Distiller Notes
250 years of craftsmanship passed down 12 generations, celebrated in one bottle...
This ultra rare tequila was released in 2008 by Jose Cuervo to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Don Jose Antonio de Cuervo being granted the first plot of land to cultivate agave by King Carlos of Spain in 1758. It is produced with none other than the most select blue agave grown on this original plot of land.
An extra añejo tequila that is aged for 3 years in ex-bourbon casks and then for an additional 10 months in sherry casks, 250 Aniversario offers refined notes of agave, butterscotch and vanilla, tempered with a hint of pepper.
Each hand-blown bottle is individually numbered and comes in a glass stoppered decanter, packaged in a solid oak gift box.
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.