{"product_id":"tapatio-excelencia-gran-reserva-extra-anejo-tequila-750ml","title":"Tapatio Excelencia Gran Reserva Extra Añejo Tequila 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eTapatio Excelencia Gran Reserva is an extra añejo tequila from the Camarena family's La Alteña distillery (NOM 1139) in the highlands of Jalisco, bottled at 40% ABV. It is one of the most respected extra añejos in tequila, and a rare find on the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa Alteña was founded by Don Felipe Camarena in 1937 and is run today by his grandson, master distiller Carlos Camarena, one of the most admired figures in tequila. The family farms its own blue agave in the red soil around Arandas and still makes tequila the slow way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe agave is hand-selected and slow-baked for four days. Fermentation uses the family's own yeast culture, kept for generations, and the tequila is double-distilled in small copper pot stills. For Excelencia, the spirit is then aged for four years in new American oak barrels with a #4 char, far longer than the one-year minimum for an extra añejo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result keeps the bright, cooked-agave heart that Tapatio is known for, wrapped in the richness of long barrel ageing. The bottle carries Tapatio's classic illustrated label, with the Gran Reserva designation, in an old-fashioned tall bottle that looks as traditional as the tequila inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong maturation brings deep layers of caramel, dried fruit, vanilla and toasted oak, with cooked agave and black pepper still clearly present underneath. It drinks like a fine aged spirit and deserves a slow pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cooked agave, caramel, vanilla and toasted oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dried fruit, butterscotch, baking spice and black pepper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long, warm and elegant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tapatio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e La Alteña, NOM 1139, Arandas, Jalisco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaster distiller:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carlos Camarena\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extra añejo tequila, 100% blue agave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgeing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four years in new American oak, #4 char\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistillation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Double-distilled in small copper pot stills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProof \/ ABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80 proof (40% ABV)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Enjoy It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSip it neat from a copita or a tulip glass at room temperature, and let it open for a few minutes. It is a tequila to savour like a fine cognac, not to mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long is it aged?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour years in new American oak barrels with a #4 char.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho makes it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Camarena family at La Alteña (NOM 1139), led by master distiller Carlos Camarena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat proof is it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e40% ABV, or 80 proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore more in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tequila\"\u003eTequila collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tapatio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68253672046901,"sku":"VWS200435943","price":201.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/7367\/8901\/files\/noir-gold-main-46322.webp?v=1794595420","url":"https:\/\/hiddencasks.com\/products\/tapatio-excelencia-gran-reserva-extra-anejo-tequila-750ml","provider":"Hidden Casks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}