The regular Arette Artesanal Reposado rests close to a year in oak. This one spent just under five months in an American oak barrel that previously held Napa Valley Cabernet, but it pulled an enormous amount of character out of those wine-soaked staves in that short window.

We tasted it and new immediately it was time to get it into bottles.

And really, that's the whole point of a short rest in an aggressive barrel: you get intensity and nuance without the tequila turning into a wood bomb or losing its agave. Five months was enough to build a LOT of flavor while keeping Arette's DNA intact.

It's a true single barrel bottling. One shot deal, 258 bottles, all in recycled glass with hand-written labels, bottled at 46% ABV to put flavor squarely in the front seat.

When this barrel is gone, this exact flavor profile is gone with it. There's no batch two.