Tequila Ocho Single Estate El Bajio Extra Anejo Vintage 2018 750 ml

Tequila Ocho's extra añejos are rare because the family only lays down a barrel run when a particular field earns it — this one comes from El Bajío, vintage 2018, and carries the three-years-plus in oak that the extra añejo category requires. What makes Ocho worth following at this age is that the highland agave still reads through the wood instead of vanishing into it. Roasted agave, dried fruit and dark caramel on the nose; toffee, cocoa and oak spice over a savoury agave core; a long, dry, layered finish. Serve it neat in a tulip glass, no ice, and treat it like an old brandy.

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