Porfidio 'The Original' 3 Year Old Extra Anejo Tequila
Porfidio 'The Original' 3 Year Old Extra Anejo Tequila is the ultra-premium agave spirit that helped put high-end tequila on the world map — a 750mL extra añejo aged a full three years in hand-toasted virgin oak barrels (triple the CRT extra-añejo minimum), with part of that maturation aboard ships at sea. Made from 100% first-growth Blue Agave from the delimited Jalisco region ("Super-Jalisco"), cold-pressed with enzymatic hydrolysis at ambient temperature and double-distilled in German Holstein stills, it arrives in the signature Japanese hand-blown glass bottle with a glass cactus inside — no two bottles identical. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Age: 3 years continuously in hand-toasted virgin oak (extra añejo); partial ocean maturation aboard ships at sea
- Size: 750mL
- Process: cold-pressed agave juice, enzymatic (non-thermal) hydrolysis, double-distilled in German Holstein stills; non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free
- Producer: Porfidio brand, founded by Martin Grassl in the 1990s, Jalisco, Mexico
- Packaging: Japanese hand-blown glass bottle with glass cactus figurine, varnished presentation carton
The Enfant Terrible's Agave Statement
Founded by Austrian entrepreneur Martin Grassl — credited by the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times with helping popularize premium agave spirits worldwide — Porfidio deliberately positions itself beyond tequila classification, calling its liquid "Fine Agave Eau-de-Vie." The process reads like a technical manifesto: cold-press instead of thermal cooking, enzymatic hydrolysis that the brand says preserves delicate aromatics with less than half the methanol of standard 100% agave tequila, and aging only in hand-toasted virgin oak — never previously used barrels. Compare it with more extra añejo tequila or explore the brand's full range through the Porfidio collection at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
Retailer-quoted brand material: the nose opens with vanilla bean, toasted oak, honey, and baked agave; the palate moves through caramel, butterscotch, dried fruit, and gentle spice; the finish is smooth and warming, with lingering oak and sweet agave.
How to Enjoy
Neat, in a tulip glass, nothing else — this is a contemplative three-year oak-matured agave spirit. Ocean maturation adds a subtle marine edge that shows best at room temperature.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ocean maturation?
Part of the three-year aging period takes place aboard ships at sea, where motion and marine air accelerate extraction and add a subtle marine character to the spirit.
Is Porfidio a tequila?
The brand positions itself beyond CRT tequila classification, marketing its liquid as "Fine Agave Eau-de-Vie" — the trade convention is still to shelve it with extra añejo tequilas.
Why the cactus bottle?
Each bottle is Japanese-made hand-blown glass with a glass cactus figurine sealed inside, presented in a varnished carton — no two are identical, making them collectible in their own right.
Three years of virgin oak and sea air in one bottle — add Porfidio The Original to your Del Mesa Liquor order in San Diego, CA.