{"title":"Destileria El Llano","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"arette-gran-clase-extra-anejo-750ml","title":"Arette Artesanal Gran Clase Extra Anejo 750 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the valley town of Tequila itself, brothers Eduardo and Jaime Orendain make Arette Artesanal Gran Clase, an extra añejo tequila aged past the category's three-year mark in used bourbon barrels. Destilería El Llano is one of the oldest working distilleries in the region, and the family's lowland style survives all that oak — cooked agave and a flicker of tropical fruit still lead the nose ahead of fresh-cut wood. The palate runs to dark caramel, vanilla, and malt before a long, warming, barrel-spiced finish. Extra añejo at this level competes with fine whiskey for the after-dinner slot, so pour it the same way: neat, in a snifter or rocks glass, with time to open up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to drink Arette Gran Clase Extra Añejo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark chocolate or a mild cigar makes a natural pairing, since the tropical fruit and barrel spice hold their own against both. Let it sit in the glass for a few minutes before the first sip — the lowland agave character needs a moment to surface through the oak.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36784386900121,"sku":"VWS_200419657","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/products\/arette_extra-aniejo-en__99351.1524532490.png?v=1603178635"},{"product_id":"arette-fuerte-blanco-750ml","title":"Arette Fuerte Blanco 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eArette Fuerte is the higher-strength blanco in the artesanal line from Destileria El Llano, the family distillery in the town of Tequila. Fuerte means strong, and the point of bottling a blanco this way is that less water leaves more agave: the flavors arrive concentrated rather than smoothed out. Expect roasted agave, cracked pepper and green herbs on the nose, a palate of dense agave, white pepper and citrus oil, and a long, dry finish that runs hot until you give it a moment. It punches through a cocktail that would flatten a standard blanco. Use it in a margarita, or sip it neat in small measures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45517966639322,"sku":"VWS200431321","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/files\/arette-artesanal-suave-blanco-tequila_1024x1024_9ee7d522-4200-4bbd-8925-3a5a490a453c.jpg?v=1788218148"},{"product_id":"arette-anejo-collective-barrel-pick-750ml","title":"Arette Anejo Collective Barrel Pick 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eArette Anejo Collective Barrel Pick is a single-barrel selection of the anejo from Destileria El Llano, the family-run house in the town of Tequila itself. Anejo spends a year or more in oak, and choosing a single barrel rather than blending for consistency means this bottling sits a little apart from the standard release, for better or for stranger. Cooked agave stays visible under vanilla, toasted oak and dried orange, with soft baking spice through the middle and a warm caramel finish. Single barrels are gone when they are gone. Drink it neat in a copita, or over one large cube if you prefer it cooler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47878687097050,"sku":"VWS200427462","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/files\/arette-artesanal-suave-blanco-tequila_1024x1024_3a413e6c-47d5-414a-8321-680e95be65f3.jpg?v=1788222805"},{"product_id":"arette-blanco-artesanal-700ml","title":"Arette Blanco Artesanal 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eArette Artesanal Blanco is an unaged tequila from Destileria El Llano, the family distillery in the town of Tequila, and it belongs to the artesanal line rather than the standard range. Blanco goes to the bottle without oak, so what reaches the glass is the agave and the still and nothing else to hide behind. The nose is cooked agave, wet earth and citrus; the palate brings black pepper, lime peel and an almost saline mineral edge; the finish comes clean and dry with a little heat behind it. It mixes hard and still holds up neat. Build a margarita with it, or pour it chilled beside a sangrita.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48174464303322,"sku":"VWS200435369","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/files\/Arette-Artesanal-Tequila-Blanco-700ml.jpg?v=1789018062"}],"url":"https:\/\/liquorverse.com\/collections\/destileria-el-llano.oembed","provider":"LiquorVerse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}