Tapatio Añejo Tequila (1L, 40%)

Tapatio Añejo Tequila is a 40% ABV añejo from La Altena distillery (NOM 1139) in Arandas, Los Altos, Jalisco. It is made from 100% estate-grown highlands Blue Weber agave and aged 18 months in used American oak bourbon barrels. The agave is aged six months longer than the category minimum, resting in well-used wood so the agave leads and the oak follows. Master distiller Carlos Camarena oversees every batch. Production uses stone or brick ovens, tahona and roller mill, open fermentation with fibres, and copper pot stills. Intense straw-yellow with golden flashes. The nose gives sweet cooked agave, crème brûlée, vanilla and caramel, edged with cinnamon, red pepper and spice. The palate is sweet and spicy, with cooked agave, cacao, vanilla, pepper, walnut and berries, plus vegetal and woody notes. The finish is soft, silky and very long, with spices persisting at the back of the palate.