Don Julio 1942 Añejo
Don Julio · Tequila Don Julio, S.A. de C.V. (La Primavera)
A polished, dessert-leaning añejo built for slow sipping. The oak influence is generous and the texture luxurious — purists may find it sweet, but as a milestone bottling it remains a reference point for the modern luxury añejo category.
Nose
Warm caramel and roasted agave lead, layered with toasted oak, vanilla bean, and a whisper of dark chocolate. A subtle suggestion of tropical fruit — pineapple skin and ripe pear — sits underneath.
Palate
Plush and rounded, opening with butterscotch and cooked agave before unfolding into vanilla custard, cinnamon, and toasted almond. Mid-palate offers light cocoa and a soft peppery warmth, with the oak nicely integrated rather than dominant.
Finish
Long and creamy, with lingering caramel, vanilla, and a gentle agave sweetness. A faint tobacco note appears at the very end.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber agave, grown in the highlands of Jalisco
- Production
- Slow-cooked in traditional masonry ovens, fermented and double-distilled in pot stills, then aged a minimum of two and a half years in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels.
- Region
- Atotonilco el Alto, Los Altos de Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Slow-cooked in traditional masonry ovens, fermented and double-distilled in pot stills, then aged a minimum of two and a half years in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels.
- NOM
- NOM 1449
- Additives Free
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
The Founder's Old Fashioned — 2 oz Don Julio 1942, 0.25 oz agave nectar, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 dash orange bitters. Stir with ice for 30 seconds, strain over a large rock in a rocks glass. Express an orange peel over the top and drop in.
Food Pairing
Mole negro over braised short ribs, or dark chocolate tart with sea salt and a dollop of crème fraîche.
Created in 2002 to mark the 60th anniversary of Don Julio González's founding of his distillery in 1942, this bottling honors the man widely credited with launching the premium sipping tequila category in Mexico.
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