Clase Azul Día de Muertos 2024 Limited Edition Música

Description

ABOUT  Clase Azul Día de Muertos 2024 Limited Edition

• Series / Theme
  “Música” is the fourth installment in Clase Azul’s Nuestros Recuerdos Día de Muertos limited‑edition series, following Sabores (2021), Colores (2022), and Aromas (2023).

• Tribute / Focus
  This edition pays homage to the music of Día de Muertos — the melodies, rhythms, and musical traditions that accompany the celebration of memory, community, and ritual. Clase Azul frames it as capturing the “vibrant and mystical atmosphere” of the holiday’s musical heritage.

Production, Aging & Process

• Base Agave
  As with other Clase Azul premium expressions, it is made from 100% blue Weber agave.

• Aging Regimen

  • The tequila is aged for a total of 26 months.

  • The process begins in American whiskey casks.

  • After the initial aging, the batch is split into two portions: one is finished in Scotch whisky casks from Speyside, and the other is finished in Scotch whisky casks from the Isle of Skye (peaty region). The two are then recombined to form the final blend.

  • The use of Scotch casks (especially from smoky / peated whisky regions) is designed to reinforce smoky notes (evoking incense, candles, ritual) while balancing with sweeter elements.

• Master Distiller’s Intent
  Master Distiller Viridiana Tinoco describes the process as an effort to “reinterpret music into sensoric chords … to evoke nostalgia,” using the barrels to embed narrative and nuance (smoky, sweet, incense, ritual).

Palate / Taste

When sipped, the flavor profile continues the interplay of smoke, spice, and sweetness:

• Peat smoke (smoky character)

• Honey

• Cinnamon

• Hints of chocolate

• The flavors linger into a smoky finish

The idea is that the Scotch finish brings in the smoky / peat dimension (with its heritage of burning peat in whisky malting), while the American whiskey barrel base contributes a smoother, sweeter backbone.

Bottle / Design, Ornament & Aesthetic

Because Clase Azul integrates art and culture heavily into these limited editions, the decanter and ornament are major features.

• • The decanter is glazed in a deep plum / plum hue, reflecting the “soft and calming cadence of Día de Muertos melodies.”

  • On the base (back), there is an illustration in gold and lilac hues depicting an eclectic musical ensemble (instruments like drums, trumpets, tambourines, bandolones) in a parade motif. Some figures (in the rear) are skeletal (the departed), some allegorical in masks (the living), reflecting the blend of worlds in Día de Muertos.

  • The overall aesthetic is intended to evoke sound and movement in visual form.

  • Ornament / Emblem

  • On the front is a 24‑karat gold–plated ornament (gold + patina finish) in the shape of a Catrina playing an accordion (a musical skeletal figure).

  • This ornament is movable / articulated: the limbs (arms, etc.) can move, giving the effect of playing / dancing.

  • The ornament is crafted in the artisan workshop Milagros de Latón in Tesistán, Jalisco.

  • The ornament is composed of nearly 40 individual parts cast from 10 separate molds, assembled and finished by hand over ~1.5 weeks (≈ 10–11 days) per piece.