Pueblo Viejo Reposado Tequila
Pueblo Viejo · Tequilera Newton e Hijos (NOM 1103)
Pueblo Viejo Reposado is one of the best-kept secrets in the tequila world. At this price, it outperforms bottles costing three times as much. The highland agave sings clearly through the restrained oak influence, making it equally at home sipped neat or anchoring a cocktail. Essential shelf stock.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Fresh cooked agave leads with a grassy, herbal quality that gives way to light citrus and a touch of vanilla from the oak rest. There's a subtle yeasty breadiness underneath, and a mineral note that speaks to the highland terroir.
Palate
Clean and medium-bodied, with cooked agave, white pepper, and a delicate honey sweetness. Light oak presence adds vanilla and a whisper of butterscotch without dominating the agave character.
Finish
Short to medium, finishing with lingering agave, a trace of pepper, and a clean mineral dryness.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave (Highland)
- Production
- Brick oven cooked, roller mill extracted, stainless steel fermentation, double distilled in copper pot stills, rested 6 months in American oak barrels
- Region
- Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Brick oven cooked, roller mill extracted, stainless steel fermentation, double distilled in copper pot stills, rested 6 months in American oak barrels
- NOM
- NOM 1103
- Additives Free
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Highland Paloma — 2 oz Pueblo Viejo Reposado · 1 oz fresh grapefruit juice · 0.5 oz lime juice · 0.25 oz agave nectar · Top with grapefruit soda · Build over ice in a salt-rimmed Collins glass.
Food Pairing
Chicken tinga tacos with pickled red onion
Produced at the Newton family's distillery in the highlands of Arandas, Pueblo Viejo uses traditional brick ovens and a combination of roller mill and tahona-style extraction to honor the agave's full range of flavor.
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