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TEQUILA Item ID Item Size Bottles List Price Per Case 308351 123 ORGANIC Tequila Blanco-80 pf 750 ml 6 $216.00 308354 123 ORGANIC Tequila Reposado-80 pf 750 ml 6 $246.00 166532 123 ORGANIC Tequila Añejo-80 pf 750 ml 6 $294.00 29139 1921 Tequila Blanco-80 pf 750 ml 6 $203.00 29141 1921 Tequila Reposad0-80 pf 750 ml 6 $223.00 294377 1921 Tequila Añejo-80 pf 750 ml 6 $248.00 338086 ABREOJOS Tequila Silver-80 pf 750 ml 6 $143.00 338078 ALQUIMIA Tequila Blanco-80 pf 750 ml 6 $229.00 338079 ALQUIMIA Tequila Reposado-80 pf 750 ml 6 $259.00 338080 ALQUIMIA Tequila Añejo-80 pf 750 ml 6 $295.00 338081 ALQUIMIA Tequila Extra Añejo-80 pf 750 ml 6 $580.00 294410 CASA DRAGONES Tequila Blanco-80 pf 750 ml 3 $675.00 TEQUILA Excellia Tequila is a marriage of two cultures, three regions (Jalisco, Sauternes and Cognac) and two visionary men, French-born Master Distiller Jean Sebastien Robicquet and tequila legend Carlos Camarena. When the two met in Mexico, they talked agave and grapes: the terroir, the plants and their respective "fruit." For a brand with a name like Excellia, extra steps are taken to make it truly excel. Agave is harvested between ten and 12 years (versus the standard six to eight); natural fermentation occurs over seven to ten days, followed by a double-distillation in copper pot stills. Aging occurs in 20-year-old Cognac barrels and grand cru Sauternes wine casks. The lots are aged separately and then blended. The labels and medallions for each bottle are placed by hand. rafting Tequila with a French Accent C Tasting Notes from the Pros: "The flavor combination of fig, fennel and Sauternes with the reposado tequila, which already has a rich, honey mouthfeel, is a textural sensation." —Dave Kupchinksky, Bartender "Excellia Reposado is fragrant and warm, with sweet tobacco notes that correspond to the Cognac and Sauternes influence from the wood aging and from the cocktail ingredients. I want to drink this on a porch rocking chair, surrounded by fireflies, on an August evening." —Kiowa Brown, Bartender Romancing The Barrel • 1 ½ oz. Excellia Resposado Tequila • ¾ oz. Cognac • ¾ oz. homemade fig fennel and Sauternes syrup Stir and garnish with lavender bitters over a fused ice sphere. Listing on page 37 SPRING/SUMMER 2014 • 33