Añejo tequila from Mexico, this Barrel Select bottling from Tequila Ocho was aged in Ferrand casks, cooperage more often associated with cognac. That barrel choice shapes the spirit while the aging mellows the agave base into something rounder and warmer than younger expressions.
Añejo tequila sits in wood long enough to pick up color and sweetness, and the influence of a cognac cask tends to add a layer of dried fruit and oak spice alongside the cooked agave at its core. Pour it neat or over a single large cube, where the barrel character has room to open up and the heat settles into something easy to sip.