G4 Tequila Blanco De Madera 750ml

While it's easy to compare the production of most spirits to Scotch or Bourbon, we've always felt the production of Tequila is far more comparable to wine, where the focus is more on the fruit—in this case, the agave—and where it's grown, how it's harvested, and ultimately how it's fermented. In the case of wine, for example, the flavor difference between a Chardonnay fermented in stainless steel versus one fermented in wooden barrels can be dramatic. Whereas the neutrality of the steel allows the wine to showcase its freshness and its acidity unadulterated, the oak influence of the barrel can soften and round out some of those higher-toned characteristics in the early stages. If you're curious as to how a Tequila fermented in stainless steel would taste, versus one fermented on wooden vats, today is your lucky day. We've long been obsessed with Felipe Camarena's G4 Blanco Tequila, made at the world-renowned Destilería El Pandillo, NOM 1579. Fermented in stainless steel, it's one of th