Gran Centenario Leyenda Extra Añejo Tequila

An Extra Añejo made from an over a century old A-list recipe.

Many things have changed since tavern owner Lázaro Gallardo began crafting Tequila in 1857 at Hacienda Los Camichines in the Highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. Not everything has, though – the Selleción Suave process he invented remains the same. What that might be, you wonder? Well, in Spanish, suave means smooth and Gallardo was the first Tequila Master Distiller to begin adding the richer, older and smoother Tequila reserves to the blend to produce one that would be smoother than them all.

The business is still family-owned today with several generations passing the know-how down to the next one – what an incredible gene pool, right! Even the bottle you’ll get today, inspired by the Art Deco style, was designed by Lázaro‘s son Luciano back in 1920.

Back in the day, Lazaro Gallardo wanted to create a special blend for his most esteemed guests and closest family members – the A-listers of the time, basically. He crafted this impressive recipe for a rare Extra Añejo that’s still used today over 150 years later. It starts with a 100% Blue weber agave Tequila, which is then aged for 4 years in new American oak. Then, it’s blended with older Tequila reserves (Remember the Suave?). Coming in a luxurious and elegant bottle, this complex beauty is one inter-generational dance of apple, pear, quince, sweet wood, maple, eucalyptus…