{"title":"Fortaleza","description":"\u003ch4\u003eFine Generations of Experience\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFortaleza is one of the seminal producers of Tequila in Mexico, with five generations of know-how informing the brand’s range of blanco, reposado and añejo Tequilas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFortaleza is a family-run business run by Guillermo Sauza, whose family has played a central role in the production and popularisation of Tequila worldwide. Guillermo’s great-great grandfather, Don Cenobio, was the not only the first Tequila producer to export to the US, he also pioneered the use of steam to cook the agave (instead of an earthen pit) used to make the spirit, and was the first to recognise that blue agave yielded the best results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifth-generation Guillermo Sauza got Destileria La Fortaleza up and running again, making tequila in the same way it was made over 100 years ago – with a small brick oven to cook the agave, a tahona to squeeze the juices out of the agave, wood tanks for fermentation, and the distillery’s two original copper pots for distillation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fortaleza-anejo","title":"Fortaleza Anejo","description":"An excellent small batch artisan Anejo from Fortaleza. Notes of caramel, vanilla, butterscotch and cooked agave jump from the glass while the palate is oily and textured with yet more carmel, toffee and citrus oils. The finish is smooth and satisfying. This is a serious sipping spirit.","brand":"Fortaleza","offers":[{"title":"Duty Paid","offer_id":62412835324234,"sku":"HED66822","price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/7696\/2634\/files\/HED66822.jpg?v=1781894284"},{"product_id":"fortaleza-blanco","title":"Fortaleza Blanco","description":"A superb small batch Tequila made with extreme care. The agave hearts are stone crushed before being fermented in open-air wooden tanks, the water source is a natural spring water from the Tequila and every bottle is hand-blwon in Mexico - this is artisan with a capital \"a\". Citrus oils and cooked agave jump out on the nose along with a hint of creaminess and a touch of pepper. The palate adds savoury notes like olive and basil to the mix and the finish is long and deep. A fantastic Blanco with bags of complexity.","brand":"Fortaleza","offers":[{"title":"Duty Paid","offer_id":62413037142346,"sku":"HED64734","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/7696\/2634\/files\/HED64734.jpg?v=1781895149"},{"product_id":"fortaleza-still-strength","title":"Fortaleza Still Strength","description":"Aromas of fruit, baked fully-ripened agave, green olive, and earth are invitingly present. Slightly brighter and a touch more rustic than the regular blanco, the accents of butter, olive, earth, black pepper, and vegetal qualities in the flavor are enhanced because it comes straight from our small copper pot still, without adding water prior to bottling.","brand":"Fortaleza","offers":[{"title":"Duty Paid","offer_id":62416936567114,"sku":"HED59588","price":99.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/7696\/2634\/files\/HED59588.jpg?v=1781906201"},{"product_id":"fortaleza-reposado","title":"Fortaleza Reposado","description":"Fortaleza`s excellent Reposado Tequila and made the hard way. The Agave hearts are stone crushed, the juice is fermented in open-air wooden tanks and then double distilled on cooper pot stills before each batch is aged in American oak casks. Citrus, caramel, butter, cooked agave and a note of sage pop on the nose while the palate is earthy and complex with notes of cinnamon, apple and a hint of spice. A full, rounded Tequila that has to be sipped.","brand":"Fortaleza","offers":[{"title":"Duty Paid","offer_id":62428343861578,"sku":"HED66821","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/7696\/2634\/files\/HED66821.jpg?v=1781914100"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/7696\/2634\/collections\/fortaleza.jpg?v=1782328464","url":"https:\/\/hedonism.co.uk\/collections\/fortaleza-tequila.oembed","provider":"Hedonism Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}