Código 1530 is a premium tequila brand founded in 2016 by former Crocs CEO Ron Snyder, Federico Vaughan and country singer George Strait, built around a private family tequila recipe handed down for generations by an artisan distilling family in Amatitán, Jalisco; Pernod Ricard acquired a majority stake in the brand in 2022. The Añejo expression is aged 18 months in Napa Valley Cabernet French White Oak wine barrels, sourced from California wineries, a signature of the Código 1530 range that layers red-fruit and oak character onto the tequila’s agave base.
CHARACTER
Agave: cooked or roasted agave noted across every independent review used
Vanilla: named in the brand’s own tasting notes, echoed independently across two separate reviews
Caramel: named independently by two separate reviews
Dried Fruit: named in the brand’s own copy as “hints of fruit,” echoed independently as dried fruit and a fruity finish
TASTING NOTES
NOSE- Roasted agave and vanilla, with a touch of dried fruit.
PALATE- Cooked agave balanced with oak, caramel, vanilla and dried fruit, with a touch of spice.
FINISH- Medium length, dry yet fruity, with lingering caramel, vanilla and a warming spice.
