Olmeca Altos Añejo Tequila 70cl

The oldest of the Olmeca Altos trio, released in 2016 and made the same way as the Plata and Reposado. Highland Los Altos agave is slow-cooked in brick ovens, crushed by roller mill and tahona stone and distilled in small copper pot stills, then aged for 18 months in 200-litre ex-bourbon barrels, whose smaller size brings extra depth from the wood.

Creamy and rounded, with roasted agave, caramel, chocolate and vanilla, hints of chocolate orange and roasted nuts, and a pronounced cracked black pepper spice. Lovely sipped neat, and a natural fit for an Añejo Old Fashioned or a tequila Manhattan.

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ABV 40% | 700ml | Mexico