Ocho Añejo Tequila
Tequila Ocho · Destilería La Alteña (NOM 1474)
Ocho Añejo demonstrates that a single year in barrel, when executed with care, can enhance agave rather than obscure it. The vintage and single-estate approach means each release carries a sense of place. This is añejo for people who actually like tequila.
Nose
Cooked agave remains at the forefront, joined by caramel, vanilla, and a gentle oakiness. Hints of cinnamon and dried fruit emerge with time in the glass.
Palate
Balanced and expressive, with butter and honey coating the palate before shifting to toasted oak and a peppery spice. The terroir-driven agave character persists beautifully through the oak influence, with notes of cooked pear and a faint minerality.
Finish
Medium-long, with oak and caramel slowly giving way to a clean, slightly herbaceous agave note.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave, single estate
- Production
- Brick oven slow-cook, tahona and roller mill, natural fermentation, copper pot double distillation
- Region
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Brick oven slow-cook, tahona and roller mill, natural fermentation, copper pot double distillation
- Distillation
- Slow-cooked in brick ovens, tahona-crushed, double distilled in copper pot stills
- NOM
- 1474
- Additives Free
- Yes
Food Pairing
Carnitas tacos with roasted tomatillo salsa
Created through the collaboration of the late Tomas Estes and master distiller Carlos Camarena at La Alteña, Ocho pioneered vintage-dated, single-estate tequila from the Jalisco highlands.
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