Review: Don Julio Añejo Tequila

Don Julio is a 100% Blue Weber Agave Tequila made from agave grown in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. As a highland tequila,we can expect the Don Julio to exhibit strong fruity citrus notes and to have a little hot pepper in the finish. The company was established by Don Julio González, who apparently began to examine the prospect of making his own Tequila in 1942. He established his distillery called, La Primavera, and spent nearly forty years refining his Tequila into the spirit which now bears his name.

The Don Julio Añejo is produced in small batches, aged in American white-oak barrels for eighteen months. The spirit is currently owned by the Diageo Conglomerate, and I was provided with a 375 ml sample for this review by their Northern Alberta Marketing Agent.

Here is an excerpt from my review:

“… The herbaceous agave is accented by light touches of caramel. There is a lightly sweet fruitiness which reminds me of canned apricots and marmalade, some soft peppery notes and tinges of lime citrus zest. I sense a hint of vanilla and some scattered tea leaves… “

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Please enjoy my review of this outstanding tequila.

Cheers!

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