| Long Description | Tequila Ocho Extra Añejo is a rare expression that is gently aged for 3 years in ex-American whiskey barrels, bringing an unparalleled sipping tequila. These barrels have had several previous fillings of tequila, rendering them more ‘seasoned,’ or mature. The result is a tequila not overly influenced by the oak, allowing for the agave profile to shine, simply kissed with a cooked agave note. Our latest vintage is a 2021 harvest from rancho La Ladera. Previous vintages have included rancho La Latilla in 2015, rancho La Magueyera in 2014, rancho El Refugio in 2012, and rancho Cerrito San August in 2009.
Like all of Tequila Ocho, only three ingredients are used: agave, natural airborne yeast, and water. Production is done the slow, artisanal way with patience in each step. Solely overripe agaves are harvested from the Golden Triangle of Los Altos de Jalisco before being slow-cooked in brick ovens for 48 hours and laid to cool for another 24 hours. The agaves are roller-mill crushed, fermented using natural airborne yeast, and double-pot distilled at low temperatures, first in stainless steel with copper components, second in full copper pots. Extra Añejo is then aged for three years in seasoned ex-American whiskey barrels.
On the nose, it offers notes of dried fruits, dark chocolate, salted caramel, vanilla, and fresh oak. The palate is rich and complex with cooked agave, roasted coffee, nuts, orange peel, and fresh oak. The finish is long-lasting vanilla, coffee, and oak with an intense cooked agave, round mouthfeel. |
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| Feature Bullet 1 | The world's first single-estate tequila. Made with only three (3) ingredients - agave, water, & natural airborne yeast. |
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| Feature Bullet 2 | Made the artisanal, old-fashioned way using only overripe agaves that are slow-cooked in stone ovens. |
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| Feature Bullet 3 | 105 Proof |
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| Feature Bullet 4 | Sip neat to fully experience the spirit |
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| Feature Bullet 5 | Proves that terroir exists in tequila |
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| Tasting Notes 1 | Full and complex cooked agave notes, dark cacao, coffee, nutmeg, vanilla, dried fruits, and salted caramel. |
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| Tasting Notes: Aroma | Deep and complex, long-lasting peppery finish with a buttery mouthfeel. |
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| Brand Story | The Tequila Ocho story begins in 2008, when two men with a love for agave spirits came together with the single goal of proving the concept of terroir exists in tequila, inspired by the heritage and process surrounding fine wine. The famed Carlos Camarena, a fifth-generation farmer and third-generation tequilero, teamed up with Tomas Estes, the man responsible for bringing tequila culture to Europe. Together, they developed a tequila that is the purest expression of the Blue Weber agave; thus, Tequila Ocho was born.
Tequila Ocho is the world’s first single-estate, single-field tequila, crafted using traditional and sustainable methods. Made with just three ingredients—agave, water, and natural airborne yeast—each bottle captures the unique terroir of our home in the highlands of Jalisco. From the fields to your glass, the agave carries the essence of the rancho where it was grown. Tequila Ocho is proof that terroir exists in tequila—a true expression of time and place. |
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