Tequila Tres Sombreros - an overview of types and flavors
The Tres Sombreros brand, which appeared in 1994, is made in Mexico, as it should be. However, it belongs to the Spanish company Beveland, which is part of the Masoliver Olivas family corporation. The image of three traditional Mexican headdresses on the label of the drink can be interpreted as a call: "Come on, for three"!"
General description of the product
The entire three-sombrero agave contains 38 degrees of alcohol. At the same time, tequila producers have tried from the very beginning to distinguish it from the general mass of similar products.
To this end, the mixta versions of silver and gold drinks consist of 81% (instead of the usual 51%) of blue agave, the rest is grain alcohol.
In addition, during the production of brew for the future distillate of tequilocura from Beveland, a specially bred variety of branded yeast is used, which gives the taste of tequila a special mineral and earthy hue.
This fact makes Tres Sombreros a drink for amateurs.
Types of tequila Tres sombreros
Silver - the basic mixtures.
Suitable for cocktails, if you don't mind the earthy and herbal flavor.
Gold - the same plus dyes and flavors.
Blanco - unaged clear distillate. Opens a line of drinks consisting of 100% Blue Agave.
The aroma contains hints of earth and tobacco.
The taste is dominated by an earthy and herbal theme.
Reposado - a golden-colored drink that has been in oak barrels for eight months.
The fragrance evokes memories of oaks, forest dampness and spices.
The rich flavor has sweet and woody notes.
Anejo - dark golden three-year old tequila, which is aged for thirty months in new American oak barrels, and then another six months in bourbon barrels.
The flavor of the drink contains hints of stained oak, unbaked clay and candied fruit.
The taste is very rich with a pronounced woody-earthy component.
It should be borne in mind that even the producers of three-hat tequila themselves do not recommend drinking it neat.
They advise drinking it either Hollywood-style (with ice, salt, and lime) or adding it to cocktails.
P.S. Under the aforementioned brand, 2 more 35-degree liqueur-like drinks with the addition of unaged mixto are produced: Tres Sombreros Citrus and Tres Sombreros Energetic (with lemon and cola).
In general, in such cases, we usually say: smart is enough.
Update: 28.06.2017
Category: Tequila