Don Fulano Imperial Extra Añejo 5 Year
Don Fulano · La Tequileña (NOM 1146)
Extended aging often strips tequila of its identity, but Don Fulano's 5-year extra añejo maintains the balance between agave and wood with unusual grace. The French and American oak program adds complexity without erasure—this tastes like aged tequila, not tequila-flavored whiskey.
Nose
Cooked agave remains present despite five years in barrel, accompanied by rich butterscotch, vanilla, and a warm cinnamon spice. Dark chocolate hovers in the background alongside dried leather and subtle oak.
Palate
Silky entry with caramel and toasted oak building into darker notes of tobacco and coffee. The agave character persists as a green, earthy anchor, preventing the wood from overwhelming the spirit. Pepper emerges on the mid-palate.
Finish
Extended and layered, with chocolate, leather, and a final whisper of cooked agave.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave
- Production
- Slow-cooked in stone ovens, roller mill extraction, natural fermentation
- Region
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Slow-cooked in stone ovens, roller mill extraction, natural fermentation
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- Aging Vessel
- Aged minimum 5 years in a combination of French Limousin and American oak barrels
- NOM
- 1146
- Additives Free
- Yes
Food Pairing
Mole negro with slow-braised short ribs
Produced at the historic La Tequileña distillery in Tequila, Jalisco, by fifth-generation distiller Enrique Fonseca, one of the most respected agave growers and producers in the highlands and valley regions.
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