If a snifter of sipping tequila is your idea of the perfect dessert, chances are you're a fan of premium añejos (which, by legal definition, are barrel aged from 1 to 3 years). Given the wide range of choices now available, finding the best isn't easy. With that in mind, we put our livers on the line to find the smoothest, most complex versions out there, from the full-bodied Chinaco to the small-batch distinctiveness of Los Abuelos (along with 13 other top choices).
This añejo is the work of Oxnard, California-based Adolfo Murillo, who, in addition to being...
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Yes, there actually was is a Don Julio, and he was born on the estate that bears his distillery's...
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This family-owned distillery has been producing tequila since 1776, making it the second-oldest in...
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Like his grandfather before him, third-generation master distiller Carlos Camarena makes El Tesoro...
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Don't let the name—or the Cuervo Gold hangovers you gave yourself in college—distract you...
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Chinaco, which debuted here in 1983, was the first-ever ultrapremium tequila to be imported to the...
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The fine woodsy nose on this añejo comes from the three years in new French Limousin oak. To...
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If you've been in the vicinity of just about any boutique opening, Hamptons soiree, or Sundance...
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Because it ages for just 18 months—most añejos chill out in oak barrels for closer to...
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Sure, the undulating cobalt bottle looks like it should house absinthe, not tequila. But inside that...
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