SIEMBRA VALLES ANIVERSARIO TEQUILA 41% 750ML ADDITIVE FREE | NOM-1123 | JOVEN | LOWLANDS OF JALISCO

siembra valles aniversario A stunning first-ever Joven bottled under the Siembra Valles label. This limited release is a 2-month Reposado rested in American & French Oak blended with Blanco. The Siembra Spirits Aniversario series is an annual release of unique and carefully selected Tequilas showcasing the most outstanding examples of traditional production. As a tribute to Destileria Cascahuin founder Salvador Rosales Briseño, his image is featured on the front label. Production Process is paramount We embrace traditional methods and reject additives and shortcuts. We hope you enjoy the result Roasting Brick Oven A room-sized, wood-fired oven that is filled with agave and heated for days. The use of brick ovens is a hallmark of traditional tequila production, and the aromas are incredible. We never use diffusers or autoclaves because we care about tequila and the earth. Extraction Roller Mill Hand-operated mills that tear roasted agave fibers as distillers turn a crank, coaxing the fermentable sugars out of the agave. We focus on traditional production, and this is a good balance between tradition and tech. Fermentation Brick – Natural Brick tanks maintain a natural ambient yeast colony that naturally ferment all Siembra Valles tequilas. Bagasse (the leftover fibers from extraction) is added to add deeper agave flavor and boost this natural fermentation. Distillation Stainless w. Copper Serpentine Copper has unique flavor benefits in tequila distillation, but it’s difficult and expensive for distilleries to maintain. Distilling in stainless steel with copper serpentines ensures that every drop of tequila touches copper, but keeps costs attainable for small productions. We never use column stills; which erase flavors for high efficiency. Aging Siembra barrels only ever touch Siembra. Our aging program explores the marriage of wood and agave, creating new flavors without masking existing ones. Our barrels are from the Ozarks in Missouri, hold 200 liters, and are medium-toasted. Cultivation The first several years of your spirits’s life. Flavors and character develop for years in the fields. Expert jimadores sow and tend agave until its mature and then deftly harvest for a traditional production. Siembra means sowing. 100% Agave Tequilana Weber Azul Also called “Blue Agave.” Known for high sugar content, relatively fast maturity, easy cloning, and beautiful blueish spikes. Due to restrictive legislation, this is the only agave allowed in tequila production. Single Estate Every agave used in this expression was grown on the same plantation. This allows for greater expression of terroir, as the agaves from a single field will be more consistent. They’ll never be identical, though— a slight variation in elevation or sun exposure across a field can have a great impact on flavor over several years. Registration # Traceability protects your glass from counterfeit tequila. Demand it. A grower must register agave within one year of planting to sell it to the tequila industry. The registry is meant to guarantee that the agave was grown in the Denomination of Origin, and tells us how much usable agave should be on the market, or will be in a few years. We print agave registration numbers to show consumers that it’s possible, and something they can and should demand. Planting and Harvest We’re picky. Mature agave is central to traditional tequila production; years of maturation impart great depth of flavor. Some newer production methods can mask younger, lower-quality agave. Our agave-centric methods demand great raw material. Jima Type This refers to how close to the piña the jimadores chop the agave’s spikes. A jima larga leaves more penca, or spike, than a jima normal, which in turn leaves more than jima rasurada, which leaves essentially none. Larga is common in diffuser tequilas, normal in traditional tequila production, and rasurada in ancestral mezcal. People Terroir is deeper than soil. From fields to distillery, everyone who interacts with our materials and spirits imparts their unique contribution— the human aspects of terroir. Here are a couple names we think you should toast. Lead Jimador Jose Romero Agave harvesters, called jimadores, are the hardest working people in tequila. They generally work in teams of four, called cuadrillas, expertly harvesting 20 to 40 tons of agave per day by hand. They are paid about $3.70 US per ton, which immediately sells for $1,400. Jose Romero proudly leads this cuadrilla, who are all blood related. Master Distiller Salvador Rosales Torres Salvador Rosales Torres is the patriarch and Master Distiller of the family-owned Destileria Cascahuín. He oversees every aspect of production and operations, like his father before him. Why So Much Info? Production methods vary widely in tequila, and they impact sensitive ecosystems, the health of the industry and labor, and most certainly flavor. Informed consumers can seek out better tasting spirits that are better for the world. We write our methods on every bottle We share this information so consumers can seek out better tasting spirits that are better for the world. We’re the only brand that does all this, but we hope that soon enough there will be more.