El Tesoro Mundial: Basil Hayden Toast Version

El Tesoro de Don Felipe Tequila has launched the third installment of “The Mundial Assortment” Restricted Version Cask Ending Sequence: El Tesoro Mundial: Basil Hayden Toast Version. 

This aged for almost six months in Basil Hayden Toast oak barrels which are toasted then flash-charred.

The result’s a tequila with notes of cooked agave, cinnamon and crème brûlée, the company stories. Further aromas embrace: contemporary cherries, baked crimson apple, apricot, gentle vanilla bean, caramel, brown sugar, confectionary, nutmeg and toast. On the palate is confectionary flavors, spicy white pepper, brown sugar, dried fruits, honey, natural, gentle lavender and florals, earlier than a candy and dry end.

As a one-time launch, that is the primary and solely time El Tesoro has been rested in Basil Hayden Toast barrels.

“I’m a agency believer that nice tequila has the ability to carry us collectively,” says Jenny Camarena, third-generation tequila maker and head of operations at La Altena Distillery. “It’s made to be shared over good food and even higher dialog. The Mundial Assortment represents a bunch of individuals coming collectively to create one thing lovely, persevering with the imaginative and prescient and spirit that my household set for El Tesoro. It honors custom whereas exploring the perfect of what tequila will be.

“Mundial” expressions see one-of-a-kind releases of El Tesoro tequilas matured in unique casks. The primary version, El Tesoro Mundial Assortment: The Laphroaig Version, launched in 2021. The second version, El Tesoro Mundial Assortment: Knob Creek Rye Version, hit cabinets in 2023.

Bottled at 40% ABV, this tequila has a advised retail worth of $175 per 750-ml. bottle.