G4 De Madera Blanco Tequila 750ml

G4 Blanco de Madera is the wood-fermented Blanco expression from G4 Tequila - the additive-free, Highland tequila built by Master Distiller Felipe Camarena at Destileria El Pandillo (NOM 1579) in Los Altos, Jalisco. Where the standard G4 Blanco is fermented in stainless steel, this De Madera variant is fully fermented in open-top pine wood vats with the agave fibers - the same fibers crushed off the tahona - and bottled at 90 proof / 45% ABV, additive-free, with a 100% Blue Weber agave mash. The wood-vat fermentation pulls subtle herbal, slightly funky notes out of the agave that pure-stainless fermentation does not.

G4 Tequila comes from Destileria El Pandillo (NOM 1579) in Jesus Maria, Los Altos, Jalisco - the Highland tequila distillery run by fourth-generation Master Distiller Felipe Camarena. The name G4 stands for Cuatro Generaciones, the four generations of Camarenas making tequila. Production is fully additive-free and rooted in traditional methods: 100% Highland Blue Weber agave slow-cooked roughly 22 hours in masonry brick ovens, crushed by a custom mechanical tahona Felipe nicknamed Felipestein, fermented with the family's own house yeast in a mix of stainless steel and pine wood vats using a 50/50 blend of captured Highland rainwater and natural mountain spring water, then double-distilled in small copper pot stills. El Pandillo runs on solar power and recaptured heat, widely cited as Mexico's most sustainable tequila distillery.

Blanco de Madera is the family's answer to a long-running debate in tequila: what does wood-vat fermentation actually do to the spirit? Felipe set up this release specifically to highlight that question - same agave, same tahona, same copper still, but a different fermentation vessel. The result is technically a blanco - unaged - but with a flavor profile that drinks noticeably more complex than a clean stainless blanco.

On the nose, it shows fresh cooked agave layered with citrus zest, white pepper, and a soft pine-vat earthiness. The palate brings bright agave, lime peel, green herbs, mineral salinity, and a touch of black pepper, and the finish carries a long, clean-agave close with gentle warming heat from the higher proof.

• Size: 750ml
• Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
• Category: Blanco (Wood-Fermented)
• Production: Open-top pine wood vat fermentation with agave fibers
• Origin: Los Altos, Jalisco, Mexico
• Distillery: Destileria El Pandillo (NOM 1579)