Chinaco Añejo
Chinaco (González family) · Tequilera La Gonzaleña (NOM 1127), González, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Nose
Baked apple, papaya, mango, sweet cinnamon, cardamom, mocha, caramel, toasted oak, with an indescribable softness and elegance on the mid-palate
Palate
Long and warm with dark chocolate, dried herbs, vanishing oak spice, and a clean agave sweetness that lingers
Finish
Vanilla, Cinnamon, Caramel, Oak, Fruit (Apple, Pear, Pineapple, Mango), Chocolate (Dark Chocolate, Cocoa)
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave
- Production
- Rich golden amber
Cocktail Suggestion
The Tamaulipas Sour: 2 oz Chinaco Añejo · 3/4 oz fresh lime juice · 1/2 oz agave nectar · 1/2 oz Grand Marnier · Shake with ice, strain into a rocks glass over a single large cube, garnish with an orange wheel.
Food Pairing
Mole negro with roasted chicken — the chocolate, spice, and fruit complexity in both the mole and the tequila create one of the great pairings.
Chinaco Añejo is the tequila that should not exist — not because it is not excellent, but because it comes from a place nobody associates with tequila.
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