Codigo 1530 13 Year Extra Anejo Tequila

Código 1530's 13 Year is the oldest tequila the house has ever released — thirteen years in French oak Napa Cabernet barrels, more than twice the age of the Origen that VinePair greeted with a yikes. Código is the project of former Crocs CEO Ron Snyder and Federico Vaughan, backed by George Strait, Brett Hull, and Mike Shanahan; it's made at Varo Destilería, NOM 1616, in Amatitán from fully mature blue Weber agave, cooked in stone-clay ovens, fermented with yeast from a local bakery, and double-distilled, additive-free. The 13 Year is an extra añejo aged thirteen years in the Cabernet barrels, bottled at 40% ABV in a numbered, limited release presented as the pinnacle of the line; check your bottle for the release details. Thirteen years takes tequila past the point where most agave survives the barrel, into the territory of old Cognac and vintage Port: expect a deep mahogany pour with a nose of dried fig, prune, black cherry, dark chocolate, cedar, tobacco, and leather, opening into a dense, silky palate of caramel, roasted cocoa, baking spice, and the Cabernet's fruit and tannin, with a very long, warm, oaky finish and the agave a whisper underneath. Honest note: this is a collector's trophy at a trophy price — for the ultra-aged devotee and the gift that needs to be unforgettable; it is not a tequila for the agave purist. Neat, in a snifter, on a night that earns it. Thirteen years in Cabernet.

Buy Codigo 1530 13 Year Extra Anejo Tequila online with fast shipping right to your door.