Rating 95
Style
Classification Añejo
Produced In Mexico
ABV 42%
Availability Limited
Price $200.00 
Reviewed By
Reviewed 2026-04-28

El Tesoro Mundial: Yamazaki Edition Review

With the continued conglomeration of the industry, synergistic portfolio collaborations are to be expected — though most of them somehow end up being less than the sum of their parts. Not the case here where Suntory finishes its top tequila in sherry and wine casks previously used for its top Japanese whisky. Released in limited supply (about 30,000 bottles) in late 2025, this is hardly a gimmick. El Tesoro’s standard añejo — incidentally, also produced at La Alteña Distillery, by Carlos’s sister, master distiller Jenny Camarena  — is produced from estate-grown Blue Weber agave which is cooked in stone ovens, double-distilled, and aged in American oak. The Yamazaki finish adds surprising nuance. The nose remains pure cooked agave, vegetal with some minerality, and just a hint of sherry and wood; the palate offers berries, a certain nuttiness, baking spices, and some Mexican chocolate before moving toward a peppery, warming finish. This is truly what we like to see in an añejo with the agave accented — not overwhelmed — by barrel aging. Worth every penny if still found at MSRP.

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El Tesoro Mundial: Yamazaki Edition
With the continued conglomeration of the industry, synergistic portfolio collaborations are to be expected — though most of them somehow end up being less than the sum of their parts. Not the case here where Suntory finishes its top tequila in sherry and wine casks previously used for its top Japanese whisky. Released in limited supply (about 30,000 bottles) in late 2025, this is hardly a gimmick. El Tesoro’s standard añejo — incidentally, also produced at La Alteña Distillery, by Carlos’s sister, master distiller Jenny Camarena  — is produced from estate-grown Blue Weber agave which is cooked in stone ovens, double-distilled, and aged in American oak. The Yamazaki finish adds surprising nuance. The nose remains pure cooked agave, vegetal with some minerality, and just a hint of sherry and wood; the palate offers berries, a certain nuttiness, baking spices, and some Mexican chocolate before moving toward a peppery, warming finish. This is truly what we like to see in an añejo with the agave accented — not overwhelmed — by barrel aging. Worth every penny if still found at MSRP.

Reviewed On: 04-28-2026
95
POINTS
El Tesoro Mundial: Yamazaki Edition
With the continued conglomeration of the industry, synergistic portfolio collaborations are to be expected — though most of them somehow end up being less than the sum of their parts. Not the case here where Suntory finishes its top tequila in sherry and wine casks previously used for its top Japanese whisky. Released in limited supply (about 30,000 bottles) in late 2025, this is hardly a gimmick. El Tesoro’s standard añejo — incidentally, also produced at La Alteña Distillery, by Carlos’s sister, master distiller Jenny Camarena  — is produced from estate-grown Blue Weber agave which is cooked in stone ovens, double-distilled, and aged in American oak. The Yamazaki finish adds surprising nuance. The nose remains pure cooked agave, vegetal with some minerality, and just a hint of sherry and wood; the palate offers berries, a certain nuttiness, baking spices, and some Mexican chocolate before moving toward a peppery, warming finish. This is truly what we like to see in an añejo with the agave accented — not overwhelmed — by barrel aging. Worth every penny if still found at MSRP.

Reviewed On: 04-28-2026