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Don Julio 1942 — illustrated landscape of Los Altos de Jalisco
20°42′N 102°21′W · Los Altos de Jalisco
Don Julio

Don Julio 1942

A luxurious añejo with caramel, chocolate and toasted oak.

ABV
40.0%
Age
2 yr
Price
$150 $$$
Rating
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  • RegionLos Altos de Jalisco, Mexico
  • CaskEx-bourbon American oak
  • FamilyTequila

Flavour wheel

Smoke: 1/10 Smoke 1 Fruit: 5/10 Fruit 5 Spice: 5/10 Spice 5 Sweet: 8/10 Sweet 8 Floral: 2/10 Floral 2 Oak: 7/10 Oak 7

THE STORY

Don Julio 1942 is aged for a minimum of two and a half years in American white oak barrels that previously held bourbon, giving a rich, dessert-like añejo.

Nose

Caramel, vanilla, roasted agave, chocolate.

Palate

Rich and silky; toffee, dark chocolate, cooked agave and oak.

Finish

Long, sweet and woody.

Aging process

Aged at least two and a half years in ex-bourbon American oak.

Terroir & region

The highlands of Jalisco around Atotonilco el Alto.

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