Solento Añejo Organic Tequila

Solento Añejo Organic Tequila is a 750mL anejo from Amatitan, Jalisco, Mexico — 100% USDA certified organic blue agave, grown seven years on a single estate, cooked two days in brick ovens, naturally fermented and twice distilled, then aged 18 months in American oak barrels, with no additives. Specialist listings for this bottling give it at 40% ABV and identify the distillery as NOM 1480, Tequila Las Americas. Solento — founded in 2019 by filmmaker and surfer Taylor Steele, its name from the Spanish for "slow sun" — is the slow-living tequila house, and the anejo is its unhurried expression. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.

• ABV: 40% (specialist-listing consensus; not stated on the official product page checked)
• Size: 750mL
• Class: Anejo — 18 months in American oak barrels (official brand site)
• Agave: 100% blue agave, USDA certified organic, single estate, grown 7 years, no additives
• Production: Two-day brick-oven cook, natural fermentation, twice distilled (official brand site)
• Origin: Amatitan, Jalisco, Mexico (Los Valles) — NOM 1480, Tequila Las Americas (specialist-listing identification; not CRT-verified)

Slow Tequila, Eighteen Months Slower

Solento was founded on a surfer-filmmaker's idea — Taylor Steele's "slow sun" answer to shot culture, made with the Montes family, tequila producers for three generations — and its anejo takes the idea literally: organic Amatitan agave given seven years in the field and a two-day brick-oven cook, then a year and a half in American oak before anyone pours it. The San Diego connection in this listing's old tags is the brand's home, not the liquid's origin: this is Jalisco tequila from the Los Valles valley country. Browse the range on the Solento Tequila vendor page or see more anejo tequila and tequila.

Tasting Notes

From the brand's official site: Nose: Maple, toasted hazelnuts and winter spice. Palate: Cooked agave and warm maple syrup in a velvety mouthfeel — buttery maple with a hint of oak. Finish: Ruby grapefruit and lingering butterscotch.

How to Enjoy

Neat, at room temperature, in a stemmed glass — 18 months of oak and organic agave deserve the slow pour the brand is named for. It also makes a considered anejo Old Fashioned.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the agave really organic? Yes — the brand's agave is USDA certified organic, and the tequila is made with no additives, per the official site.

How long is it aged? 18 months in American oak barrels — inside the anejo class's one-to-three-year window.

Where is it made? On a single estate in Amatitan, Jalisco (Los Valles), Mexico. Specialist listings identify the distillery as NOM 1480, Tequila Las Americas. (The listing's old California/San Diego region tags reflect the brand's home, not the spirit's origin, and are being corrected.)

Organic agave, brick ovens and time — order Solento Anejo Organic Tequila from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.