LALA Reposado Tequila 70 cl 40%

The highlands around Jalisco lie red and dry under the sun. The agaves stand in long rows and wait seven or eight years before the jimador arrives with his coa and strips the leaves away. What is left is the piña — the heart that becomes tequila.

Expert description

LALA Reposado Tequila is a Reposado Tequila made from 100% blue agave grown in Jalisco, Mexico, rested for four months in new oak casks and bottled at 40%.

Behind the bottle are two Dutch friends, Ambre and Iris. They fell for tequila at a bar in Brooklyn, came home to Amsterdam and found that this kind of tequila simply wasn't there. So they made it themselves. LALA became Amsterdam's first tequila brand, and the name comes from the feminine article "la" — twice over, for two women. Production runs in small batches at an award-winning distillery in Jalisco.

The agave is baked for more than nine hours until the piña is soft and the sugars come free easily. The juice ferments naturally for roughly 72 hours and is then double distilled. Four months in new oak casks follow, and that is where the colour and the rounder tone come from: fresh wood gives up vanilla, caramel and a gently spiced oak character quickly, without drowning the agave.

Tasting notes

Nose

Cooked agave first, sweet and faintly earthy. Baked apple and vanilla on top, with a little anise and cut grass sitting behind.

Palate

Soft and semi-sweet in the mouth. Caramel and vanilla from the new wood, the agave still clear through the middle, and a touch of citrus towards the end.

Finish

Medium and warm. Herbs and lightly smoky oak that linger without biting.

Specifications

Name: LALA Reposado Tequila
Distillery: LALA Tequila
Region/Country: Jalisco, Mexico
Type: Reposado Tequila
Age: 4 months
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: New oak casks
Distillation method: Double distilled
EAN no.: 6094153859893
Serving suggestion: Neat at room temperature, or in a Paloma or Margarita

Flavour profile

Soft · Vanilla · Caramel · Cooked Agave · Lightly Smoky · Spiced Oak

Did you know?

It takes around seven kilos of piña to make one litre of LALA Tequila. The bottles are filled and labelled by hand, one at a time, on a production line staffed by women.

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Frequently asked questions about LALA Reposado Tequila

What does reposado mean, and what does it do to the flavour?

Reposado means "rested" and covers tequila that has spent at least two months in oak. LALA has had four months in new casks, and because the wood is unused, vanilla, caramel and gently spiced oak arrive quickly. The colour turns pale gold and the agave softens without disappearing.

What does LALA Reposado Tequila taste like?

Soft, semi-sweet agave with caramel and vanilla from the new wood. The nose brings cooked agave, baked apple and a hint of anise, and the finish is herbal with a suggestion of smoke. It doesn't bite, which makes it easy to drink neat.

Is LALA Reposado made from 100% agave?

Yes. It is distilled purely from blue agave grown in Jalisco, with no sugars added from other sources. That is the difference between a 100% agave tequila and a mixto, where up to half the sugar can come from something other than agave.

Should LALA Reposado be drunk neat or in a cocktail?

Both work. Neat at room temperature gives you the most vanilla and agave, but it has enough body to hold up in a Margarita or a Paloma, where the cask notes add a little more weight than a blanco would.

Which glass suits a reposado best?

A small tulip-shaped glass or a Riedel tequila glass gathers the aromas best. A shot glass hides everything — and with a reposado like this there is something worth not hiding. For cocktails, a tall glass packed with ice is the right call.

Who is behind LALA Tequila?

Two Dutch friends, Ambre and Iris, who got to know tequila at a bar in Brooklyn and missed it once they were back in Amsterdam. They founded Amsterdam's first tequila brand and placed production with an award-winning distillery in Jalisco. Several other Tequila Brands share that pattern of a European founder and Mexican production.

How should an opened bottle of tequila be stored?

Upright, dark and at room temperature. Tequila doesn't develop further in the bottle, but light and heat pull the aroma out over time. An opened bottle keeps well for a year or more if the cork sits tight.

Can LALA Reposado be used in a Tequila Sunrise?

Yes, though it makes a different drink than a blanco would. The vanilla and caramel from the cask play well with the orange juice and soften the whole thing. The method is here in our Tequila Sunrise recipe.