🥃 Herradura Legend
Herradura añejo tequila made from 100% Weber blue agave: 12–14 months in new, heavily charred, fluted American white oak barrels.
Herradura Legend is an añejo tequila from the Herradura brand, made from 100% Weber blue agave. Its main difference is the barrels: they are heavily charred and grooved inside, so the tequila reaches a larger surface of oak. According to the brand's website, it ages for 12–14 months, and the strength is listed as 40% ABV.
According to TRBusiness, in February 2024 Brown-Forman launched Legend in international duty-free trade and described its ageing as 14 months in new, heavily charred and fluted American white oak barrels. The producer writes that the tequila is distilled twice in small batches. The color is deep amber with bronze; on the palate, oak, caramel, stone fruit and black pepper.
Why this matters to you. Legend and Herradura Añejo are both añejos, but Legend ages for less time in new fluted barrels, while Añejo ages longer in ex-whiskey barrels. So by age Legend is younger, although it stands higher in the range; the top of the range is Herradura Selección Suprema. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV (per the brand's website) |
|---|---|
| Raw material | 100% Weber blue agave |
| Cask type | new, heavily charred fluted American white oak barrels |
| Distillation method | double, in small batches (per the producer) |
| Minimum maturation | añejo — from 1 year (NOM-006); at Legend — 12–14 months |
| Legal basis | NOM-006-SCFI-2012 (Mexico); appellation of origin “Tequila” |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Herradura Legend → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🐝 American white oak, 🍷 Oak barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Tequila 100% agave (100% de agave), 🥃 Blue agave
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Herradura, 🌵 Tequila
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Herradura Añejo, 🥃 Herradura Añejo, 🥃 Herradura Reposado, 🥃 Herradura Reposado
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Herradura Legend is older than Herradura Añejo?
No. Legend matures for 12–14 months and Añejo for 25; Legend's difference lies in its new fluted barrels, not in its age.
What are the fluted barrels of Herradura Legend?
Heavily charred American white oak barrels with grooves cut into the wood, so the tequila touches a larger surface of oak.
How long is Herradura Legend aged?
12–14 months according to the brand's website; TRBusiness, citing Brown-Forman, writes 14 months.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🥃 Tequila 100% agave (100% de agave) — Tequila made only from sugars of blue agave from the area of origin, unlike the “Tequila” category, where other sugars may make up to 49%.
- 🥃 Herradura Reposado — Herradura tequila since 1974, made from 100% Weber blue agave: 11 months in charred American white oak barrels, 40% ABV.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
Similar
🥃 Herradura Ultra · 🥃 Herradura Selección Suprema · 🥃 Herradura Añejo · 🥃 Herradura Reposado · 🥃 Herradura Silver · 🥃 Casamigos Añejo
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Herradura: Legend (añejo; 12-14 months; charred, grooved American oak barrels; double-distilled, small batch)
- TRBusiness: Brown-Forman releases Herradura Legend Añejo Tequila into GTR (15.02.2024; 14 months in heavily charred, new and grooved American white oak)
- Brown-Forman: Herradura (Silver barrel aged 45 days; Double Barrel Reposado; Legend añejo; Selección Suprema extra añejo, 49 months in American white oak)
- NOM-006-SCFI-2012, Bebidas alcohólicas — Tequila — Especificaciones (DOF 13.12.2012, Mexico): 35-55 % vol.; reposado ≥ 2 months, añejo ≥ 1 year in containers ≤ 600 l, extra añejo ≥ 3 years; 100 % de agave
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)