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Tequila reposado
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What it is
Tequila reposado is tequila aged in oak barrels for at least two months but less than a year.
What it tastes like
On the nose: butter, woody, cloves. Among its measured molecules: whisky lactone, 4-propylguaiacol, 4-allylsyringol, syringol, syringaldehyde.
What goes with it
- Bourbonboth carry syringol, smokeycite
- Cognacboth carry syringol, smokeycite
- Bacon fatboth carry 4-ethylguaiacol, smokeycite
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 reposado + Cognac
both carry syringol, smokey (5 of 338 carry it)
- Tequila reposado + Bourbon
both carry syringol, smokey (5 of 338 carry it)
- Tequila reposado + Coffee
both carry 4-ethylguaiacol, smokey (15 of 338 carry it)
Every one of its 15 compounds carries a paper the library can cite.
guaiacolaromaphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)Measured in 15 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at fifteen sampling points from week 4 to week 32. Table 3's quantification of this compound shares a row with (trans)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol and is therefore not cited here — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Phenols block, row '2-methoxyphenol' (CAS 90-05-1))vanillinaromaphenolreads as sweetish smell (PubChem)Measured in 12 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at every one of the sixteen sampling points from week 2 to week 32 of new-French-oak maturation — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Aldehydes block, row '4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde' (CAS 121-33-5))eugenolaromaphenolreads as odor of cloves (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at all sixteen sampling points from week 2 to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Phenols block, row '2-methoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenol' (CAS 97-53-0))phenylethyl alcoholaromaalcoholreads as sharp burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at all sixteen sampling points from week 2 to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Alcohols block, row '2-phenylethanol' (CAS 60-12-8))syringolaromaphenolMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; first detected at week 22 and present at all six sampling points from there to week 32 — the latest-arriving oak phenol in the series — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Phenols block, row '2,6-Dimethoxyphenol' (CAS 91-10-1))creosolaromaphenolMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at all sixteen sampling points from week 2 to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Phenols block, row '2-methoxy-4-methylphenol' (CAS 93-51-6))furfuryl alcoholaromaalcoholreads as bitter (PubChem)Measured in 16 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at eight sampling points from week 6 to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Furans block, row 'Furan-2-yl methanol' (CAS 98-00-0))syringaldehydearomaphenolMeasured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; first detected at week 6 and present at ten of the sampling points to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Aldehydes block, row '4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde' (CAS 134-96-3))2-acetylfuranaromafuranMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at fourteen sampling points from week 4 to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Furans block, row '1-(2-furanyl) ethanone' (CAS 1192-62-7))4-propylguaiacolaromaphenolMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at thirteen sampling points from week 6 to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Phenols block, row '2-methoxy-4-propylphenol' (CAS 2785-87-7))4-ethylguaiacolaromaphenolMeasured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at all sixteen sampling points from week 2 to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Phenols block, row '4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol' (CAS 2785-89-9))4-allylsyringolaromaphenolMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at fourteen sampling points from week 6 to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Phenols block, row '2,6-dimethoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenol' (CAS 6627-88-9))5-hydroxymethylfurfuralaromaalcoholreads as butter, caramel, musty (PubChem)Measured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at seven sampling points from week 6 to week 25 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Furans block, row '5-(hydroxymethyl)furan-2-carboxaldehyde' (CAS 67-47-0))trans-β-iononearomaterpenoidreads as warm woody, dry, and fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected at fourteen sampling points from week 6 to week 32 — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Ketones block, row '(E)-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)but-3-en-2-one' (CAS 127-41-3))whisky lactonearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
not detected at week 0; detected from week 14 to week 24 of new-French-oak maturation — Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief (Table 1, Lactones block, row '5-butyl-4-methyloxolan-2-one' (CAS 39212-23-2))
Sources
- Martín-del-Campo et al. 2019, Data in Brief