Tapatio Excelencia Gran Reserva Extra Añejo Tequila

Detailed Description

Tapatio is the partnership between Marko Karakasevic of Charbay Distillery in northern California with Master Distiller Carlos Camarena at La Alte√±a distillery in Jalisco. Excelencia was distilled in 1996 and aged in Char no. 4 new American oak for four years. Here’s where it gets crazy – then it was rested in 5 liter glass vessels before bottling in 2013. Spirits can’t evolve in glass, you say? Well, agave breaks all the rules. Note: pricing is for liter sized bottle.

Tapatio Excelencia Gran Reserva Extra Añejo Tequila Tasting Notes

Nose: Hot caramel apples, intense agave and hidden floral flourish.

Palate: An explosion of earthy notes, brown sugar, traditional tequila spiciness and hint of chocolate, wrapped in a mellow blanket incurred by the oak maturation.

Finish: Extremely long and rich.

Distillery Information

Don Felipe Camarena was born into a family that had distilled tequila since back in the early 1800s but the family’s original distillery was destroyed and abandoned during the Mexican Revolution. As a young man Don Felipe followed his family’s roots by growing and selling agave to other distillers. He prospered and in 1937 opened La Alteña Distillery in the highlands of Los Altos close to the town of Arandas. Alteña literally translates as ‘lady from the highlands’.