Terralta Extra Añejo
Terralta · Tequilera de Arandas (NOM 1139)
Terralta's Extra Añejo represents the rare aged tequila that never forgets its source material. Five years in barrel could overwhelm lesser spirits, but the highland agave backbone and additive-free commitment keep it honest. Felipe Camarena's fingerprint is unmistakable: precise without being sterile, complex without being fussy.
Nose
Cooked agave and dark chocolate anchor the nose, with butterscotch and vanilla layered over dried oak. A gentle coffee note lingers at the edges alongside a thread of cinnamon.
Palate
Silky entry with caramel and honey, transitioning to leather, tobacco, and toasted oak at the mid-palate. The agave core persists — cooked and sweet — refusing to be buried under barrel influence.
Finish
Extended and warm, with oak, vanilla, and a pleasant peppery fade that reminds you this started as tequila, not bourbon.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave, highland grown
- Production
- Brick oven cooked, tahona and roller mill crushed, natural fermentation, copper pot distilled
- Region
- Los Altos de Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Brick oven cooked, tahona and roller mill crushed, natural fermentation, copper pot distilled
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- NOM
- NOM 1139
- Additives Free
- Yes
Food Pairing
Braised short ribs with mole negro
Crafted by third-generation master distiller Felipe Camarena at his family's distillery in the highlands of Arandas, Jalisco, this extra añejo is aged a minimum of five years in American oak barrels.
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