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    Enrique Fonseca

    Master Distiller & Owner, La Tequileña (NOM 1146)

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    Portrait of Enrique Fonseca

    Portrait of Enrique Fonseca

    i. Biography

    Enrique Fonseca is a Mexican agave farmer, master distiller, and tequila producer associated with Tequileña (NOM 1146) in Tequila, Jalisco, and with Fuenteseca Reserva, a long-aged tequila line built around extended barrel aging. He is a fourth-generation agavero from Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, and he helped pioneer extra-añejo tequila releases, including some of the oldest bottled tequilas in the category.

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