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El Jefe Luis Gold Edition Extra Añejo Named Best Tequila of 2026
The six-year aged spirit won top honors at the World Tequila Awards and the Latin American World Spirits Competition. Forbes reported on its production details and limited U.S. availability.
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El Jefe Luis Gold Edition Extra Añejo was named Best Tequila of 2026 by the World Tequila Awards. Forbes reported the result on June 14, 2026. The same expression also won the world’s best Extra Añejo category at the 2026 Latin American World Spirits Competition.
The World Tequila Awards are an annual competition launched in 2019 by the World Drinks Awards, the same organization that runs the World Whiskies Awards. The tequila matures for six years in white American oak barrels. Extra Añejo requires a minimum of three years aging, making the six-year period double the requirement.
Judges described the spirit with the tasting note: “Rooty with cedar and oily notes, some pecan and crumpet. ” Forbes reported that the profile also includes toasted vanilla, caramel, earthy agave, and a saffron spice finish. The product is made from 100% blue Weber agave grown in the dark volcanic soil of the Jaliscan lowlands.
It was distilled at NOM 1459 – Tequila Selecto de Amatitan. El Jefe Luis Gold Edition Extra Añejo is bottled at 35% ABV and priced around $325 per bottle in Mexico. U.S. Sales. The brand recommends serving the tequila neat at room temperature from a brandy snifter and pairing it with smoked ribeye. The company’s website states that the product can be shipped internationally via DHL.
