Definition of reposado in English:
reposado
nounPlural reposados ˌrɛpɒˈsɑːdəʊˌrepəˈsädō
mass nounA type of tequila which has been aged in oak for between two months and a year.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Cantina serves a sampler of 7 tequilas, featuring blancos (unaged tequilas), reposados (aged in white oak for up to a year), and anejos (aged in white oak for more than a year).
- When customers order aged tequilas - reposados or anejos - straight, they are generally served in snifter-type glasses.
- Some brands also carry the designation reposado, which translates literally as reposed or rested, which indicates that the tequila has been barrel aged to acquire its color.
- El Chorrito makes white reposado (aged for a minimum of six months) and ambar anejo (a 14-month minimum).
- We'll stick by our statement, with an amendment: ‘Unless designated as anejo, muy anejo or reposado, tequilas are legally unaged.’
- He has advised Partida on this new release, and the result is a character-filled spirit in the three (blanco, reposado and anejo) tequila varieties.
- Definitely one of the purest reposados I've had the pleasure of experiencing.
Origin
Spanish, literally 'rested'.