El Tequileño Limited Edition Extra Añejo is the Salles family’s first extra añejo and one of the brand’s most premium expressions — a one-of-a-kind exclusive blend of hand-selected barrels, bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof) in a keepsake crystal decanter inspired by the penca (leaf) of the blue Weber agave, limited to 1,000 numbered bottles. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: extra añejo — barrel blend including first-fill Jack Daniel’s bourbon barrels filled October 2019 and bottled November 2022
- Agave: 100% blue Weber agave
- Origin: La Guarreña Distillery, Tequila, Jalisco — Gran Tequilero Juan Antonio Salles and Master Distiller Jorge Antonio Salles
- Release: 1,000 bottles, each with a certificate of authenticity and bottle number; custom embroidered presentation box
The Salles Family’s First Extra Añejo
El Tequileño was founded in 1959 by Don Jorge Salles Cuervo and remains the only brand produced at the La Guarreña distillery, now overseen by third-generation master distiller Jorge Antonio “Tony” Salles. For the brand’s first extra añejo, Tony and his father Juan Antonio hand-selected unique barrels for robustness, depth, and velvety finish — including barrels 218 and 219, American oak first-fill Jack Daniel’s bourbon barrels filled in October 2019. The blend went into a crystal decanter shaped like an agave penca, in a custom box with an earthy embroidery pattern, each bottle numbered with its certificate.
Tasting Notes
Rich deep amber with golden hues. French butter, sweet vanilla, and crème brûlée with toasty nuance on the nose; the palate brings savory cooked agave, toasted oak, burnt orange, toffee, vanilla, and walnut with slight earthiness. Creamy, lush finish that lingers.
How to Enjoy
Neat, in a tequila tasting glass, at room temperature — a 1,000-bottle decanter release is for savoring, not mixing. Save the presentation box; this is a gift-grade bottle.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bottles were made?
1,000 — each bottle is individually numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
What is the decanter inspired by?
The penca, the leaf of the blue Weber agave plant — the crystal decanter echoes its shape.
How long was it aged?
The published barrel records show first-fill bourbon barrels filled in October 2019 and bottled in November 2022 — just over three years in cask.
This El Tequileño Limited Edition Extra Añejo can be ordered online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — a numbered crystal-decanter release for the serious agave collector.
