El Tequileño Añejo Gran Reserva Tequila

El Tequileño Gran Reserva Añejo Tequila is an additive-free añejo tequila crafted by the Salles family at the historic La Guarreña distillery in Tequila, Jalisco. Produced from 100% estate-grown Blue Weber agave from the Los Altos (Highlands) region, the agave is cooked in traditional brick autoclaves and crushed using a roller mill. Fermented with natural ambient yeast in open cement vats and double-distilled in copper pot stills, this expression is aged for a minimum of two years in American oak casks and blended with a small proportion of Reserve Extra Añejo aged in French oak casks. It presents an exceptionally smooth and sophisticated profile marked by sweet cooked agave, rich oak, vanilla, dried fruit, and warming baking spice.

Food Pairing: Pairs exceptionally well with slow-braised beef short ribs, grilled ribeye steak, dark chocolate truffles, roasted duck breast, flan, and aged cheeses such as Manchego or Gouda.

Tasting Notes : Deep golden amber with brilliant clarity, featuring a medium-to-full body with a rich, silky, and velvety mouthfeel.

Nose : Sweet cooked agave, rich vanilla, buttery caramel, toasted oak, dried fruits, candied orange peel, and subtle baking spices.

Palate : Complex and rounded with flavors of sweet roasted agave, toffee, dark chocolate, toasted nuts, soft oak tannins, and gentle baking spice.

Finish : Long, smooth, and warm with lingering notes of sweet agave nectar, vanilla bean, dried fruit, and balanced wood spice.

Serve : Serve neat at room temperature in a Riedel tequila tasting glass or a Glencairn glass to best appreciate its nuanced aromatics and oak complexity.