Tapatío Excelencia Extra Añejo Tequila

Product Description

Tapatío Excelencia Extra Añejo Tequila: The Tequila Once Kept for Family and Friends

Tapatío Excelencia Extra Añejo Tequila, also sold as Excelencia Gran Reserva, is a 100% Blue Weber agave extra añejo from the La Alteña distillery in Arandas, Los Altos, Jalisco, aged about four years in first-fill, deep-charred American white oak, rested in glass, and bottled additive-free at 40% ABV (80 proof) in a 750ml bottle.

For years, you couldn’t buy this. It was the tequila the Camarena family poured for friends, and it was once used to add oak to other tequilas. Carlos Camarena, grandson of La Alteña’s founder, and Marko Karakasevic of Charbay worked out how to double-age it: first in heavily charred new American oak barrels (the so-called “alligator char”), then in large glass jugs for a final rest, so the oak settles without taking over the agave. The distillery makes it the old way, with brick ovens, open-air wooden fermentation, and double distillation in copper pots, and nothing is added.

It’s dark mahogany in the glass, with a nose of hot caramel apples, cooked agave, vanilla, and maple, a palate of earthy agave, brown sugar, butterscotch, spice, and chocolatey black tea, and a very long, rich finish that isn’t sweet. It has the bright agave of a Camarena tequila under all that barrel. The distillery says it would be unforgivable to mix it, so sip it neat in a snifter, give it a few minutes to breathe, and add nothing. It’s a bottle for a tequila collector, the one other extra añejos are measured against, and a gift for someone who drinks whiskey and cognac and wants to know what tequila can do.

About the Bottle

• Extra añejo tequila, 100% Blue Weber agave; additive-free
• Aged about four years in first-fill, deep-charred American white oak, then rested in glass
• 40% ABV (80 proof)
• La Alteña (NOM 1139), Arandas, Los Altos, Jalisco; 750ml

Tasting Notes

Color: Dark mahogany.

Nose: Hot caramel apples, cooked agave, vanilla, and maple, with floral notes.

Palate: Earthy agave, brown sugar, butterscotch, spice, and chocolatey black tea, with soft oak.

Finish: Extremely long and rich, but not sweet.

Food Pairings

The caramel and spice pair well with dark chocolate, aged cheeses, and roasted nuts. They also go with grilled steak, pecan pie, and a cigar.

Serving Suggestions

Sip it neat in a snifter or copita at room temperature. Let it breathe for a few minutes, and skip the ice.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is it aged? About four years in deep-charred American oak, then rested in glass (check the label for your lot).

What proof is it? 80 proof (40% ABV).

Is it the same as Excelencia Gran Reserva? Yes, it’s sold under both names.

Does it have additives? No, it’s additive-free.

How should I drink it? Neat, in a snifter.

Is it limited? Yes, it’s made in small batches.

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