El Tesoro Mundial Collection Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish Añejo
El Tesoro · La Alteña Distillery (NOM 1139)
A meditative tequila that rewards patience — the sherry finish doesn't mask the agave but deepens its shadow, delivering complexity that unfolds sip by sip.
Nose
Roasted agave meets dried fig and walnut, with drifts of orange peel, toasted almond, and a whisper of leather rising from the sherry influence.
Palate
Silky and layered — cooked agave sweetness folds into raisin, dark caramel, hazelnut, and baking spice, with an underlying mineral pull from the tahona-crushed base.
Finish
Long and contemplative, carrying nutty oxidative sherry notes, cocoa dust, and a lingering warmth of black pepper and dry oak.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave, estate-grown in the Los Altos highlands, roasted in traditional brick ovens
- Production
- Tahona-influenced and roller-mill crushed, open-air fermentation with wild yeasts, double distilled in copper pot stills, aged in ex-bourbon American oak then finished in Oloroso Sherry butts
- Region
- Arandas, Los Altos, Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Tahona-influenced and roller-mill crushed, open-air fermentation with wild yeasts, double distilled in copper pot stills, aged in ex-bourbon American oak then finished in Oloroso Sherry butts
- NOM
- NOM 1139
- Additives Free
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
The Andalusian Highlander — 2 oz El Tesoro Mundial Sherry Cask Añejo, 0.5 oz Pedro Ximénez sherry, 0.25 oz Bénédictine, 2 dashes orange bitters. Stir with ice, strain into a chilled coupe, garnish with an orange twist expressed over the surface.
Food Pairing
Manchego aged 12 months with quince paste, or grilled duck breast with a fig and black pepper reduction.
Crafted at the historic La Alteña distillery by the Camarena family, where agave is still crushed by tahona wheel and fermented with wild yeasts — a fifth-generation testament to unhurried tradition.
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