Añejo Tequila
⏳ Drinking Window
Best enjoyed at room temperature (around 18-20°C or 64-68°F) to fully appreciate the complex aromas and oak-matured characteristics. It serves as an excellent neat pour, a slow-sipping spirit for evening appreciation, or as a premium base in spirit-forward cocktails.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Serve neat in a tequila snifter or Glencairn glass, or on the rocks with a large, slow-melting ice sphere. It also performs well in classic cocktails such as an Añejo Old Fashioned. For food pairings, it complements rich dishes like slow-cooked carnitas, dark chocolate desserts, or aged Gouda cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Patrón Añejo Tequila is crafted from 100% Weber Blue Agave harvested in the Highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. The agave hearts are baked in traditional brick ovens before being crushed using both a volcanic stone tahona wheel and a modern roller mill. Following fermentation, the liquid is double-distilled in custom copper pot stills. This expression is matured for a minimum of 12 months in a combination of small French oak, Hungarian oak, and used American whiskey barrels. The resulting blend offers a profile characterized by notes of dried fruit, vanilla, caramel, and light oak, balanced by the natural sweetness of cooked agave.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1989 by entrepreneurs John Paul DeJoria and Martin Crowley, Patrón Spirits pioneered the global ultra-premium tequila category. Distillation takes place at the dedicated Hacienda Patrón estate in Atotonilco El Alto, positioned in the Los Altos highlands of Jalisco. This high-altitude terroir, situated over 2,000 meters above sea level, features nutrient-dense iron-rich red clay soils, warm days, and cool nights, yielding Blue Weber agave with elevated sugar levels and pronounced floral brightness. Agave piñas are slow-steamed in small brick ovens before extraction via two distinct methods: a traditional volcanic tahona mill and a modern roller mill. Fermented in bespoke pine wood vats and double-distilled in small copper pot stills, the spirit captures an exceptional balance of cooked agave, citrus zest, and delicate pepper. Owned by Bacardi Limited and stewarded by Master Distiller David Rodríguez García, the house produces benchmark bottlings including Patrón Silver, Reposado, Añejo, and the tahona-exclusive Gran Patrón Piedra.