Centinela Añejo Tequila is aged for close to 30 months in barrels previously used for bourbon, to produce a mellow, golden tequila with complex rich flavours.
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We charge a flat fee of £5.95 for delivery if your order is under 20kg, and £10 inc VAT if it is over 20kg. Free delivery is available for orders above £120 (inc VAT).
For Standard Delivery, we will ship items within 2 working days, provided the order is placed before midday.
For Express Delivery, we will ship items the same day, provided the order is placed before midday.
Once your order has been dispatched, you will receive a shipment confirmation email, and the following day, you will receive a text from our courier with a delivery window. If your order has not yet arrived, please email [email protected] and quote your order number.
Keep an eye out for your shipment confirmation email; once you get it, your order will be delivered the next day.
We want all our cusomers to be 100% happy with their order and it is our aim to ensure that all orders are supplied to our customers arrive in perfect condition. You have the right to cancel your order at any time without being charged for the goods ordered within 14 days of purchase.
Excludes perishable or personalised products or those products that have been specified as non-returnable.
If you need to cancel an order you have just placed, you can do so by calling our customer service team on 020 8951 9840 and provide your order confirmation number and name. If you call us after your item has shipped, we will be unable to cancel it and you will need to return to us. Please email us at [email protected] with your order confirmation number, full name and the reason you for the return. Shipping charges are non-refundable. We advise you to obtain a postal receipt or send the items back via recorded delivery.
Tequila Centinela was established in 1904. Remaining faithful to tradition, the production process has not changed much over time. Using agaves that take approximately 8 years to mature from their own Agave fields, the Jimadors are trained to cut the pencas extremely close to the pina to prevent any bitter flavours during cooking.
The Agaves are then slowly cooked – a crucial process in the final tasting profile. Using clay ovens that give the cooked Agaves a smoky flavour and sweet after taste. Tequila Centinela slow cooks with steam and this process takes approximately 24 hours. The cooked Agave is then allowed to settle and cool for an additional 24 hours.
For the extraction or grinding process, 2 mills with 5 presses each are used, to crush and wash the fibres in a gentle way. The extracted juice is called "Aguamiel" (honey water), and is very sweet with a high sugar content, which is what is needed to create alcohol in the fermentation process. The "Aguamiel" undergoes fermentation; using natural yeast from the environment. The process takes 3 to 5 days, as the yeast starts converting the sugars into alcohol.
Following a double distillation, the heart (Tequila) goes to the aging room, where it’s category is selected according to its tasting profile. The Tequilas are aged in previously used 200 litre American white oak bourbon barrels.
