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Tequila blanco
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What it is
Tequila blanco is tequila bottled shortly after distillation, unaged or rested only briefly in steel or neutral wood.
What it tastes like
On the nose: dry, pineapple, pear, rose. Among its measured molecules: farnesol, 1-butanol, nerolidol, citronellol, ethyl decanoate.
What goes with it
- Aleboth carry 1-butanol, drycite
- Asian pearboth carry 1-butanol, drycite
- Lagerboth carry 1-propanolcite
Salt and acid
Salt
Salt not measured yet.
Acid
Acid not measured yet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Tequila blanco + Lager
both carry isobutanol, musty (29 of 338 carry it)
- Tequila blanco + Aged rum
both carry ethyl decanoate, green fatty (27 of 338 carry it)
- Tequila blanco + Coconut
both carry 1-butanol, dry (20 of 338 carry it)
Every one of its 15 compounds carries a paper the library can cite.
1-butanolaromaalcoholreads as dry, burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 12 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, row '1-butanol', week-0 column)1-propanolaromaalcoholreads as burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 22 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, row '1-propanol', week-0 column)linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — an agave-derived terpene, not an oak one — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Terpenes block, row '3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol', week-0 column)isobutanolaromaalcoholreads as sweet, musty odor (PubChem)Measured in 24 of 338 ingredients.cite
52.63-63.19 mg/100 mL anhydrous alcohol in Tequila 100% agave Silver class — Acosta-Salazar et al. 2021, Foods (Table 3, block 'Second distillation', row '2-methyl-1-propanol')furfuralaromafuranreads as almond-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 33 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — in an unaged tequila it comes from the cooked agave, not from wood — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Furans block, row 'Furan-2-carboxaldehyde', week-0 column)ethyl butyratearomaesterreads as pineapple odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, row 'Ethyl butanoate', week-0 column)ethyl decanoatearomaesterMeasured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, row 'Ethyl decanoate', week-0 column)citronellolaromaterpenoidreads as rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 15 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Terpenes block, row '3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol', week-0 column)ethyl acetatearomaesterreads as fragrant odor (PubChem)Measured in 42 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, row 'Ethyl acetate', week-0 column)isoamyl alcoholaromaalcoholMeasured in 43 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected in the Silver tequila at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1 (Volatile compounds identified, classified according to the maturation time in weeks and the oak barrel origin), row '3-methylbutan-1-ol', column 'Maturation time (weeks) = 0')ethyl hexanoatearomaesterMeasured in 36 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, row 'Ethyl hexanoate', week-0 column)isoamyl acetatearomaesterreads as pear-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 26 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, row '3-methylbutyl acetate', week-0 column)farnesolaromaalcoholreads as mild, oily (PubChem)Measured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Terpenes block, row '(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol', week-0 column)geraniolaromaalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 26 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Terpenes block, row '(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol', week-0 column)nerolidolaromaalcoholMeasured in 14 of 338 ingredients.cite
detected at week 0, before barrel contact — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Terpenes block, row '3,7,11-trimethyl-1,6,10-dodecatrien-3-ol', week-0 column)
Sources
- Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief
- Acosta-Salazar et al. 2021, Foods