Corazon de Agave Expresiones Elmer T. Lee Barrels Anejo Tequila 750ml

Corazon Expresiones Elmer T. Lee Anejo is part of the Buffalo Trace barrel-aged tequila series from Corazon de Agave. This release rests Casa San Matias' Highland anejo tequila for 12 months in barrels that previously held Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon - the single-barrel category-defining bourbon named for Buffalo Trace's late master distiller emeritus. Bottled at 80 proof / 40% ABV with a 100% Blue Weber agave mash.

Expresiones del Corazon is a collaboration between Corazon Tequila and Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky. Buffalo Trace empties barrels from its most allocated American whiskey programs - including the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection - and ships the freshly emptied casks to Casa San Matias in Acatic, Los Altos de Jalisco. Corazon fills each barrel with its Highland Jalisco anejo or reposado tequila and rests the spirit in the residual whiskey compounds that have soaked into the wood through years of prior maturation. The filled barrels are stored in the first row of the aging facility - the level with the most controlled airflow - and tasted every two months until the desired character is reached.

Corazon Tequila is distilled at Casa San Matias, Mexico's fourth-oldest tequila distillery (NOM 1103), with more than 130 years of continuous production. The base tequila is 100% Highland Blue Weber agave, slow-cooked in traditional stone ovens, then pressed, fermented, and copper-pot-still distilled.

Elmer T. Lee was Buffalo Trace's master distiller from 1969 to 1985 and helped preserve the distillery through bourbon's leanest years; the eponymous bourbon was Lee's personal selection of the best single barrels in the warehouse. Those Elmer T. Lee donor barrels carry a more balanced, rounded bourbon character than the high-proof BTAC stalwarts, which Corazon Expresiones Elmer T. Lee Anejo translates as a softer, more dessert-leaning finish over the cooked-agave base. Distinct from the Elmer T. Lee Reposado in the lineup - which carries the same donor barrels but at a shorter aging window on a reposado base.

On the nose, it shows warm toffee, orange zest, lime pith, pink peppercorn, and caramel. The palate brings rich toffee with baked pear, sweet agave, dried citrus, and oak spice, and the finish carries a complex, layered close with sweet agave intertwined with subtle baking spice.

• Size: 750ml
• Proof: 80 (40% ABV)
• Age: 12 Months in Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel bourbon casks
• Category: Anejo
• Origin: Acatic, Los Altos de Jalisco, Mexico
• Distillery: Casa San Matias (NOM 1103)
• Donor Barrels: Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel (Buffalo Trace)