Frida Kahlo Añejo (75cl, 40%)

A 100% blue agave añejo tequila from highland Jalisco, produced under NOM 1465 in Jesús María. The blue agave piñas are slow-cooked for a minimum of 28 hours in antique adobe brick ovens, then naturally fermented for up to four days and double-distilled in antique copper pot stills before ageing in oak barrels. The nose opens with damp earth and roasted fruit, followed by honey, soft vanilla, lanolin, dried herbs, a touch of brine and faint peanut butter richness. The palate is grassy and sweet at entry, then oily and buttery, with caramel, cinnamon, cooked agave, oak influence, a herbal backbone and light smoky undertones. The finish is medium to long, with lingering vanilla, warm oak tannins and a whisper of smoke.