Rum casks
- Previously held
- Rum
- Origin
- Foursquare Distillery, Barbados · Colombian blackstrap molasses rum
- Used for
- Yéyo Tequila Reposado · 8 months
- Mission 1530 (Colombian rum casks) · 11 months
Barrel Room · Arandas, Jalisco
What can tequila become?
Yéyo follows each barrel as an experiment in wood, previous fill and time—then records what became a release.
Explore the barrelsThe barrel program
One tequila, many barrel histories.
Every Yéyo barrel release begins at Destilería El Ranchito, NOM 1414, in Arandas, with Master Distiller Sergio Cruz and the team. What changes is the barrel: its wood, previous fill, time, and whether a second barrel follows.
Some experiments become releases; others inform what comes next. The collection below records the verified cask histories—from rum and wine to cider, Cognac and whiskey—along with the tequila each produced. See how Yéyo is made before it reaches the barrel.
Made by people
Curiosity starts here.
Founder Jon Bullinger, Master Distiller and part owner Sergio Cruz, and the team at NOM 1414 work through these experiments together. Read the founder story.
Barrel craft
Fire. Wood. Time.
Barrel preparation is physical work: wood shaped, joined and fired before a spirit ever rests inside.
Explore the barrels
Follow the experiment.
Choose a barrel history to follow it through tequila, time, and a real Yéyo release.
01 · Barrel
Ex-rum casks from Foursquare Distillery, Barbados
A distinctive cask history, explored as a deliberate part of the finished tequila.
02 · Tequila
Yéyo tequila enters the barrel
03 · Time
8 months
04 · Release
Yéyo Tequila Reposado
80 proof · 40% ABV
Understanding the barrels
What each barrel held.
Syrah, Sherry & Port casks
- Previously held
- Syrah (France), Sherry (Spain), Port (Portugal) — equal parts
- Origin
- France · Spain · Portugal
- Used for
- Yéyo Tequila Reposado Rosa 86 High Proof · 8 months
White Port barrels
- Previously held
- White Port
- Used for
- Yéyo CAPRI (Reposado) · 6 months
Sauternes barrels
- Previously held
- Sauternes
- Origin
- France
- Used for
- Agave Vice Vol. I (Reposado, archive) · 9 months
- Heritage Cask Collection · Sauternes Reposado (upcoming)
French Limousin oak, ex-Cognac
- Previously held
- Cognac, for approximately 20 years
- Origin
- Limousin Forest, France
- Used for
- Something extraordinary is taking shape.
Willett bourbon barrels
- Previously held
- Bourbon (an 8-year Willett Family Estate barrel for Mission 1530)
- Origin
- United States
- Used for
- Mission 1530 (finish in a single barrel) · 6 months
Spiced apple cider & peach wine casks
- Previously held
- Spiced apple cider · Peach wine
- Used for
Heritage casks: Tokaji Aszú, Willett, Moscatel & Port Ruby
- Previously held
- Tokaji Aszú (Hungary) · Willett whiskey, two single barrels of 9 and 13 years (Bardstown, Kentucky) · Moscatel (Spain) · Port Ruby (Portugal)
Aging vs. finishing
One barrel, or two.
On this page, aging is the time Yéyo spends in its main barrel. Finishing is a further period in a second, different barrel.
Most Yéyo barrel releases use a single barrel history. Mission 1530 used both: 11 months in Colombian blackstrap molasses rum casks, then six months in a single 8-year Willett Family Estate bourbon barrel.
Previous fill
What came before.
Previous fill means what a barrel held before Yéyo. Yéyo records that history for every release and lists it in the barrel cards above.
Where tasting notes are published, you’ll find them on each release’s own page.
French Limousin oak
The long way.
French oak from the Limousin Forest, in barrels that previously held Cognac for approximately 20 years.
Barrel release archive
Every barrel release, kept on record.
Core barrel-aged expressions
Yéyo Tequila Reposado
80 proof · 40% ABV
Ex-rum, Foursquare Distillery
8 months
Available
ViewReposado Rosa 86 High Proof
86 proof · 43% ABV
Syrah · Sherry · Port
8 months
Available
ViewJoven Sol Vol. II
86 proof · 43% ABV
Ex-spiced apple cider, blended with Blanco
11 months
Available
ViewJoven Luna Vol. II
86 proof · 43% ABV
Ex-peach wine, blended with Blanco
11 months
Available
View
Limited releases
Yéyo CAPRI
86 proof · 43% ABV
White Port
6 months
Limited release
View
Single barrels
Heritage Cask Collection
86 proof · 43% ABV
Tokaji Aszú · Willett · Moscatel · Port Ruby · Sauternes
Time not published
14 barrels · 14 single-barrel releases · Upcoming
View
Archived releases
Agave Vice Vol. I
89 proof · 44.5% ABV
Sauternes
9 months
Fewer than 1,200 bottles · Sold out
Mission 1530
86 proof · 43% ABV
Colombian rum, then one Willett bourbon barrel
11 months + 6 months
534 bottles · Sold out
View
Single barrels
One barrel. One moment.
Each barrel develops independently. Certain Yéyo barrels are selected and bottled as individual releases rather than folded into a larger production.
What’s aging
Barrel no. ——— · Resting
Something’s resting.
Not every barrel is ready to tell its story. The Barrel Room keeps moving, testing, and waiting.
Quick answers
Questions, answered.
What barrels does Yéyo use?
Yéyo has explored rum, wine, cider, peach wine, White Port, Sauternes, Cognac and whiskey casks. The Barrel Room records each verified previous fill and the release it produced.
What is the Heritage Cask Collection?
Five expressions across 14 barrels, bottled as 14 individual single-barrel releases—each barrel bottled on its own, not blended.
Does Yéyo age tequila in rum barrels?
Yes. Yéyo Tequila Reposado is aged approximately eight months in ex-rum casks from Foursquare Distillery in Barbados. Mission 1530 spent 11 months in Colombian blackstrap molasses rum casks.
Does Yéyo use Cognac barrels?
Yes. Yéyo has aged tequila in French Limousin oak barrels that previously held Cognac for approximately 20 years.
What barrel is Yéyo CAPRI aged in?
CAPRI is a limited-release Yéyo Reposado aged six months in barrels that previously held White Port. 86 proof, 43% ABV.
What barrels are used for Yéyo Reposado Rosa?
Equal parts Syrah (France), Sherry (Spain) and Port (Portugal) cask influence, brought together in one 86 proof (43% ABV) Reposado.
Does Yéyo make single-barrel tequila?
Yes. Certain Yéyo barrels are bottled as individual releases. The upcoming Heritage Cask Collection bottles each of its 14 barrels on its own as a single-barrel release.
What is the difference between barrel aging and barrel finishing?
Here, aging means the time Yéyo spends in its main barrel; finishing means a further period in a second, different barrel. Mission 1530, for example, was aged 11 months in Colombian rum casks, then rested six months in a single Willett bourbon barrel.
Which Yéyo tequilas are barrel aged?
Reposado, Reposado Rosa 86, Joven Sol Vol. II and Joven Luna Vol. II (aged tequila blended with Blanco), plus limited releases such as CAPRI. Both Blancos rest about 70 days and are not barrel aged.