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Gran Centenario
Leyenda Extra Añejo Tequila

Category: Extra Añejo Tequila

Date Tasted: 4/21/2022

Country: Mexico

Alcohol: 40%

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94 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$149

Gran Centenario
Leyenda Extra Añejo Tequila

Category: Extra Añejo Tequila

Date Tasted: 4/21/2022

Country: Mexico

Alcohol: 40%

Golden amber color. Meaty, mature, herbal, green, fruity aromas of smoky, sweet, savory, chocolate covered bacon, herb crusted salmon on cedar plank, cedar, pine tar, rye whiskey, and overwhelming barrel with a round, full body and a long burned sugars, coffee bean, bbq, and banana finish. A smoky, sweet, and savory Extra Aged Tequila that shines whether on its own or front and center in a cocktail.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Complex, Herbal & Spicy
	Aroma:	smoky, sweet, savory, chocolate covered bacon, herb crusted salmon on cedar plank, cedar, pine tar, rye whiskey, and overwhelming barrel
	Flavor:	burned sugars, coffee bean, bbq, and banana
	Smoothness:	Normal
	Enjoy:	Enjoy in cocktails
	Cocktails:	Paloma, Sangrita, Tommy's Margarita
	Bottom Line:	A smoky, sweet, and savory Extra Aged Tequila that shines whether on its own or front and center in a cocktail.

The Importer

Proximo Spirits

3 Second Street

Suite 1101

Jersey City, NJ 07302

USA

1 800-837-8452

www.proximospirits.com

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85 •	1800 Añejo Tequila 40% (Mexico) $39.00.
92 •	1800 Blanco Tequila 40% (Mexico) $29.00.
94 •	1800 Milenio Extra Añejo Tequila 40% (Mexico) $225.00.
88 •	1800 Reposado Tequila 40% (Mexico) $29.00.
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92 •	Bushmills Red Bush Irish Whiskey 40% (Ireland) $24.00.
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91 •	Bushmills 10 Year Old Irish Single Malt Whiskey 40% (Ireland) $49.00.
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Extra Anejo Tequila

Serve in a Copita

About

Extra Añejo Tequila

An extra añejo tequila must be aged for at least three years in oak barrels that have a maximum capacity of 160 gallons (600 liters). These are dark-colored tequilas - deep amber or copper - that have a spicy oak-influenced flavor with notes such as dark chocolate, tobacco and Asian spices. They typically have a long, refined finish.

Extra añejo tequilas can display great style, depth of flavor, and finesse and are meant exclusively for after dinner sipping.

It should be noted that among tequila producers, aging tequila for more than four years is a matter of controversy. Many tequila producers oppose doing so because they feel that "excessive" oak aging will overwhelm distinctive and delicate earthy, fruity, and vegetal agave flavor notes.