
Tequila Tapatio "Excelencia" Extra Añejo Tequila (750ml)
Review Date: 10/2021
If you're looking for a high end Tequila then this is the one as the Tapatio Excelencia has everything you want in an extra anejo. I find a nice saltiness and good agave flavor despite its age. This is very easy to drink with flavors of agave, herbs and some mangoes and banana in the background with a very smooth finish. Another great thing about this Tequila is that it is not sweet which can be a bit too common in the extra anejo category. A wonderful Tequila that is also well priced when you look at its competitors. Highly recommended!
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Review Date: 10/2021
Notes
"Excelencia," the oldest expression from Carlos Camarena's Tapatio brand, is finally available stateside! Rich and butterscotchy, with hints of black pepper and citrus, it is distilled exclusively from perfectly matured agave at the famous La Altena distillery in Arandas. It is filled into first-use deeply charred American white oak and aged for four years before being transferred into glass containers. It is then allowed to mellow like a fine eau de vie. This juice (Tapatio Extra Añejo) was once used only to add oaky character to underwhelming añejos, but later the distillery began selling it, and it remained a collector's secret until its arrival in the U.S. in 2014. Now, it is a living legend. This batch is even more delicious than earlier releases. Still the same decadent juice, but with a few degrees more ripe agave influence. Ultra limited. The Excelencia Gran Reserva bottling garnered an impressive 98 points from the Beverage Tasting Institute: "Bronze color. Aromas of fresh lumber, luxury tobacco, caramel, prune, eucalyptus, and vanilla-scented black tea with a fat body and a very long cherry-almond, dark roasted agave, sandalwood, baking spices, and root beer finish. A superlative sipping tequila that combines elegant wood with rustic, authentic agave flavors; an outstanding spirit." (04/2018)
Product Details
Origin: Jalisco, Mexico
Type/Varietal: Tequila
Alcohol Content: 40%
SKU: #1558718