Tequila - Anejo tequila
CoreJalisco - Los Altos (Highlands), Jalisco - Tequila Valley (Lowlands)
Famous For
Margarita
The most ordered cocktail in America started as a simple tequila daisy with a salted rim.
Paloma
Grapefruit, tequila, salt, soda. The drink Mexico chose over the margarita.
Bloody Maria
Tequila was born in a country that already puts chili and lime on everything — it was never a question of if it would end up in a Bloody Mary, just when.
Tasting Notes
Butterscotch, dried apricot, dark chocolate, cinnamon, clove, toasted oak, vanilla custard, caramel, leather, tobacco, dried fig. The agave is still there but it's in the background — you taste the barrel's autobiography. Extra Anejo pushes further into dark fruit, espresso, and tannic wood. Cristalino strips the color but keeps a ghost of the smoothness.
Brand Guide
Espolon Anejo, Lunazul Anejo ($28-35)
Herradura Anejo, Cazadores Anejo ($38-48)
Fortaleza Anejo, Don Julio 1942, El Tesoro Anejo ($55-90)
Clase Azul Anejo, Tears of Llorona Extra Anejo ($100-300+). Don Julio 1942 is the bottle everyone recognizes — know it, pour it, but also know that Fortaleza Anejo at half the price is a more honest spirit