Event

Fortaleza Tequila Dinner Party

Join High Noon Saloon and Tequila Fortaleza for a three course dinner featuring cocktail pairings and samplings from the Fortaleza line of tequila.
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First course:
Mixed greens , sherry tequila vinaigrette , grapes , goat cheese

Fly Me To Jalisco:
Fortaleza Blanco, Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, Rothman & Winter Creme de Violette, Spiced Passion Fruit, Lemon

Second course:
Pork loin cutlet , Oaxacan mole , truffle oil mashed potatoes
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Barramundi fish with, Ancho pinenut sauce, red rice

Oaxacan Fashioned:
Fortaleza Reposado, Fidencio Mezcal Clasico Joven, Bitterman's Xocolatl Mole Bitters, Agave Nectar

Third Course:
Tequila soaked Tres leches cake

Fortaleza Coffee:
Fortaleza Anejo, Heering Coffee Liquor, Cinnamon Almond Syrup, Lemon, Black Walnut Bitters, Egg Foam

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Guillermo Sauza,fifth-generation descendant of the pioneering Sauza family and founder of Tequila Fortaleza will be making a special appearance to share the story of Tequila Fortaleza.

"Fortaleza is made by fifth-generation tequilero Guillermo Sauza (yes, that Sauza, though the family sold off its eponymous brand decades ago), who in the 1990s sought to re-create the tequila his great-great-grandfather made a century before. The agave is crushed by a traditional tahona (or stone wheel), fermented in small wooden vats, and distilled in tiny copper-pot stills for maximum quality control. Notably, Fortaleza is a "lowlands" tequila, which is made from agave that takes longer to ripen than highlands versions and typically has a sweeter flavor. Sure enough, Fortaleza is silky smooth, coming on sweet and a little spicy like coconut candy with a touch of cinnamon but leaves you with a briny finish, almost like a salted glass rim. Most of our other picks in this roundup are of the highlands variety, but Fortaleza is, to us, perfection." - Men's Journal