{"id":74364,"date":"2025-02-07T20:39:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alcohol\/anejo-alarm-why-aged-tequilas-are-disappearing\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T20:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:39:49","slug":"anejo-alarm-why-aged-tequilas-are-disappearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=74364","title":{"rendered":"A\u00f1ejo Alarm: Why Aged Tequilas Are Disappearing"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Fans of the aged tequilas, take note. You could be facing a shortage of your favorite sippers, higher prices, or both, as several sources report that they have no more a\u00f1ejo tequila to sell into the marketplace.<\/p>\n

\u201cProducers have been reluctant to lay down spirit with these high prices (for agave), thinking the price would drop, but it hasn\u2019t and reserves are drying up,\u201d says Jake Lustig<\/strong>, owner of the ArteNOM Selecci\u00f3n<\/a> tequila brand.<\/p>\n

The price of the raw material to make tequila has spiked in recent years, reaching a high of 32 pesos a kilo, compared to just under 4 pesos per kilo in 2016.<\/p>\n

Agave prices have always gone through a cycle of boom and bust pricing<\/a>, since growers often abandon the crop when they are getting almost nothing for it, only to replant when they see the prices climb. But the latest price spike has been unusually prolonged. We have recorded prices<\/a> above 25 pesos a kilo since 2017.<\/p>\n

Just to give you an idea of the capital required to make tequila, at 30 pesos a kilo one large oven load alone costs around $40,000 USD (for non-organic agaves.)<\/p>\n

This means that tequila producers have faced a dilemma for some time. Should they wait one year or more (the time required to call a tequila \u201ca\u00f1ejo\u201d) as their product rests in barrels before they get a return on their investment, or simply focus on making blanco tequila, or a lightly aged reposado, instead?<\/p>\n

\"Jimador<\/p>\n

High Agave Prices Meet High Demand<\/h2>\n

While pricing pressures have put a squeeze on production, there\u2019s another factor affecting a\u00f1ejo supply\u2014soaring demand amid the pandemic. Tequila sales grew over 54%<\/a> by revenue and 38% by volume in 2020, outperforming all other spirit categories.<\/p>\n

The surge in demand has left extra a\u00f1ejo (XA) reserves, which require at least three years of aging, greatly depleted. And now, a\u00f1ejos are starting to get harder to come by.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe noticed popular a\u00f1ejos and extra a\u00f1ejos, like Don Julio 1942, Patr\u00f3n Extra A\u00f1ejo, and Clase Azul A\u00f1ejo, have been frequently selling out for long stretches of time since last year,\u201d said Roman Romaya<\/strong> of Old Town Tequila<\/a> in San Diego, CA.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we are selling out of any a\u00f1ejo in the $100 to $300 range.\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

This may be because many customers still aren\u2019t able to go to bars, but also realize that they can get an entire bottle for what they would\u2019ve spent during a night out. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey are going top shelf, at home,\u201d Romaya says.<\/p>\n

Now, producers say that the a\u00f1ejo hunt is on.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery week I get calls from brands and distilleries looking to buy a\u00f1ejo tequila from me in bulk, but I only have enough for my brands,\u201d says Jaime Villalobos Sauza<\/strong>, Master Distiller of Suave Tequila<\/a>. \u201cRight now, it\u2019s difficult to find.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Suave<\/p>\n

Of course, more demand and less supply is resulting in higher prices. According to Romaya, they are seeing across the board price hikes on tequila, and the situation is no better in Mexico. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no more a\u00f1ejo,\u201d says Emilio Ferreira Ruiz<\/strong>, owner of the Tequilas El Buho<\/strong> store in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco. \u201cAnd prices are up, even for blancos\u2014although not as much\u2014since agave prices remain high,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

A Clear Competitor<\/h2>\n

Finally, there seems to be another driver in the a\u00f1ejo shortage: cristalinos<\/a>. Typically, these are a\u00f1ejo or extra a\u00f1ejo tequilas that have been filtered to remove the color added by the barrels during aging, resulting in a clear or nearly clear spirit that is marketed as \u201csmoother\u201d or premium.<\/p>\n

Cristalinos have been one of the fastest growing tequila segments in Mexico, and they are now taking off<\/a> in the United States. Some producers have used their aged stock to meet the demand, leaving them with less non-filtered a\u00f1ejo.<\/p>\n

We asked Ferreira Ruiz whether the cristalino trend was depleting anejo reserves. \u201cCertainly,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n

And, there\u2019s another twist \u2014 a surge of new cristalino tequilas made with reposado tequila, which can be aged as little as two months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is due to a lack of a\u00f1ejo,\u201d Ferreira Ruiz says.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve noted 14 reposado cristalinos<\/a> in our database \u2014 many added recently \u2014 with more presumably on the way.<\/p>\n

\"A\u00f1ejo<\/p>\n

What\u2019s An A\u00f1ejo Lover To Do?<\/h2>\n

Even if you can\u2019t find your favorite a\u00f1ejos right now, the good news is there are a lot of brands on the market and not all are having supply issues. Producers that have their own barrel programs and reserves (such as Tequila Fortaleza<\/strong><\/a>, Don Fulano<\/strong><\/a>, Casa Noble<\/strong><\/a>, and Tapat\u00edo<\/strong><\/a>) are reporting business as usual.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor future a\u00f1ejos and extra a\u00f1ejos, for all of our brands, we started filling more barrels than originally planned ahead of time,\u201d says Carlos Camarena<\/strong>, Master Distiller for Tapat\u00edo<\/strong>, Tequila Ocho<\/a><\/strong>, and El Tesoro de Don Felipe<\/a><\/strong>. This was in response to the fast-growing demand for a\u00f1ejo and extra a\u00f1ejo products.<\/p>\n

So, take this opportunity to try some aged tequilas you\u2019ve never had before, or would like to revisit. It probably won\u2019t be long until more aged sippers reappear on the shelves, just at a higher price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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