An Ultra-ULTRA Luxury Tequila from the Great Volcan

VOLCAN DE MI TIERRA
COLECCION I: HACIENDA LA GAVILANA ANEJO TEQUILA

JALISCO, MEXICO
 

WHY BUY: 
The brand Forbes hailed for "redefining premium tequila" is back with what we think is their most extraordinary expression yet — so exhilaratingly pure and refined that it almost belongs in a category of its own. While 80% of the industry relies on chemical shortcuts and additives, Volcán — a collaboration between Moët Hennessy and a Mexican family whose tequila roots reach all the way back to 1774 — takes the opposite approach: 36-hour cooking times, tahona extraction that yields a third of what industrial methods produce, and zero additives (which actually dilute what time and nature create). The lowlands agave they use brings more minerals and spices while avoiding the astringency of highland varieties, making for a spirit that expresses its volcanic terroir. And this bottling takes the cake, folks: it spent 18 months in European oak and then another 414 days in sherry casks. The result is tequila like you’ve never had it … or understood it.

THE BOTTLE: 
It's just as impressive as the juice, fashioned as it is from stunning white Carrara marble … a piece you can well imagine turned heads when it debuted at Art Basel.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: 
The brand secured three coveted Gold Medals at The Spirits Business Tequila & Mezcal Masters 2025, and it has been named the official tequila of Formula 1.

OUR TASTING NOTES: 
The first surprise is the unexpected gentleness on the initial sip, with none of that agave burn that we brace for, and a one-two of maple and vanilla that doesn’t vie for supremacy with the lowlands mineral character, but works with it, enhancing and deepening it. Those 414 days in sherry casks make for layers that unfold slowly … and then unfold some more. What surprised me most was not just how the volcanic terroir comes through, but the way it does: in an earthy undertone that seems to give the entire experience a foundation that feels rooted in something ancient. The texture feels almost Cognac-like, silky in ways that make you realize that Moët Hennessy has contributed more than just a name. A massive triumph, and a tequila you’ll be thinking about for years after.

THE STORY: 
The Gallardo family has been living around the Tequila Volcano since 1774, when they founded Hacienda La Gavilana … back when most of what would become the United States was still British America. For nearly 250 years, they've run various businesses in the shadow of that massive stratovolcano, including sugar mills, but their partnership with Moët Hennessy in 2017 is surely their most ambitious project yet. Together the two have built a dramatic distillery, one carved directly from volcanic rock. This is a literal underground cathedral to agave, where traditional tahona wheels (volcanic stone circles) crush the cooked hearts of lowlands agave plants. 

WHAT TO PAIR IT WITH: 
The richness and complexity of this tequila invites pairings, and you can probably guess the kinds of dishes I’m going to suggest: hearty, and full of depth, with flavors that are filled with umami: aged, ripe cheeses, slow-braised short ribs, carnitas, a dark chocolate mousse. You’ll want to avoid citrus or any acidic sauces that prevent the tequila from expressing itself fully.

ABV: 
40% (80 proof).

FUN FACT: 
Only 1,774 bottles were produced, in homage to the founding year of Hacienda La Gavilana.

OUR GUARANTEE: 
As always, we only buy and source directly from the estate to ensure that your bottles and cases arrive as they should and as you deserve: with pristine provenance guaranteed. Secure yours today!