If you consider yourself a true tequila connoisseur, you might be interested in this limited cask release from Don Julio and BlockBar.
Anyone who’s danced with the Devil’s favourite spirit knows that there are tequilas, the ones that fuel bar fights, revolutions, infidelity, and crappy margaritas, and then there are tequilas that deserve a little God damned respect. Tequila Don Julio, certainly the latter, is poised to make history with its inaugural global cask sale, offering spirit collectors around the world the opportunity to own a limited-edition release of the iconic Don Julio 1942 with a special cask finish.
READ: You’re Gonna Love This New Ferrari
This coveted spirit will be presented in five expressions, masterfully crafted through an extended finishing process utilising casks that previously held bourbon, ruby port, orange wine, madeira wine and Crémant. With only one cask of each finish released exclusively through an online auction on BlockBar.com on June 20, owners will experience tasting notes that have never before been featured from this ultra-premium añejo tequila. Following the auction, the owners of each of the new expressions will be invited to a special event at the brand’s private distillery in Mexico forming a cask owner community.
The five limited-edition Tequila Don Julio 1942 expressions were carefully selected to best complement the Don Julio 1942 tasting notes, while enhancing certain intricacies of its flavour profile. For example, the Crémant Cask Finish introduces floral and citrus notes, while the Orange Wine Cask Finish imparts tea and sweet spices. The Ruby Port Cask Finish offers a combination of cinnamon and dark chocolate, while the Madeira Wine Cask Finish brings the opulence of toffee and spices, and the Ex-Bourbon Double Charred Cask Finish deepens the warmth of Tequila Don Julio 1942 with toasted oak and caramelised banana notes.
READ: Your Guide to Hong Kong’s Floating Parties
Crafted at La Primavera Distillery in the highlands of Jalisco by an expert team of tequileros, each step of the process from harvesting the agave to finishing each unique expression involved meticulous coordination and craft, using the same traditional standards of production that brand founder Don Julio González set when he first followed his heart and revolutionised the tequila category.
Striking, bold and as unique as the tequila within, limited-edition bottles have been specifically created for the Tequila Don Julio 1942 Cask Finish release and will be individually numbered, featuring a gold-embossed icon that is emblematic of the origins for the five special cask finishes. These icons will be displayed on a vibrant, blue-coloured Tequila Don Julio 1942 bottle which maintains the variant’s iconic architecture, a shape chosen by Don Julio González himself to pay homage to the leaves of the agave plant.
Tequila Don Julio will store all five casks at its Mexico distillery until bottling which will occur between December 2024 and March 2025. Thanks to the BlockBar global platform, powered by blockchain technology, owners can sell or gift each cask NFT, representing the equivalent of the full cask of the tequila they purchased. At bottling, the cask NFTs will each convert to 40 NFTs that can also be gifted or sold, representing ownership of 40 cases of six 750ml bottles. These bottles will be stored by BlockBar and will be available for redemption globally by June 2025.
For more Spirits inspiration click here.
LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? FOLLOW ALPHA MEN ASIA ON FACEBOOK, OR INSTAGRAM AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR HONG KONG-CENTRIC NEWSLETTER HERE
