Tasting Note
APPEARANCE:
AÑEJO TEQUILA HAS A DEEP AMBER COLOR, RANGING FROM GOLDEN TO DARKER AMBER, DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF AGING IN OAK BARRELS.
AROMA:
UPON BRINGING THE GLASS TO YOUR NOSE, YOU’LL NOTICE COMPLEX AND DEEP AROMAS. YOU MIGHT DETECT SWEET NOTES OF CARAMEL AND VANILLA, AS WELL AS SUBTLE HINTS OF COOKED AGAVE. THE OAK FROM THE BARREL IMPARTS SPICES LIKE CINNAMON, CLOVE, AND PEPPER.
TASTE:
ON THE PALATE, AÑEJO TEQUILA IS SMOOTH AND SILKY, WITH A COMPLEXITY OF FLAVORS THAT UNFOLDS GRADUALLY. YOU’LL TASTE SWEET NOTES OF CARAMEL, VANILLA, AND HONEY, ALONG WITH FRUITY FLAVORS LIKE DRIED PLUM, FIG, OR EVEN CARAMELIZED PINEAPPLE. THE OAK ADDS DEPTH WITH HINTS OF NUTMEG, DARK CHOCOLATE, AND A SLIGHT SMOKINESS.
FINISH:
THE FINISH IS LONG AND SATISFYING, BALANCING THE SWEETNESS OF THE AGAVE WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF SPICES AND OAK. IT MAY LEAVE A WARM SENSATION IN THE PALATE, WITH A LINGERING AFTERTASTE OF CARAMEL AND SPICES.