Gran Centenario Reposado

Gran Centenario Reposado, Rested in new oak casks, resulting in the perfect balance of taste and smoothness. Our Reposado provides a touch of fruit on the nose, with sweet tones of cooked agave and light hints of oak, toasted almonds, vanilla, and clove.

The Gran Centenario Reposado is aged for four months in charred, new barrels of American oak. In general, the reposado has a slight sweetness and retains much of the fruitiness of the plata, but it is less fruit forward. The agave notes are more cooked than the green notes of the plata, although the tropical fruit notes seem more pronounced. There is a noticeable smokiness, and the vanilla, chocolate and caramel notes are stronger. The Tequila has a noticeable pepperiness, though this offers up more of a chili-pepper heat than the earthiness of the white pepper in the plata. There is also a persistent cinnamon note.

Proximo Spirits was founded in 2007 by the Beckmann family of Mexico, who also owns and operates Jose Cuervo. Proximo owns over a dozen spirits brands, including 1800 Tequila, Three Olives Vodka, Kraken Black Spiced Rum and Boodles British Gin, as well as craft spirits such as Hangar 1 Vodka and Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey. In a deal announced in March 2013, Proximo took over the Jose Cuervo distribution rights from Diageo on July 1, 2013, with plans to increase spending on marketing and innovations. London-based Proximo Spirits UK was launched in July 2013. Within its first five years of operations, Proximo vastly increased the size of 1800 Tequila, Three Olives Vodka and Kraken Rum. In 2012, 1800 Tequila was up 15% in sales from the previous year, and up 73% since 2009. Three Olives grew 18% from 2009 to 2011. Kraken Rum was launched in 2010 and went up 50% from 2011 to 2012. As of 2013, Proximo distributes approximately 6 million total cases per year.