🥃 Herradura Selección Suprema
Herradura extra añejo tequila made from 100% Weber blue agave: 49 months in American white oak barrels, 40% ABV; since 1995.
Herradura Selección Suprema is the oldest permanent tequila from the Herradura brand, an extra añejo made from 100% Weber blue agave. It matures for 49 months in American white oak barrels. Strength is 40% ABV, according to Difford's Guide. This is the longest ageing among the brand's permanent versions.
According to Difford's Guide, the tequila was released in 1995 in a decanter inside a box, and it is credited with launching the extra añejo category; the producer also calls it the first in the world. The Mexican standard requires at least three years in oak for an extra añejo, so 49 months is a year more than the minimum. The color is golden caramel; on the palate, toasted agave, oak, vanilla, spices and orange zest.
Why this matters to you. Selección Suprema is the top of the permanent range: compare it with Herradura Añejo (25 months) and Herradura Legend (12–14 months). The limited Aniversario, aged 100 months, is a separate release, not a permanent line. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV (per Difford's Guide) |
|---|---|
| Raw material | 100% Weber blue agave |
| Cask type | American white oak |
| Year founded | 1995 |
| Minimum maturation | extra añejo — from 3 years (NOM-006); here — 49 months |
| Legal basis | NOM-006-SCFI-2012 (Mexico); appellation of origin “Tequila” |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Herradura Selección Suprema → affects → 🍷 Alcohol and health ← affects ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🐝 American white oak
- 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
- 🥃 Patrón Extra Añejo, 🥃 Herradura Reposado, 🥃 Herradura Reposado, 🥃 Herradura Silver, 🥃 Herradura Silver
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Selección Suprema was the first extra añejo?
So say the producer and Difford's Guide: the tequila was released in 1995 and is credited with starting this category.
How long is Herradura Selección Suprema aged?
49 months in American white oak barrels, a year more than the minimum for an extra añejo.
How does it differ from Herradura Añejo?
Añejo matures for 25 months and belongs to the añejo class; Selección Suprema matures for 49 months and belongs to the extra añejo class.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🥃 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.
- 🥃 Herradura Silver — The youngest permanent Herradura tequila, made from 100% Weber blue agave: 45 days in used American whiskey barrels, 40% ABV.
Similar
🥃 Herradura Ultra · 🥃 Herradura Legend · 🥃 Herradura Silver · 🥃 Herradura Añejo · 🥃 Herradura Reposado · 🥃 Patrón Reposado
⚠️ 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: Selección Suprema (extra añejo; 49 months in American White Oak barrels)
- Difford's Guide: Herradura Selección Suprema Extra Añejo (launched 1995; 49 months in American oak; 40 %)
- 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)