Padre Azul Tequila Añejo (700mL)

Toasting every member of your Mexican fiancé's family with a glass of Tequila is not that hard if the Tequila is good.

After falling in love with a young Mexican woman and asking her father for her hand in marriage, a young Austrian man also fell for the Mexican way of life as he had to toast every single family member with a glass of Tequila to get the father's approval. Tough, right! Fascinated with this drink that tasted nothing like what he had tasted in Europe, the idea was born for Pādre Azul, a relative newcomer to the Tequila market. Seeing a market for high-quality Tequila in Europe, a group of seven friends with a shared passion for Mexico and Tequila launched a company — Tradition Mexico GmbH — and their signature Pādre Azul line of Tequilas in 2016. Production is contracted through the famous Tres Mujeres distillery in Jalisco. The line is full of symbolic imagery, starting with the hand-made bottles with a distinctive "leather jacket" wrapping and a skull-shaped bottle stopper in the traditional Mexican style.

Pādre Azul Tequila Añejo is a toast to eternal friendship. Aged at least for 18 months in hand-selected oak Bourbon barrels, this premium smooth and complex Tequila should be enjoyed at between 18 and 20°C. Made with 100% locally sourced agave and rested in stainless steel tanks, it features notes of vanilla and chocolate, caramelized nuts and cinnamon. Receiving 98 points at the World Spirits Competition 2017, there is no better way to round up your evening entre amis. Throw a good cigar in the mix and you're golden.