Tequila Ocho announced the release of Tequila Ocho Reposado Barrel Select Widow Jane 2022, a limited-edition tequila aged for eight weeks and eight days in used bourbon barrels from the Brooklyn-based Widow Jane Distillery.

Bottles will arrive on retail shelves and back bars in the back half of October.

This single-estate, single-field spirit has been crafted using overripe agaves harvested exclusively from Rancho El Nacimiento, one of many fields, or ranchos, owned and operated by the family of legendary tequilero and Tequila Ocho co-founder Carlos Camarena. The tequila was then finished in the Widow Jane bourbon barrels for more than eight weeks.

The resulting liquid is an agave-forward tequila, for which Tequila Ocho is known, along with the heady aromas, rich caramel, and baking spice notes from Widow Jane bourbon barrels.

This latest barrel select release comes just over two years after Tequila Ocho’s last barrel select offerings of three limited-edition blends of añejo created in partnership with Maison Ferrand Master Blender Alexandre Gabriel.

As with all of its tequilas, Tequila Ocho Reposado Barrel Select Widow Jane 2022 is certified 100% additive-free and is best enjoyed neat, sipped from a tequila flute.

Tequila OCHO curates, selects and harvests the ripest agaves only from its own fields in the world-renowned highlands around the town of Arandas, in the region of Jalisco, Mexico. The result of a dream shared by Camarena and the late, legendary tequila ambassador Tomas Estes, Tequila OCHO reflects the nuances of each and every agave field and is instantly recognizable by its annual vintages.

Tequila OCHO’s production process is very traditional, cooking agaves slowly in brick ovens and using wooden fermenters and copper pot stills for fermentation and distillation, respectively.

One thousand cases of the new expression, which is bottled at 45.5% ABV, will be released in nine different markets, from California to Metro New York City. SRP is $74.99 per bottle.

For more information, visit www.ochotequila.com