Written by: Christopher Null | Food Book Kit
February 8, 2022
Solento is a brand new model of natural tequila, produced from agave grown at a single property in Amatitán, Jalisco, within the Lowlands of the area. Packaged in placing rectangular decanters, they’re assertion bottles… with assertion costs.
We acquired two of the three expressions, a blanco and a reposado, for assessment. So let’s dig in. Each are 80 proof.
Solento Tequila Blanco – Unaged. Delicate and earthy on the nostril, however not vegetal or spicy, which makes for a subdued entry to the expertise. The palate proves surprisingly candy, with notes of nut butter and brown butter in attendance. With solely the lightest contact of spice on the end, the fadeout sees notes of lemon pepper and a lingering grassiness alongside a lingering unfold of contemporary sugar cane. Inoffensive and versatile, however removed from filled with taste, it’s laborious to recollect one other tequila in current reminiscence that comes throughout as gentle as this one. B+ / $62 [BUY IT NOW FROM DRIZLY]
Solento Tequila Reposado – Aged 9 months in American oak barrels. The tequila’s DNA pushes by the barrel routine to supply a nostril that’s surprisingly acquainted, although sweeter than the blanco, with some maple notes layered atop the core of fresh-turned earth and a few notes of blended greenery. The palate continues the theme, the sweetness right here coming as much less of a shock, with notes of sesame oil, extra of that brown butter, and a aromatic, mild cinnamon be aware providing one thing of a baked items character. These maple notes endure on the extra enveloping, barely chewy end. Whereas it’s nonetheless a quiet tequila, there’s extra occurring right here than within the blanco, this reposado establishing itself as a tequila that reveals itself in small, however fairly, layers. A- / $66 [BUY IT NOW FROM DRIZLY]
Solento Tequila Reposado
$66
