Cazadores
Cazadores Tequila 750 ml
$41.29
750 ml
Smart & Final
Available in
90602
- CAZADORES supports the community by working with local jimadors to meticulously select each 100% highland blue Weber agave once it has reached full maturity at 40-55kg. Our jimadors cut each agave very low to remove its leaves, which can bring bitter notes to the tequila.The production process begins the same day of harvest. Three mills crush the agaves to prepare them for extraction. Once complete, the agave fibers are sent to an acid-free diffuser, where hot water and steam combine to extract raw agave juice.The raw agave juice is placed into stainless steel autoclave ovens at a relatively low temperature where a process called "hydrolysis" takes place. Here, the sugars from the raw agave juice, called fructans, are converted into fermentable sugars as the agave is gently cooked.The CAZADORES two-stage fermentation process takes twice as long as most other tequila producers and uses our own proprietary strain of yeast. Over seven days, the yeast ferments the agave to the music of Mozart. During the first stage, the alcohol is fermented. During the second acid-lactic stage, ester precursors are developed and acidity is reduced.CAZADORES performs a double distillation process in 60 small pot stills to separate the alcohol obtained during fermentation, and distill a big cut of head and hearts to ensure we have the best quality. The process takes 24 hours- 8 hours during the first stage and 16 hours during the second- which is far longer than most tequila producers.
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