El Gran Viejo Extra Anejo Tequila
El Gran Viejo Extra Anejo Tequila is a 38% ABV (76-proof), 100% blue agave extra añejo from Destilería El Llano (NOM 1109) in the town of Tequila, Jalisco — the Orendain family's distillery, one of Mexico's oldest operating stills, family-run since the early 1900s with agave grown in estate fields around Tequila. As an extra añejo it has rested at least three years in American white oak. "El Gran Viejo" — the grand old man — was made to honor the family's grandfather, once mayor of Tequila. Order online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 38% (76 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Aging: Extra añejo — at least three years in American white oak (legal category minimum)
- Origin: Destilería El Llano, NOM 1109, Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico — Orendain family (Tequila Arette)
- Agave: 100% blue agave, estate-grown around the town of Tequila
The Grand Old Man of Tequila
The Orendain family has been distilling in Tequila since the early 1900s, and El Gran Viejo is their tribute bottling — named for the grandfather who once served as the town's mayor. Their better-known Arette brand takes its name from Arete, the horse ridden by Humberto Mariles to Mexico's only equestrian gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics; El Gran Viejo carries the same estate agave and the same old distillery, pushed further into oak. Among añejo tequilas, a family-distilled extra añejo at this price is increasingly hard to find.
Tasting Notes
No official tasting notes are published for this bottling, so expect the category rather than a promised flavor: extra añejos trade agave brightness for oak depth — expect cooked agave under layers of vanilla, caramel, toasted oak and dried fruit, with the long, soft finish that three-plus years in American oak builds.
How to Enjoy
Neat, in a proper tequila glass or a Glencairn — this is a sipping tequila, not a mixing one. If it must meet ice, one large cube.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does extra anejo mean?
A tequila aged a minimum of three years in oak — the oldest official aging category.
Who makes El Gran Viejo tequila?
The Orendain family at Destilería El Llano (NOM 1109) in Tequila, Jalisco — the same family behind Tequila Arette.
Is El Gran Viejo 100% agave?
Current retail listings describe the extra añejo as 100% blue agave.
Where can I buy El Gran Viejo Extra Anejo Tequila online?
This 750mL bottle is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor — it ships from San Diego, CA.
Three-plus years of Jalisco oak — buy El Gran Viejo Extra Anejo Tequila online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.