Distiller Notes
In Mexico and around the world, friends are gathering to sip on tequila. Riazul challenges the status quo while honoring its heritage, delivering a truly unique tequila to consumers of discerning taste. Riazul Añejo is no exception, and stands alone with its notes of honey and vanilla and silky mouthfeel. It is a sipping tequila of extraordinary depth. Soft, silky entry leads to a fruity medium body with great depth and mélange of sweet and peppery spices.
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Wine Enthusiast
This Tequila is aged for two years in oak barrels previously used for Brandy/Cognac production. The aging shows in the bewitching scent of toffee and sarsaparilla, and deep flavors of caramel, amaretto, Tootsie Rolls, honey and espresso. Weird and special.
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.