El Tesoro’s wonderful Mundial Assortment releases have each earned our reward, and now the distillery returns with spherical three, which is aged in Basil Hayden Toast whiskey barrels.
The highlands tequila is a reposado, totally aged for its practically six months of resting time in Basil Hayden Toast oak barrels which might be toasted then flash-charred earlier than getting used to age Basil Hayden bourbon. Each prior Mundial releases had been anejos, which actually let the ending cask present by means of. So, what occurs when a comparatively youthful contender hits the scene?
The quick reply is that Mundial Basil Hayden is only a actually good reposado. To that time:
On the nostril, it’s fairly perky with agave, showcasing an ample punch of inexperienced herbs, white pepper, and baking spices. Toasted sesame oil emerges from there, pairing with aromas of vanilla and a extra current cinnamon observe to carry the traditional reposado character into fuller focus.
The palate provides no actual surprises, that includes plenty of vanilla, fairly creamy at occasions, however nonetheless sharp with peppery herbs and spicy agave. The sweetness evaporates in brief order, forsaking these relatively racy agave-driven notes and a transparent observe of lemon, barely charred, with a imprecise trace of honeydew on the end.
Like I mentioned earlier: It’s an distinctive reposado, although there’s no actual indication of the affect of Basil Hayden Toast on it — or a lot to tell apart it from different top-tier reposado bottlings. (The worth, thoughts you, is kind of excessive.) Maybe an anejo would exhibit a clearer affect vs. the usage of some other whiskey barrel model for the ageing? Who is aware of? Possibly we’ll discover out with subsequent yr’s Mundial.
80 proof. NOM 1139.
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El Tesoro Mundial Assortment: Basil Hayden Toast Version
$175
