Marcela Orendain Gonzalez. Marcela's brothers Jaime and Eduardo are responsible for the production of Arette Tequila at the nearby El Llano Distillery.
$54.99
The Tromba Tequila brand is actually owned and operated out of Canada. Worry not though, the Tequila itself is distilled and aged in Jalisco, Mexico at Tequila el Viejito, S.A de C.V. The word Tromba means small storm or heavy rain.
$74.99
Tromba is a rising star in the tequila world. Under the stewardship of Master Distiller Marco Cedano and his son Rodrigo, the future is bright here. So bright, in fact, that we have a bespoke barrel of Tromba en route. Watch this space.
Producer Note: "Tromba is the fruit of the bluegreen beauty of the highlands of Mexico, where tumultuous bursts of rainfall - La Tromba - soak the soil and nourish the agave. Our master distiller chooses the best of the harvest and oversees the distillation of a tequila that's clean and bold, fresh and daring. In Tromba, the rain of the gods and the hand of man work together to mix magic."
"Tromba Añejo is aged in white oak American barrels for a maximum of 24 months, resulting in a golden-colored tequila with a complex and sweet flavor, with gentle notes of oak, ripe fruit, dark chocolate, and a final touch of honey."
40% abv
$52.99
Aged in American White Oak barrels for 9 months, then bottled at 40%
About The Producer
"Many great social and technological advances took place during revolutionary Mexico. Don Delfino Gonzalez found this environment as the perfect opportunity to develop his passion for making tequila. It was this passion, that led Don Delfino to bring great progress to the tequila industry without losing the authenticity and value of a real tequila.
We have overcome great challenges along the way, but we've maintained a leading position in the tequila industry for more than 130 years. Just like the world around us, we continue to evolve while preserving the authenticity of our original home tequila since 1886.
Casa San Matías is like one big family. Every person is a unique individual with years of accumulated experiences and valuable background. So when you sit down to taste one of our products, you don't taste factory made but rather a family made tequila with an extraordinary history."
