Tatomer Santa Barbara County Riesling Kick On Ranch 2023 no ups The additional distillation steps (most

The additional distillation steps (most tequilas are distilled twice) create exceptional smoothness while unlocking subtle sweet agave flavors that heavier distillation would strip away

promising finish

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Elijah Craig small batch is further aged in a flash-charred and toasted new barrel

rosmery & coriander all make their presence known

Tatomer Santa Barbara County Riesling Kick On Ranch 2023 no ups The additional distillation steps (mostKick On Ranch sits west of Los Alamos, about a mile from Vandenberg, and it is one of the coldest, windiest places anyone in Santa Barbara County has thought to plant Riesling. Frigid Pacific wind runs through it daily. Graham Tatomer gives this bottling what he calls the full Austrian treatment: some skin contact, aging in neutral wood, nothing rushed. He says it's the most age worthy wine he makes, and he'll tell you himself to decant it. Bone dry,