Fortaleza Blanco presents bright citrus and rich cooked agave aromas, layered with hints of butter, olive, earth, black pepper, and a compelling vegetal complexity. Its palate reveals citrus, cooked agave, vanilla, basil, olive, and lime, finishing long and intricately. While the Fortaleza brand launched in 2005, its heritage spans over 140 years, originating with Don Cenobio, the family’s great-great-grandfather and founder of La Perseverancia distillery in 1873, Tequila. Cenobio pioneered key tequila industry practices, including steam cooking agave and identifying Blue Agave as ideal. This tequila uses 100% Tequilana Weber agave from Jalisco, stone-oven cooking, tahona extraction, wood tank open-air fermentation, double copper pot distillation, natural cork sealing, and no additives for an authentic expression.

Aromas: citrus, and rich cooked agave Also present: butter, olive, earth, black pepper, and a deep inviting vegetal complexity.

Palate: citrus, cooked agave, vanilla, basil, olive, and lime. The finish is long and deep, complex.

Even though Tequila Fortaleza is relatively new to the market, having been established in 2005, their brand has over 140 years of history behind it. Tequila Fortaleza’s story begins with Don Cenobio, the family’s great-great grandfather who founded his first distillery – La Perseverancia – in 1873, in the town of Tequila, Jalisco. Don Cenobio is integral to both Tequila Fortaleza and the tequila industry as a whole. For instance, he was the first person to export “mezcal de tequila” to the United States, shorten the name to just Tequila, and implement the use of steam to cook the agave (instead of an earthen pit), Cenobio also stated that the Blue Agave was the best agave to use for production.

NOM: 1493,
AGAVE TYPE: Tequilana Weber,
AGAVE REGION: Jalisco (Tequila Valley),
REGION: Jalisco (Los Valles),
COOKING: Stone/Brick Ovens,
EXTRACTION: Tahona,
WATER SOURCE: Deep well water,
FERMENTATION: Wood fermentation tanks, 100% agave, Open-air fermentation, Fermentation without fibers,
DISTILLATION: 2x distilled,
STILL: Copper Pot,
AGING: -,
ABV/PROOF: 40% abv (80-proof)
OTHER: Natural cork, Charcoal filtration, Blended batches, Distilled at or near proof, No additives