Tears of Llorona No. 3 Extra Añejo 1L
Tears of Llorona No. 3 Extra Anejo is a 1L extra anejo tequila bottled at 43% ABV (86 proof), aged five years and produced at La Tequileña (NOM 1146) in Tequila, Jalisco. The estate Blue Weber agave spends nearly a decade in volcanic soil before harvest; the spirit is slow-fermented in the open air with natural yeast and double-distilled in copper pot stills, then aged across a split of barrels — half Scotch whisky barrels, a quarter sherry casks, a quarter French Limousin Cognac barrels. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 43% (86 proof) — brand and bottle label
- Size: 1L
- Class: Extra Anejo — aged 5 years (brand statement)
- Casks: Half Scotch whisky barrels, quarter sherry casks, quarter French Limousin Cognac barrels (brand's original published program)
- Agave: 100% Blue Weber ("100% Agave Azul" on the label), estate-grown highland agave
- Production: Slow open-air fermentation with natural yeast; double-distilled in copper pot stills (brand)
- Producer: La Tequileña, NOM 1146, Tequila, Jalisco — created by German Gonzalez with master distiller Enrique Fonseca
Five Years, Three Barrels, One Private Reserve
Tears of Llorona began as German Gonzalez's private reserve — an extra anejo made for family and friends before it was ever a product. Gonzalez envisioned it; at La Tequileña in the town of Tequila, master distiller Enrique Fonseca crafts it in small batches of around 9,000 bottles. The method is deliberately old-fashioned — estate agave left nearly a decade in volcanic soil, slow open-air fermentation, copper pot stills — and the aging is the signature: five years divided across Scotch whisky barrels, sherry casks and French Limousin Cognac barrels, a split drawn from three great aged-spirit traditions at once. Browse the house on the Tears of Llorona vendor page, and see more extra anejos in our tequila collection.
Tasting Notes
The brand's published notes run to sherry-soaked raisins and butterscotch with toasted walnuts on the nose; brandied cherries, dark cocoa and smooth agave on the palate with a gentle warming spice; and a soft, complex finish of oak, vanilla and dried fruit — the three cask families each audible in the glass.
How to Enjoy
Neat, in a stemmed glass, with air and time — at 43% and five years, this is tequila poured like a fine cognac or a sherried single malt, not a mixer. The smaller format of the same tequila is the 375mL; the range is on the Tears of Llorona vendor page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "No. 3" mean in Tears of Llorona No. 3?
The brand does not publish an explanation on its current site. Importer copy describes Tears as German Gonzalez's third creation; a retailer theory tying the number to the three cask types circulates but is not brand-stated.
How long is Tears of Llorona aged, and in what?
Five years, per the brand — split across Scotch whisky barrels (half), sherry casks (a quarter) and French Limousin Cognac barrels (a quarter), per the brand's original published program.
Who makes Tears of Llorona?
It is produced at La Tequileña (NOM 1146) in Tequila, Jalisco — created by German Gonzalez, with Enrique Fonseca as master distiller, from estate-grown Blue Weber agave double-distilled in copper pot stills.
Five years across three cask traditions — order Tears of Llorona No. 3 Extra Anejo 1L online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
