Instore Tasting Aug 20, 2026 - Arette Tequila, Tequila with History and Tradition
The Orendain family has run the El Llano distillery for 120 years, all that time, honoring both traditional tequila and a heroic Olympian horse in the their Arette line of tequilas.
August 20, 2026
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Thursday, August 20, 2026 Arette Tequila - Tequila with History and Tradition In-store, 5 - 6:30pm
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Arette Tequila
Tequila with History and Tradition
The Orendain family has run the El Llano distillery for 120 years, all that time, honoring both traditional tequila and a heroic Olympian horse in the their Arette line of tequilas. The Arette line has both a traditional classico style for everyday drinking and the superior sipping style of the Suave line. Beyond the Suave, they also produce smaller batch Extra Anejos.
Arette was named for the Olympic horse that won two gold medals in 1948. Though blind in one eye, Arette took home two gold medals and a bronze.
Clasico
Blanco
The range starts with the blanco, a versatile spirit deal for mixing in premium margaritas or sipping neat on the rocks.
Notes: The nose starts with fresh cooked agave, crisp citrus, and vibrant pepper with earthy minerality. The pallet is clean, herbal, and fruit-forward with prominent sweet agave, lime zest, and a mildly warm finish.
Regular $28, Sale $24
Reposado
Aged for up to six months, the reposado adds depth and range to any cocktail or margarita. A step above the blanco, reposado adds an extra layer when sipped neat or over ice.
Notes: The nose starts with bright cooked agave, earthy grassiness, vanilla, caramel, and gives way to hints pepper and mint. Flavors of butterscotch, sweet cooked agave, light oak, and baking spices are surrounded by a creamy, oily mouthfeel.
Regular $32, Sale $2
Suave
Suave Blanco
Every aspect of the blanco classico is refined for smoother and softer flavors that create a light sipper, perfect over ice.
Regular $56, Sale $50
Suave Reposado
A clean and enhanced version of the classico, the eleven months in bourbon barrels shows the quality in depth as you linger with each sip.
Notes: Cooked agave, tropical fruits, light vanilla, and soft pepper drift to the nose. Butterscotch, warm oak, cinnamon, mint, and ripe apple play on the tongue with a toasty and dry finish that linger as silky spices appear at the edge.
Regular $66, Sale $59
Suave Anejo
Aged in bourbon for up to twenty months, the bourbon barrel influence shows through, mellowing and subduing the agave into to the background. This dram drinks more like a bourbon, perfect for sipping neat.
Notes: The nose starts with oak influenced notes of vanilla, caramel, and dark fruit with the cooked age on the fringe. The barrel flavors almost eclipse the agave, dark fruit, cinnamon, and bourbon sweetness throughout with the agave coming in subtlety just beyond the edges.
Regular $94, Sale $84
Not in the Tasting, Limited bottles
Gran Clase Extra Anejo
The extra anejo is a special single barrel release, produced in very small quantities. The extra anejo is aged up to forty-eight months in bourbon barrels. The current batch on hand produced only 160 bottles. We were happy to receive three bottles from this release.
$180 net; Limited to stock (only 3 bottles available)
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Dark Arts Bourbons for Father's Day or Any Day
June 3, 2026
With Father's Day approaching, we are proud to present Dark Arts – ace blender Macauley Minton's award-winning whiskey brand.
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This Week Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Dark Arts Bourbons for Father's Day or Any Day In-store, 5 - 6:30pm
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Dark Arts Bourbon
It's in the wood.
With Father’s Day approaching, we are proud to present Dark Arts – ace blender Macauley Minton's award-winning whiskey brand. We are happy to welcome whiskey expert David Goudreau of Heavenly Spirits to present their core bourbons and rye.
Macauley Minton made Wilderness Trail one of the more sought-after brands and then became the guiding spirit of Dark Arts. Macauley has long-standing relationships with the best contract-distilling manufacturers in Indiana and Kentucky and defines himself by the excellence of his blending and barrel finishing.
Dark Arts has gotten a buzz and stands out from the others because of its innovative use of rare, exotic woods to finish its whiskeys. Don't miss this opportunity to try one of these numbered bottles.
Barely Legal Bourbon – By no means underage, this 8 YO bottle of liquid gold has the bare minimum of 51% corn to be called Bourbon with the highest Rye content, 49% of any. Each batch of only 3 barrels, about 700 bottles, will be around 57% abv. Decadent, spicy, and dripping with caramel, This is any whiskey aficionado's newest go-to dram.
Regular $86 Sale $78
French Oak Staves Bourbon 54% - France’s small, highly regarded Jupilles Forest has long been known for its outstanding, tight-grained Limousin oaks. In the past, it was available only to fine French winemakers, but Dark Arts got a small portion for toasting and cask finishing this high-proof, high-rye Bourbon, which is aged at least 6 years. This regal oak gives a sweet, warm spiciness that enhances enchanting red berry, dark honey, and fine tannins. A new experience for any Bourbon enthusiast. Regular $86 Sale $78
Toasted Mizunara Bourbon- The addition of rare Japanese wood transmutes this finely crafted Kentucky Bourbon into perfection. Finished with staves of the fabled Mizunara oak, this whiskey delivers a creamy, complex profile brimming with rich, layered notes of sandalwood, toasted coconut, gingersnap, and warm vanilla. The Mizunara is not only a house favorite but also a customer favorite, rivaled only in quality by its huge value.
Regular $59.99 Sale $54
Amburana Rye 54% 7.5 YO- Amburana, Brazilian Oak" has long been used to age that country’s signature Cachaca but is new to our shores. Dark Arts uses a special toasting treatment to coax an undeniably cinnamon-forward profile, complementing the rich spice of malted and unmalted Rye grain. This unique Rye Whiskey tastes like no other on the market now. Regular $86 Sale $78
Empyrean White and Red Port Bourbon: The Empyrean is a union of bourbon aged in both red port and white port casks. A 7.5 year old, Empyrean is finished separately and blended in secret to create a whiskey of uncommon depth and intensity. One brings bright fruit and floral light; the other, deep sweetness and shadows. Together, they smolder. Regular $105, Pre-order $95
Drew Croswell
Delivery available anywhere in MA
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