Herradura Añejo (75cl, 40%)

Herradura Añejo is a tequila made from 100% blue Weber agave, aged for 25 months in American oak barrels and bottled at 40% ABV. It is produced at the Hacienda San José del Refugio in Amatitán, Jalisco, at a distillery founded in 1870. The agave piñas are slow-roasted in traditional clay ovens for 26 hours, and the juice is naturally fermented with wild yeasts native to the fruit trees surrounding the hacienda. The extended ageing gives a deep, oak-driven character. Aroma brings rich cooked agave, vanilla, caramel, toasted oak and dried fruit. The palate is smooth and slightly sweet, with vanilla, caramel, oak spice, black pepper, earthy ripe plantain and a hint of dark chocolate, balanced by a subtle Oolong tea-like bitterness. The finish is long and creamy, with toasted oak, vanilla, gentle pepper warmth and clean agave and oak tannins.