Lote Maestro Extra Añejo Single Barrel
Lote Maestro · Tequila Tres Mujeres, S.A. de C.V.
Five years in oak have transformed this highland agave distillate into something that borders on contemplative. The single-barrel selection ensures each bottle carries individuality, but the consistent thread is impeccable balance between agave identity and oak influence. This is tequila for the whiskey drinker who respects both traditions.
Nose
Dark chocolate and roasted coffee dominate, followed by caramelized agave, vanilla extract, and dried fig. A thread of cinnamon and oak spice winds through.
Palate
Full-bodied and velvety, with cooked agave sweetness layered under butterscotch, dark cocoa, and tobacco. The oak is substantial but harmonious, delivering vanilla and leather without astringency. A mineral earthiness grounds the sweetness.
Finish
Long and warming, with lingering dark chocolate, roasted agave, and a final note of espresso. The cinnamon warmth returns as it fades.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave (Highland)
- Production
- Brick oven cooked, tahona crushed, natural fermentation
- Region
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Brick oven cooked, tahona crushed, natural fermentation
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- NOM
- 1477
- Additives Free
- Yes
Food Pairing
The dark chocolate, coffee, and cinnamon notes in the tequila echo the complex spice and cocoa layers in Oaxacan mole negro. Braised short ribs provide the richness to stand up to both the sauce and the spirit.
Produced at Cascahuín's century-old distillery in the town of El Arenal, Lote Maestro's extra añejo expressions are hand-selected from individual barrels by master distiller Salvador Rosales Trejo.
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