El Tesoro Single Barrel Anejo The Laphroaig Edition Mundial Collection 750 ml

El Tesoro's Laphroaig Edition finishes a single-barrel añejo tequila in casks that once held Islay single malt. Carlos Camarena ages the añejo nine months in ex-bourbon barrels, then rests it four more in barrels emptied of Laphroaig 10-Year-Old, letting the peat and brine of Islay settle into the agave. Because it's bottled one barrel at a time, each release reads a little differently. The aroma carries citrus, pineapple, and berries over oak, cooked agave, leather, and smoke; the palate runs through roasted pepper, maple, caramelized pineapple, and a savory streak of barbecue, bacon, and sea salt. Bottled at 80 proof, this one rewards a slow sip — pour it neat and let the smoke unfold against the sweetness of the agave.

How to drink El Tesoro Laphroaig Edition

Neat, in a snifter, is the only way to go here — the Islay peat and agave sweetness need room to unfold together, and both would vanish under ice or a mixer. Give it several minutes before your first sip.

Tequila80 proof · Mash bill: 100% Blue Weber Agave · Ex-bourbon, finished in ex-Laphroaig casks · Jalisco, Mexico