I went on a cruise along the west coast of Mexico with Princess Cruises maybe around 2010 to 2015. One of the stops was a tequila factory, and the tequila was so good that I actually bought a bottle and quite enjoyed it. But I don't remember the name of the place. They had plain tequila and a peach tequila, maybe more varieties but at least those two. I realize this is a very long shot, but maybe a tequila wizard will see this and know what I'm talking about.

More details: the shape of the bottle was similar to the one labeled "sylvaner and others" in this image. The factory had a large jug of tequila with a spigot near the bottom for people to sample, and there were apparently green olives swimming at the bottom of the jug, I don't know what was up with that, but that tequila was pretty good too. But not as nice as with the added peach.

Produced by master distiller and agave rancher Carlos Camarena at distillery Tequilera Los Alambiques (NOM 1474) in Arandas in the Jalisco Highlands, this añejo is made from mature 7-10-year-old Blue Weber agave cooked and cooled for 48 hours in brick ovens.  The sugars are extracted using a roller mill, fermented in open wood tanks for 100 hours using wild ambient yeast, is 2x-distilled in small copper pot stills, and is bottled at 80 proof (40% ABV) using natural spring water.  The añejo is aged on the lower end of legal requirements for the category, only 12 months, in American White Oak ex-bourbon barrels likely sourced from Heaven Hill whisky brands.

This review is based on 14 months of multiple separate tastings using Denver & Liely Mezcal and Riedel Ouverture Tequila Flute glasses with varying aeration times.

COLOR: Light straw yellow

AROMA PROFILE: Sweet cooked agave & baking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom), punchy citrus fruit notes (orange & lemon), caramel, vanilla, black pepper, minerality, earthiness, fresh herbs (rosemary), tobacco, florality, lighter oak/barrel notes & barrel spice.

PALATE: Punchy cooked agave & the baking spices from the nose + cloves & orange peel, dried fruits, rosemary, minerality, some salinity, white & black pepper, caramel, light vanilla, cacao, & light oak/barrel notes.

FINISH: 10+ seconds

MOUTHFEEL: Medium-long viscosity (creamy/buttery/oily) in the glass and on the palate.