The Best Añejo Tequilas

Milagro uses 100% blue weber agave from the Highlands of Jalisco to produce their tequilas. Milagro Select Barrel Reserve Añejo Tequila is aged from 12-24 months in a combination of French and American oak. Individually handcrafted bottles are created by glass artisans, each one hand numbered with a beautiful hand-blown agave plant inside.

Produced at the Productos Finos de Agave (NOM 1416), this tequila is produced from agaves from the Highlands of Jalisco. This añejo tequila has been aged for 14 months in reconditioned whiskey barrels. And yes, this is George Clooney's tequila.

Don Julio 70 is an añejo tequila that is filtered to remove the color imparted in the aging process. It is aged for 18 months in used American white oak barrels. 70 does not refer to the proof (which is 80 proof), but to the 70th anniversary of the distillery Don Julio started in 1942. This bottling was released in 2012 to commemorate that occasion.

It’s a unique approach utilizing former cabernet franc wine casks sourced from the Loire Valley in France for the maturation of this tequila. Enrique Fonseca, master mezcalero (distiller), uses these wine casks to age 60% of this tequila for 2 years and the remaining 40% for 3 years. He then ages them together for an additional year in American white oak barrels. ArteNOM is a project that “Las Joyas del Agave” has created to bring you special expressions from the some of the best distilleries or “NOMs” in Jalisco. The number 1146 represents the NOM where this tequila is distilled. Additive free.

Cincoro Tequila is a brand founded by five NBA owners: Michael Jordan of the Charlotte Hornets, Emilia Fazzalari & Wyc Grousbeck of the Boston Celtics, Wes Edens of the Milwaukee Bucks, and Jeanie Buss of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Añejo tequila is made from 100% Blue Weber agave sourced from both the Highlands and the Lowlands of Jalisco. After double-distillation, the tequila is aged for 24-28 months in ex-American whiskey barrels. Bottled at 80 proof. Cincoro gets its name from "cinco" meaning five and "oro" meaning gold.

Código 1530 tequilas are produced in Amatitán, Jalisco, a town which was established in the year 1530, hence the brand name. It is made using 100% blue weber agave harvested after 7 years. Código 1530 Añejo is aged for 18 months in Napa cabernet sauvignon French white oak barrels and bottled at 40% ABV. Additive free.

Don Fulano Añejo is made from 100% blue agave grown in the Los Altos (Highlands) region and produced at La Tequileña Distillery (NOM 1146 Tequileña, S.A. de C.V.), in Jalisco, Mexico. It's a blend of various tequilas that have aged a minimum of 30 months in French Limousin oak.

Fortaleza Añejo Tequila is made from 100% blue weber agave grown in the Tequila Valley of Jalisco. The piñas or hearts of the agave plants are roasted in a traditional stone oven before being stone crushed. The juice called "mosto" is fermented for 3.5 days in open air wood tanks using natural yeast present in the air and plants to ferment the mosto. The fermented product is double distilled in copper pot stills before the spirit is aged for 18 months in used whiskey American oak barrels.

Uno Dos Tres is an Organic tequila brand created by David Ravandi. The añejo (also called “Tres” or 3) is aged for 18 months in white oak. The tequila is sourced from the Tequila Valley (aka Lowlands) and is certified organic by the USDA and the EU.

Don Julio 1942 is technically an añejo as it is aged for only 2 1/2 years in used American oak barrels, though it misses the extra añejo qualification by only 6 months. 1942 is the year that Don Julio Gonzáles established his distillery, Tequila Tres Magueyes. This Highland tequila, along with their Real bottling, is distilled a 2nd time in a smaller stainless steel pot still that has a maximum capacity of 3 barrels per distillation.