El Tesoro Mundial Yamazaki Cask Añejo Tequila

Product Description

El Tesoro Mundial Yamazaki Cask Añejo Tequila: Mexican Agave, Finished in Japan’s Yamazaki Casks

Tequila and Japanese whisky have never met like this. El Tesoro Mundial Yamazaki Cask Añejo is a one-time release from El Tesoro’s Mundial Collection: El Tesoro Añejo finished for 12 months in authentic Yamazaki 12-Year-Old Japanese sherry and wine casks, the first and only time El Tesoro has rested tequila in Yamazaki barrels. It’s a collaboration among master distiller Jenny Camarena, her brother Carlos Camarena, and Shinji Fukuyo, the House of Suntory’s fifth-generation chief blender, and it’s bottled at 42% ABV (84 proof).

The tequila is classic El Tesoro: estate-grown Blue Weber agave from La Alteña in the Jalisco Highlands, crushed with a tahona and double-distilled, then aged as an añejo before its second life in Yamazaki’s sherry and wine casks. The brand describes a gold color and a nose of aromatic agave, minerals, oak, dry fruits, nuts, honey, delicate florals, and fresh tobacco, a palate of toasted almonds, pecans, raw honey, warm spices, sherry, toasted coffee beans, and dark chocolate, and a long finish with sherry, red berries, and seasoned oak. Reviewers add sandalwood, ginger, and milk chocolate, and say the agave stays in front: it isn’t a sweet tequila. Sip it neat in a snifter. It’s a collector’s bottle for tequila fans, Japanese whisky fans, and Suntory fans, and once it’s gone, it’s gone.

About the Bottle

• Añejo tequila, 100% blue Weber agave, finished 12 months in Yamazaki 12-Year-Old sherry and wine casks
• 42% ABV (84 proof); one-time Mundial Collection release
• La Alteña Distillery, Jalisco Highlands; Suntory Global Spirits
• 750ml

Tasting Notes

From El Tesoro’s own notes.

Nose: Aromatic agave, minerals, oak, dry fruits, nuts, honey, delicate florals, and fresh tobacco.

Palate: Toasted almonds, pecans, raw honey, warm spices, sherry, coffee beans, and dark chocolate.

Finish: Long, with sherry, red berries, seasoned oak, and honey.

Food Pairings

The sherry and chocolate pair well with dark chocolate, aged Manchego, and roasted almonds. It also goes with dried fruit, pecan pie, and a cigar.

Serving Suggestions

Sip it neat in a snifter. At 42% ABV, most people skip the ice.

Frequently Asked Questions

What casks were used? Yamazaki 12-Year-Old Japanese sherry and wine casks.

How long was it finished? 12 months.

What proof is it? 84 proof (42% ABV).

Is it limited? Yes, a one-time release, and El Tesoro’s first and only Yamazaki cask.

Is it sweet? No, the agave stays in front.

What’s the Mundial Collection? El Tesoro’s limited series of tequilas finished in casks from other Suntory brands.

Explore More

Browse our El Tesoro collection or Añejo collection, or see the El Tesoro Extra Añejo.

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