Tradicional Añejo is 100% blue agave tequila aged in charred American oak, then finished in Irish single malt whiskey barrels. It is the pinnacle of the Jose Cuervo Tradicional line, which has been masterfully honed over 200 years. Carried out completely in the artisanal tradition developed by Jose Antonio de Cuervo: cooking the agave in clay ovens and distilling the tequila in copper stills. 

In 1795, Jose Maria Guadalupe de Cuervo began selling the very first Vino Mezcal de Tequila de Jose Cuervo after receiving the first official charter from the King of Spain to produce tequila commercially. Cuervo has been producing tequila at La Rojena, the oldest active distillery in Latin America, ever since. For over 250 years, Jose Cuervo has been making tequila from the largest agave holdings in the world. The journey begins in the fields on the skirts of the Tequila Volcano. After seven years of maturation, the agave plants are harvested and their cores, or "pinas," are sent to the La Rojena distillery. There, they are roasted, grinded, and smashed. The resulting extract is placed into fermentation tanks. Finally, it is distilled and aged to perfection in toasted barrels.