Premium spirits company IndieBrands will launch luxury Mexican tequila brand Fortaleza in the UK, after being appointed its official distributor in the country.
The product will be available through wholesalers and from selected specialist retailers from this month.
Fortazela Tequila is made from 100% mature blue agave at Destilería La Fortaleza in Jalisco, Mexico, crushing the agave in a stone mill just as it would have been 135 years ago. Fortaleza produces a range of three distinctive, handcrafted artisan tequilas to be found in luxury bars around the globe. The blanco tequila is stored in stainless steel tanks and never touches wood, giving it a crystal clear appearance. It is smooth and floral with a creamy and delicate feel in the mouth. Fortazela reposado is aged for between six and nine months in charred oak barrels to give it a distinctive soft golden colour, and exudes warm nutty aromas with a lingering residual spice on the tongue. The añejo tequila, meanwhile, is aged for years in the charred barrels, giving it a deep caramel colour, vanilla aroma and exceptionally smooth and velvety feel on the palate and throat.
IndieBrands managing director Douglas Cunningham said: “After more than ten years since its launch, we are delighted and honoured to be finally bringing Tequila Fortaleza to the UK market. Beautifully packaged, Fortaleza is a traditional stone-crushed 100% agave tequila that tastes like no other. Fortaleza has built a large and ever growing following, and is popular with both trade and consumers across the US and Australia – a success we intend to build on and replicate in the UK.”
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