Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia Extra Añejo 2023 Tercerunquinto Collective Collector's Edition (75cl, 40%)

An extra añejo tequila from Jose Cuervo, produced at Latin America's oldest active distillery and released as the 2023 collector's edition. It is made from hand-selected Blue Weber agave, using only the most flavourful inner portion of the heart, and aged in new American and French oak in the family's private cellar before blending. The 2023 edition's wooden collector's box was designed by Rolando Flores and Gabriel Cázares of the Tercerunquinto Collective, with artwork titled "Structuring a Landscape". Every bottle is hand blown, with an individually applied label, wax dipping, the Cuervo family crest applied by hand, and hand signing, numbering and dating. It pours dark amber, with rich oak, toasted almonds, apple, olive and cinnamon on the nose, a rich but mellow palate of fresh fruit given structure by tobacco leaf and cocoa, and a long, exceptionally smooth finish.