88 Anejo Tequila
88 Anejo Tequila is a 750mL anejo bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof), made from 100% blue agave in Mexico and rested in oak barrels past the one-year minimum the anejo class requires, by 88 Spirits Corporation's Tequila 88 range. The brand's own description is of patience rewarded: an amber pour with copper flashes, sweet cooked agave balanced against the barrel's wood, butter, pecan and vanilla, and a silky, round palate. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Agave: 100% blue agave
- Age: Anejo — rested in oak barrels (at least 1 year, per the class)
- Origin: Mexico
The Patient End of Tequila 88
Tequila 88 is the range of 88 Spirits Corporation, a California importer founded in 2010 whose portfolio is built on 100% blue agave tequila from Mexico in Blanco, Reposado and aged expressions. The Anejo is the expression that waits: at least a year in oak turns the blanco's bright agave toward amber, baked sweetness and nut-and-vanilla depth, in the brand's telling — the success of patience, dedication and willingness. Compare the younger expressions on the 88 Tequila vendor page and in our tequila collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the brand's notes: an amber crystal colour with copper flashes; a powerful sweet aroma of cooked agave in balance with wood, butter, pecan and vanilla; and a delectable silky, round flavour — ecstasy to the senses, in the brand's own enthusiastic phrasing.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a stemmed glass — an anejo's oak and agave balance is the whole point — with an anejo Old Fashioned as the cocktail detour. More aged tequila is in our tequila collection and across our spirits collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is 88 Anejo aged?
Past the one-year minimum the anejo class requires, in oak barrels. Published brand copy exists in two conflicting versions for the exact duration, so no specific month count is claimed here — the bottle's back label is the authority.
Who makes 88 Tequila?
Tequila 88 is the brand of 88 Spirits Corporation, a California importer founded in 2010, working with 100% blue agave tequila from Mexico across Blanco, Reposado and aged expressions.
What does 88 Anejo taste like?
Per the brand: sweet cooked agave balanced with wood, butter, pecan and vanilla, on a silky, round palate under an amber, copper-flashed pour.
Patience in oak, agave at the centre — order 88 Anejo Tequila online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.