The proprietary agave of Casa San Matías comes from the Highlands of Jalisco red soil fields rich in iron and other minerals. According to the producer: "The making of San Matías Tahona begins with our highly skilled jimadors hand harvesting only the ripest agave from our fields in the highlands of Jalisco. Then, the piñas (heart of the agave) are slowly cooked in brick ovens. Our distillery slowly crushes the cooked agave with the very same original tahona Basalt stone we used more than 100 years ago to extract the rich agave juices. By using the ancient tahona method, the agave juices extracted retain their sweet, aromatic flavors. The juice is then fermented in pine wood vats, distilled twice in copper pot stills, bottled and hand-labeled with care. Appearance: Ripe wheat Tequila, clean and transparent with great brilliance and golden sparkles as well as greenish hue, slow cup runoff, medium high body. Aroma: An intense citrate aroma of lemon leaf, pear-type green fruit and pineapple and vanilla; deep notes of dry leaves like Laurel and snuff, aroma of bread crust and honey, the retro nose ir discovered pink pepper; orange peel and sweet cinnamon. Taste: Sweet taste, slightly sapid with great minerality, moderate acidity and no bitterness."