Cava de Oro Extra Anejo Cristalino Tequila
Cava de Oro Extra Anejo Cristalino Tequila is a 750mL cristalino: an extra anejo made from 100% blue Weber agave, aged five years in French oak and then filtered until the spirit pours crystal-clear — the colour of the barrel gone, the flavour of it left behind. It is produced by the Partida family's Cia. Tequilera Puerta de Hierro in El Arenal, Jalisco, under maestro tequilero Alberto Partida, whose signature appears on the bottle. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- Size: 750mL
- Class: Extra Anejo Cristalino — aged extra anejo, filtered to crystal clarity
- Aging: 5 years in French oak (distributor-published house specification)
- Agave: 100% blue Weber agave, sourced from Los Altos and the Tequila Valley (distributor-published)
- Producer: Cia. Tequilera Puerta de Hierro, El Arenal, Jalisco, Mexico — the Partida family house
- Maestro tequilero: Alberto Partida
The Partida Family's Clear Extra Anejo
Cava de Oro is the Partida family's brand — a tequila house rooted in Amatitan, with its distillery at Puerta de Hierro in El Arenal, at the start of the Tequila Route. The family's premium profile was built on long aging in wine barrels, a program developed by Gildardo Partida and maestro tequilero Alberto Partida. The Cristalino takes the house's five-year French-oak extra anejo and filters it clear, so a tequila with an extra anejo's depth pours with a blanco's brightness — aged character, presentation clarity. Browse the house on the Cava de Oro vendor page, and see more cristalinos and extra anejos in our tequila collection.
Tasting Notes
The widely published tasting profile for the Cristalino opens with cinnamon, caramel and vanilla on the nose; a soft entry that opens into toasted flavours; and an enduring finish of cinnamon and vanilla. The five years of French oak show as spice and sweetness rather than colour — the cristalino paradox in a glass.
How to Enjoy
Pour it neat or over a single large cube, where the clarity-versus-depth contrast is the whole point, or use it in a stirred, spirit-forward serve when you want aged character without the amber hue. The rest of the house range — including the unfiltered Extra Anejo — is on the Cava de Oro vendor page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a cristalino tequila?
An aged tequila — here, a five-year extra anejo — that has been filtered after barrel aging to remove the colour the oak gave it, while keeping the flavour and aroma the years in wood created. It pours clear like a blanco and tastes like an anejo.
Who makes Cava de Oro?
The Partida family's Cia. Tequilera Puerta de Hierro, in El Arenal, Jalisco. Alberto Partida is the house's maestro tequilero; the family itself is from Amatitan, though the distillery stands in El Arenal.
How is the Cristalino aged?
Five years in French oak, per the house specification published by its distributors, before the filtration that takes it clear.
Aged like an extra anejo, clear as a blanco — order Cava de Oro Extra Anejo Cristalino online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
