Casa San Matias Rey Sol Anejo 10 Year (Touch of Modern) 20 year 750 ml

Rey Sol 20th Anniversary is a single-barrel extra añejo tequila aged ten years in French oak — long enough that it drinks closer to an aged brandy than a young agave spirit. Made by Casa San Matías in the Jalisco Highlands from 100% Blue Weber agave, it is drawn from one cask and bottled at natural cask strength, so proof runs high and shifts a little from bottle to bottle. Oak leads, then chocolate, vanilla, hazelnut and roasted almond over dried fruit, closing sweet and full-bodied on cocoa and nuts. The hand-blown crystal decanter, shaped like a sun by sculptor Sergio Bustamante, is a collector's piece in its own right. This is a slow, neat sipper — treat it like a fine cognac and leave the ice in the freezer.

TequilaMash bill: 100% Blue Weber Agave · French (Limousin) oak · Jalisco Highlands