Corazon de Agave Expresiones Weller 12 Anejo Tequila 750ml

Corazon Expresiones Weller 12 Anejo is part of the 2024 Buffalo Trace barrel-aged tequila collection from Corazon de Agave. This release rests Casa San Matias' Highland anejo tequila for 26 months in barrels that previously held W.L. Weller 12 Year - Buffalo Trace's wheated-mash Kentucky bourbon - bottled at 80 proof / 40% ABV with a 100% Blue Weber agave mash. It is one of the first-ever Corazon anejos finished in Weller 12 Year barrels.

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.

The Weller 12 donor barrels held wheated bourbon for 12 years before being emptied and shipped to Jalisco - the same Pappy-style wheated mash that has made Weller one of the most allocated bourbons in the U.S. The wheat softens the bourbon's hard edges and imparts a creamier, more dessert-leaning character to the residual wood, which the Corazon Expresiones Weller 12 Anejo carries forward as silky sweetness over its cooked-agave base.

On the nose, it shows toasted vanilla, baked agave, almond nougat, and vibrant dried fruit. The palate brings silky caramel, dark chocolate, and seasoned oak, and the finish carries a long, warming close with lingering vanilla spice and gentle bourbon depth.

• Size: 750ml
• Proof: 80 (40% ABV)
• Age: 26 Months in W.L. Weller 12 Year bourbon barrels
• Category: Anejo
• Release: 2024 Expresiones del Corazon Collection
• Origin: Acatic, Los Altos de Jalisco, Mexico
• Distillery: Casa San Matias (NOM 1103)
• Donor Barrels: W.L. Weller 12 Year (Buffalo Trace wheated bourbon)