Don Pilar Añejo Tequila
Don Pilar · NOM 1584 - Industrializadora de Agave San Isidro
Don Pilar's Añejo delivers genuine agave character that has been shaped, not masked, by eighteen months in oak. This is añejo the way it should be done — the wood serves the spirit, not the other way around. At its price point, it competes well above its weight class, offering depth and balance that many pricier añejos struggle to achieve.
Nose
Cooked agave at the core, wreathed in butterscotch, vanilla, and toasted oak. Secondary aromas of cinnamon stick, roasted almond, and a faint earthy minerality provide depth. There is a subtle honeyed quality that suggests patient barrel aging.
Palate
Rich and full, with caramel and cooked agave forming a sweet, rounded base. Oak and vanilla weave through the mid-palate, balanced by a peppery spice that keeps things grounded. A touch of dark chocolate appears at the edges, along with dried citrus peel.
Finish
Medium-long, with warm oak, butterscotch, and a gentle agave sweetness lingering alongside a trace of cinnamon and pepper.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave, highland-grown
- Production
- Brick oven cooked, double distilled in copper pot stills
- Region
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Brick oven cooked, double distilled in copper pot stills
- NOM
- NOM 1584
- Additives Free
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Pilar's Repose — 2 oz Don Pilar Añejo · 0.75 oz Ancho Reyes · 0.5 oz agave syrup · 2 dashes mole bitters · Stir with ice, strain into a rocks glass over a large cube, garnish with an orange peel.
Food Pairing
Mole negro with braised short ribs
Produced at a small facility in Arandas in the highlands of Jalisco, Don Pilar is the vision of Mexican-American entrepreneur Ron Aylor, who insisted on 100% blue Weber agave and traditional brick ovens to honor the terroir of the Los Altos region.
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