Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia Private Cask Mole Edition Anejo Tequila 2026

Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia Private Cask Mole Edition Anejo Tequila 2026 is a 100% Blue Weber agave añejo, 40% ABV (80 proof), aged in new American and French oak and then finished approximately three months in medium-toasted new American oak casks seasoned with Oaxacan red mole — claimed by the brand as the world's first tequila finished in mole-seasoned barrels. 750mL. Order it online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 40% (80 proof)
• Size: 750mL
• Finish: ~3 months in medium-toasted new American oak seasoned with Oaxacan red mole
• Base: 100% Blue Weber agave; hand-trimmed piñas (jicama cut), slow-roasted in masonry brick ovens built in 1812, proprietary yeast, twice distilled
• Distillery: La Rojeña, Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico
• Release: Announced July 2026 at Tales of the Cocktail; Private Cask Collection Edition No. 2 (SRP $120)

The World's First Mole-Finished Tequila

Reserva de la Familia's Private Cask Collection exists to do things nobody has done before, and the 2026 Mole Edition is its boldest move yet: añejo tequila finished in casks seasoned with Oaxacan red mole. After the standard oak aging, the tequila rests roughly three months in medium-toasted new American oak that has been seasoned with the mole's roasted chiles, chocolate, and spice — so the finish reads as cacao, dried fruit, and pepper layered over La Rojeña's roasted-agave character. Announced in July 2026 at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans and sold at select US retailers from September 2026, it's the second edition in the Private Cask Collection.

Tasting Notes

Cacao, baking spice, dried fruit, and black pepper over roasted agave, with vanilla and toast from the new American and French oak. The mole seasoning adds a savory depth you don't get in any other añejo — warm and lingering rather than sweet.

How to Enjoy

This is a sipper: neat in a copita or a rocks glass, at room temperature, to catch the mole-cask layers. If you're cocktail-minded, try it in a añejo Old Fashioned with a single cube — the cacao notes play beautifully with bitters.

Frequently Asked Questions

The 2026 Private Cask Collection Edition No. 2 — a 100% agave añejo finished approximately three months in casks seasoned with Oaxacan red mole, the first tequila of its kind per the brand's announcement.

Cacao, dried fruit, and pepper notes laid over the tequila's roasted agave — savory and warming rather than sweet.

Yes — 100% Blue Weber agave, hand-crafted in small batches at La Rojeña. See the full Jose Cuervo range at Del Mesa Liquor.

A genuinely unprecedented bottle from the Reserva de la Familia line — order the Jose Cuervo Private Cask Mole Edition Anejo 2026 online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.