Distiller Notes
For this special batch, El Tesoro brought a collection of oak barrels that previously held the legendary Booker’s 30th Anniversary Bourbon from Kentucky to La Alteña. Having aged Booker’s for up to 16 years, the casks remained rich with the vanilla flavor loved by Fred Noe. These exceptional barrels held safe this extra añejo tequila for at least 36 months, each tapped only when it was at the peak of its maturity.
On the nose, cooked agave, cherries, seasoned oak, leather, spices, molasses, vanilla, toffee and a touch of maple syrup. On the palate, it is sweet and liquorish with more cooked agave, black berries, oak, almonds, banana, tobacco, spices, coffee, caramel and pepper. The finish is sweet, long, and creamy, with a touch of spices.
Sip neat or on the rocks.
Because of their great complexity, Anejo Tequilas are most often used as a substitute for Brandy or Whiskey in cocktails like the Manhattan or Old Fashioned. Anejo Tequilas must be aged in oak barrels for between one and three years, while Extra Anejo refers to any Tequila aged longer than three years. The prolonged contact with the oak barrel allows the wood to make a much stronger impression on the Tequila by adding toffee, caramel and vanilla to the sweet, spicy agave flavor profile.