Tequila Fuenteseca Extra Anejo 21 Year Old

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Often described as the world’s first “Grand Cru” Tequila, Master Distiller Enrique Fonseca created this product with the goal of producing the world’s oldest aged tequila. It is made exclusively in copper-pot stills, but the barrel-aging technique is often the most talked about part of the process.

Most of the spirit rested in barrels that once aged Canadian rye whiskey, although one barrel used previously held white wine from California. The casks were stored for 10 years in a dry, earthen-floor aging room in the town of Atotonilco el Alto before being designated as worthy of a longer aging and moved to a higher, cooler climate of Chapingo, Jalisco, which sits on the slope above Atotonilco el Alto.

This collector’s item is unexpectedly pale in colour for an extra anejo. The nose is moderately spicy, rounded with notes of butterscotch. There are oaky vanilla flavours on the palate, but the agave still comes through nicely, leaving a soft, long finish with hints of coconut.