In 2019, the world was a bit more innocent than it has become after the last few years. Wouldn’t it be nice to go back? That was the year that George Strait released his first album in four years, Honkey Tonk Time Machine. It jams. This record captures traditional good-time country as only a songsmith with a career as lustrous as George’s can. Imagine, as George does, going back further, to the glory days of Country to listen to the music before Country became Pop with boots. Imagine going back to the days before aged Tequila was full of extracts that gave it a uniformly sweet vanilla nose that completely masked the agave character. This George Strait Special Edition Codigo 1530 Añejo is your ticket back to the traditions that agave aficionados hold dear.

Codigo 1530 is proudly traditional and never uses additives. Instead, the rich distinctive flavor of their products comes from selecting only the best barrels for aging. In fact, this limited release was bottled from only six barrels that were selected by George Strait himself. A symphony of fruit, spice and cooked agave lead to a warming, oaky finish. The difference between this and the fake stuff is quite obvious. It’s like the difference between a rich baritone and cheap autotune.