Tequila Ocho Extra Anejo La Mula 2021

Tequila Ocho Extra Añejo La Mula 2021 celebrates single‑estate agave and time‑honored craft from Los Altos, Jalisco. It’s patient, polished, and poised. Aged three full years in gently used American whiskey barrels, it layers rich oak tones over vibrant cooked agave, dried fruit, and spice. Distilled at Tequilera Los Alambiques, NOM 1474, this vintage expresses the La Mula rancho’s highland terroir with clarity and confidence. Aromas ride from vanilla and toffee to salted caramel, roasted nuts, and cocoa. Sip slowly; the profile unfurls in waves.

Nose:
Vanilla rises over warm agave. Dried peach, golden raisin, and candied citrus swirl with toffee, cocoa, and fresh oak as subtle baking spice sparkles across the bouquet. A hint of roasted nuts adds savor and depth. Orange oil keeps everything lively and bright.

Palate:
Silky texture carries measured sweetness. Cooked agave leads roasted coffee, orange peel, and cherry, with vanilla, cocoa, and black pepper weaving complexity without tipping into heavy, drying oak. Toffee glides across the mid‑palate, then yields to minerality. A quiet herbal thread keeps the profile fresh.

Finish:
Long, warming, elegant, and persistent. Vanilla and fresh oak linger with peppery anise and cocoa as agave returns, leaving clean, lightly tannic edges and a graceful afterglow. Sweetness recedes, revealing subtle mineral grip. You reach back for another contemplative sip.

- Aged Manchego with Marcona almonds; nutty caramel notes echo oak sweetness while salt and fat sharpen the agave’s citrusy lift.

- Ancho‑rubbed pork tenderloin with orange glaze; spice and char mirror vanilla and pepper, and citrus brightens the mid‑palate.

- Mole poblano over blue‑corn tortillas; cacao, sesame, and gentle heat resonate with cocoa, toffee, and roasted agave depth.

- Dark chocolate tart with sea salt and candied orange; bittersweet richness frames vanilla tones while citrus threads through the finish.