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Vicente Fernández, known as “El Charro de Huentitán”, has his own tequila . Called “Los 3 Potrillos”, his brand of this typical drink from his native Jalisco was named in honor of his children, who were also inspiration for his ranch where he has his spectacular hacienda .
Vicente Fernández’s tequila brand has three tequilas: añejo, extra añejo crystalline and triple distilled. It was presented last year, as part of the birthday number 80 of the singer, according to official information from the brand, seeks to be known to be used as a digestive after food or moderately for a talk and not to be used to get drunk.
“Our distiller is located on the Tepa-Tototlan highway, where the temperate climate and the The use rich in minerals in combination with the planting and cultivation of the blue agave make it a main element for the elaboration of our Tequila Los 3 Potrillos ”, reads the description of the official website.
The three bottles bear the signature of the singer and a characteristic phrase that dictates: shout, that in this life a good rancher do s things he must have, a good old woman and a good mule; that the mule is not very old and that the old one is not very mule. ”
The añejo has an aging of at least three years, It is dark amber in color and its flavor is the strongest with light notes of wood. For its part, the crystalline lens is obtained through a process of filtration of coal dust that eliminates the color that acquired by aging in the barrel.
Although prices may vary depending on the place where it is purchased, the official costs can be found on its website: the triple distillate is $ 1450 pesos ($ 72 dollars), followed by the vintage of $ 1650 pesos ($ 83 dollars) and finally the extra vintage of $ 2050 pesos ($ 103 Dollars).
The three recommended ways to drink Los 3 Potrillos tequila are: the classic one, drinking it pure accompanied by slices of lemon with salt; with mineral water, ice and lemon slices to preserve its flavor with a fresh touch; and in a preparation called “paloma” which consists of a shot of old tequila accompanied with grapefruit juice, lime juice and agave syrup with ice, mineral water and lemon slices.
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