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Gran Patron Platinum Tequila
Gran Patrón is the world’s finest platinum tequila. Triple
distilled then aged to perfection, it is a true connoisseur’s
silver tequila. This is the smoothest sipping tequila ever
produced.
With
claims of being the smoothest sipping tequila ever produced, the
Patron Spirits Company’s Gran Patron Platinum Tequila is created
using hand selected Weber blue agave grown in the hills of
Jalisco, Mexico. The agave is pruned, steam baked, triple
distilled and aged to provide a superior taste. Each 750 ml
bottle is a piece of art in itself, handmade from crystal and
polished, hand signed and numbered with an etched label. The
bottle is surrounded by velvet, and held in a handmade,
collectible level quality curly maple wood box.
Patron is produced and blended by a small family owned and
operated distillery high in the mountains of Jalisco. Recently
an additional new distillery has been built which will
incorporate the traditional tequila manufacturing methods of the
past while integrating modern techniques of quality control.
This particular growing region of Mexico is considered the most
ideal for production of the Weaber Tequilana Blue Agave.
The climate is warm and the soil is clayey with high ferrous
oxide content.
Patron tequilas are made from premium selected Weaber Tequilana
Blue Agave plants. The trimmed heart of the agave plant
resembles a large "pineapple". The trimmed agave "pineapples"
weigh between 50 to 80 lbs. It takes 8 to 9 years for a premium
Blue Agave to mature properly. Blue Agave grown in this region
produce higher "honey" or sugar content, which when distilled
produces a very individual character and flavour. There are
certain "bitter" sprouts which must be carefully removed from
the "pineapple" before steam baking. Few distilleries take the
care and time to remove these sprouts. Patron does.
The next extremely important step in production is the
slow vapour steam baking in masonry ovens. This steam baking
takes approximately 36 hours. Most tequila factories fast cook
the pineapples caramelizing the outside and leaving much of the
inside under cooked, bitter and starchy. The cooked agave is
then carefully torn and placed in a shallow stone milling pit
and slowly macerated by large stone milling wheels. Crushing in
this fashion leaves the sweet juice freely absorbed in the
mescal fibers. The juice filled fiber is then placed in wooden
fermentation vats. Once in the fermentation vats the juice is
naturally adjusted and yeast added to encourage fermentation.
This fermentation lasts for 60 to 72 hours.
The "must" is then submitted to a double distillation in copper
pot sills. The first distillation produces a low alcohol
content, the second produces a much higher alcohol content. The
tequila is then balanced to 80 proof 40% Alc. by volume and fine
filtered.
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