Expresiones del Corazon Weller 12 Anejo Tequila 2024
Expresiones del Corazon Weller 12 Anejo Tequila 2024 is a 40% ABV (80 proof), 750mL limited-edition anejo — 100% Blue Weber agave from Los Altos, Jalisco, matured 26 months in barrels that held Weller 12 bourbon for 12 years at Buffalo Trace Distillery. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Style: Anejo tequila
- Aging: 26 months in ex-Weller 12 bourbon barrels — the longest aging in the collection
- Agave: 100% estate-grown Blue Weber, Los Altos, Jalisco
- Production: Stone-oven cooked, pressed, fermented and distilled at Casa San Matias
- Distillery: Casa San Matias, NOM 1103, Los Altos, Jalisco
- Release: Expresiones del Corazon collection (Corazon with Buffalo Trace Distillery); Antique Collection-style bottle with a handwritten label noting barrel, bottle number and bottling date
- Origin: Jalisco, Mexico
Buffalo Trace Barrels, Highland Agave
Expresiones del Corazon — "Expressions of the Heart" — is the long-running partnership between Casa San Matias, a family-owned distillery with more than 130 years of experience and Mexico's fourth oldest, and Buffalo Trace Distillery: Corazon tequila aged in barrels that held some of Buffalo Trace's most coveted whiskeys. Six tequilas make up the collection, and this Weller 12 Anejo is its longest-aged — 26 months in barrels that spent 12 years holding Weller 12 Kentucky straight bourbon. Master Distiller Rocio Rodriguez Torres describes a collection built on experimentation, each tequila taking on flavours reminiscent of the whiskey that previously graced its barrel. The bottling follows the Antique Collection presentation: the iconic glass bottle and cork stopper, with a handwritten label specifying the barrel, bottle number and date of bottling. Browse the Corazon collection and more tequila at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
The brand's own note for this expression: moderately sweet, with heavily cooked agave, toasted vanilla and a silky-yet-intense oak finish — the wheated bourbon barrel showing through as soft vanilla over the cooked agave.
How to Enjoy
Neat, in a proper glass, with time — 26 months of barrel work deserves a slow pour. For the full story, taste it beside a glass of Weller 12 bourbon and find the barrel's fingerprint in both.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Expresiones del Corazon Weller 12 Anejo? A limited-edition anejo tequila from Corazon (Sazerac), made at Casa San Matias in Los Altos, Jalisco, and matured for 26 months in barrels that previously held Weller 12 Year Old bourbon at Buffalo Trace for 12 years.
How is the Weller 12 Anejo different from the William Larue Weller Anejo? They are different bottles in the same collection: the Weller 12 Anejo rests 26 months in ex-Weller 12 barrels, while the William Larue Weller Anejo rests 15 months in ex-William Larue Weller (Antique Collection) barrels.
What proof is Expresiones Weller 12 Anejo? 80 proof (40% ABV) — all six tequilas in the collection are 80 proof.
Where is Corazon tequila made? At Casa San Matias in the Los Altos highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, from 100% estate-grown Blue Weber agave, slow-cooked in stone ovens.
Twenty-six months in a famous bourbon barrel — find Expresiones del Corazon Weller 12 Anejo Tequila at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA, ready to order online.