WE ARE BEYOND THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE LONG-ANTICIPATED RELEASE OF OUR THIRD, MOST EXCLUSIVE AND REFINED EXPRESSION TO DATE, MIJENTA AÑEJO GRAN RESERVA. AGED FOR 18 MONTHS IN A SERIES OF HAND-SELECTED CASKS TO CREATE ITS UNIQUE AND SOPHISTICATED FLAVOR PROFILE, THE ULTRA-PREMIUM SMALL-BATCH SPIRIT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS FIRST RELEASE IS LIMITED TO 2,160 BOTTLES.
MIJENTA AÑEJO GRAN RESERVA IS PRODUCED USING OUR AWARD-WINNING BLANCO AS ITS BASE, A LIMITED QUANTITY OF WHICH IS RESERVED EXPRESSLY TO PRODUCE THIS SPIRIT. THE TEQUILA UNDERGOES AN INTRICATE 18-MONTH AGING PROCESS DURING WHICH IT MATURES IN FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAND-SELECTED CASKS, EACH OF WHICH BRINGS A UNIQUE PROPERTY TO THE FINAL EXPRESSION. THIS AGING PROCESS CREATES A COMPLEX, INTENSE AND REFINED PROFILE DISTINCT FROM OTHER AÑEJO TEQUILAS.
“WE DEVELOPED A UNIQUE APPROACH TO CREATE MIJENTA AÑEJO GRAN RESERVA THAT MAKES IT UNLIKE ANY OTHER AGED TEQUILA. THE PROCESS BEGINS BY ALLOWING THE TEQUILA TO MATURE IN AMERICAN WHITE OAK BARRELS BEFORE IT IS TRANSFERRED TO FRENCH OAK BARRELS, WHICH BEGIN TO DEVELOP ITS FLAVOR PROFILE AND TEXTURE. FURTHER AGING IN ACACIA BARRELS ENHANCES THE BODY WHILE ADDING A LIGHT HERBAL AND CITRUS NOTE BEFORE THE FINAL TWO MONTHS ARE COMPLETED IN CHERRY OAK CASKS – AS OPPOSED TO THE MORE TRADITIONAL SHERRY CASKS – WHICH ENHANCES THE FRUITY NOTES. IMPORTANTLY, MIJENTA TEQUILA NEVER INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SWEETENERS OR FLAVORS – ITS TASTE PROFILE COMES ENTIRELY FROM THE AGAVE, TRADITIONAL DISTILLATION METHODS AND TIME SPENT MATURING TO PERFECTION.”
ON THE NOSE, MIJENTA’S AÑEJO HAS NOTES OF CACAO, BUTTERSCOTCH AND TOBACCO, WHILE THE PALATE IS PRESENTED WITH A BEAUTIFUL CORNUCOPIA OF DRIED STONE FRUITS AND ELEGANT SPICES, INCLUDING MACE, ANISE AND SAFFRON. FLAVORS OF SOFT CARAMELIZED COOKED AGAVE EXPAND JOYFULLY ON THE TONGUE, ALONG WITH ELEGANT VANILLA AND SUBTLE COFFEE NOTES THAT COME FROM THE INDIVIDUALLY SELECTED VARIETY OF BARRELS.
“CRAFTED TO BE A PEERLESS ULTRA-PREMIUM TEQUILA, MIJENTA’S CAREFULLY CURATED AÑEJO IS TRULY EXCEPTIONAL. WHEN COMING TOGETHER WITH FAMILY OR FRIENDS IN CELEBRATION, THIS TEQUILA WON’T JUST MARK A SPECIAL OCCASION – IT WILL BE AN OCCASION ITSELF. AGED IN FOUR TYPES OF THE FINEST CASKS FOR 18 MONTHS, THE AÑEJO HAS A DEPTH, COMPLEXITY AND PALATE THAT IS EXTREMELY REFINED AND COMPLETELY UNIQUE.”
