Don Julio 1942
Celebrate awards season with Don Julio 1942
Celebrate awards season with Don Julio 1942
Awards season is here, the most glamourous time of the year in Tinseltown. Tickets may be hard to come by, but that doesn't mean you can't sip like the stars at home with Don Julio 1942 – the sophisticated tequila served in illustrious cocktail bars across the globe.
Find out some of the cocktails our team have served up to the stars - and find out how to create the best serve at home.
Don Julio 1942: The night is calling to be tasted
Served in exclusive cocktail bars across the world, the iconic Don Julio 1942 Tequila is the choice of connoisseurs. When you talk tequila, conversation should pretty swiftly turn to 1942. If it doesn’t, you aren’t talking to someone who knows their stuff.
There’s beauty in simplicity and the best way to truly relish the remarkable flavours of Don Julio 1942 is to drink it neat in a Riedel glass. With sweet aromas of vanilla and oaky tones of nuts and chocolate, there’s love in every drop.
1942's clear, brilliant gold hue should tip you off on the quality of sip - it's rich, sweet, warm, and unparalleled.
The curtain call
An ultra-sophisticated serve: you don't get more luxurious than this.
- Pour 50ml Tequila Don Julio 1942 into a stemmed sherry glass.
- On the side, serve Chocolate-Dipped Mandarin Segments with Gold Flakes
An exceptional taste experience
Don Julio 1942 is 100% handcrafted luxury Tequila inspired by the passion of Don Julio Gonzalez. It is extraordinarily smooth due to longer ageing and being made from choice blue agave, which is hand-selected and grown for six to 10 years. Nose sweet aromas of vanilla and tones of nuts, almonds and chocolate combine with exotic cinnamon and a light essence of oak.
AROMA
Nose sweet aromas of vanilla and tones of nuts, almonds and chocolate combine with exotic cinnamon and a light essence of oak
PALATE
Flavours of vanilla, chocolates, caramel and spiced undertones with an oak
FINISH
Rich and sweet
1942 Encore
Globally acclaimed mixologist Charles Joly and Mexican Bartender of the Year (2023) Israel Barón masterfully created this signature cocktail to be served at the Governors Ball, the Academy’s official party following the 96th Oscars ceremony in 2023.
- Pour Don Julio 1942 into a stemmed Sherry glass.
- On the side, serve the mole-flavoured chocolate truffle bite.
Don Julio's portfolio: Top shelf tequila
The original luxury tequila of choice in Mexico, Tequila Don Julio uses only the highest calibre, fully matured and ripened Blue Agave that has been hand-selected from the rich, clay soils of the Los Altos region of the state of Jalisco.
The Tequila Don Julio portfolio includes Tequila Don Julio Blanco, Tequila Don Julio Reposado, Tequila Don Julio Añejo, Tequila Don Julio 70 Cristalino, Tequila Don Julio 1942
1942 often takes centre stage, but you can't go wrong with any of Don Julio's perfect serves…
Don Julio Anejo - Wonderfully complex and distinctive, this is one to introduce to your friends. Served neat or with a splash of something, it'll convince even the biggest tequila doubter that we're in the age of Agave.
Don Julio Blanco - crisp, clear and with citrus notes, Blanco elevates your favourite tequila cocktails.
Don Julio Reposado - the world's first luxury tequila. Mellow. Inviting. Subtle. This is one for the Quiet Luxury fans.