Description
*Limit 2 per household per week
Tapatio is the partnership between Marko Karakasevic of Charbay Distillery in northern California with Master Distiller Carlos Camarena at La Altea distillery in Jalisco. Aged inchar no. 4 new Americanoak for four years, and then rested in 5 liter glass vessels for 13 years before being bottled.Spirits can’t evolve in glass, you say? Well, agave breaks all the rules.
Given this is one of the most aged tequilas on the market, it tastes surprisingly vibrant. Sure, there are heavily-raisinated, dried fruit, dark caramel, banana, and sweet vanilla flavors. However, that’s not the only thing going on here. Strong, funky herbal notes of sage, thyme and dill poke through. You can still taste the peppery vegetal properties of the agave, and there’s a lemony acidity to round it out. Given how old it is, it actually has more complexity and finesse than some aejos a fraction of its age.
