Tequila Anejo, Seleccion de 1146

• Añejo tequila produced in Tequila, Jalisco, by Tequileña (NOM 1146)
• Maestro Destilador Enrique Fonseca
• 100% Azul aka Blue Weber (Agave tequilana) grown at elevations over 4,600 feet in Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco
• Cooked 30 hours in a low-pressure autoclave with a 6-hour pre-roast and a 6-hour rest
• Crushed using a screw mill and roller mill
• Fermented in stainless steel tanks using winemaker’s yeast and deep well water
• Double distilled in copper alembic pot stills
• Aged 28 months; aged 14 months in ex–Cabernet Franc French oak casks; re-barreled and aged 14 months in ex–whiskey American oak casks
• Butterscotch, citrus, and vanilla-led baking spice on the nose precede a palate of toffee, walnut candy, custard, orange zest, and dark chocolate
• Additive free
• 41.3% ABV

A tireless pioneer, advocate for progressive agriculture, and integral figure in tequila, Enrique Fonseca’s Tequileña distillery has helped influence the contemporary tequila landscape over the last three decades. For this añejo expression, Enrique initially ages 100% copper pot-distilled tequila in ex–Cabernet Franc French oak barrels from the Loire Valley of France for a minimum of fourteen months. The tequila is then re-barreled in toasted American white oak casks previously used to age