| Rating | 93 |
| Style | Tequila |
| Produced In | Mexico |
| ABV | 55% |
| Availability | Year Round |
| Price | $118.00 |
| Reviewed By | |
| Reviewed | 2026-04-28 |
Amatiteña Tequila ‘Barrancas’ Review
A truly one-of-a-kind offering in a multitude of ways. Single estate agave is harvested in the same family farmlands that grow mangoes, mameys, and plums. It is cooked in mesquite wood-fired stone ovens, crushed by tahona, and fermented with fibers in open air wood tanks before distillation. Those aforementioned fruits get added on the second distillation on a wood-fired copper still before the liquid is rested for one year in glass demijohns. This was without question the most sui generis tequila we tasted all year, with notes of roasted carrots, candied yams, tropical fruits, cooked agave, and BBQ potato chips. Probably a love it or hate it tequila for most people, but we absolutely loved it.
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