Espanita Añejo Tequila (75cl, 40%)

Espanita Añejo Tequila is a 100% blue agave añejo from the female-founded Espanita brand. High-elevation Blue Weber agave from the Jalisco Highlands is stone-oven cooked, roller-mill crushed, fermented with proprietary yeast and double-distilled in copper-lined alembic pot stills, keeping only the heart cut. It is aged up to 18 months in toasted American oak ex-bourbon casks. The result is an añejo with caramel and vanilla from the oak while the agave remains present. It is bottled at 40% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. Cooked agave and honey appear on the nose with toasted oak and vanilla. The palate is round and balanced, with caramel, dried fruit and baking spice over sweet agave, finishing long and warm with a flicker of oak tannin.