818 Tequila Blanco is produced by 818 Spirits Inc. in partnership with Grupo Solave – a distillery in the Amatitán region of Jalisco, Mexico. It was launched in 2021 by celebrity Kendall Jenner, with the name representing the 818 area code where her hometown of Calabasas, California is located. Their tequilas are made with Blue Weber agave sourced from the Los Valles area, which are harvested after 7 years of maturity and then slow cooked for at least 30 hours. It is then tahona crushed, fermented for 48 hours, and distilled twice using hand-built copper alembic pot stills. This particular bottle of Blanco Tequila is unaged. Bottle Specs […]
Luna de Jalisco Blanco Tequila is produced by Hacienda Capellania – a San Jose de Gracia, Jalisco based spirits company who produce a wide range of tequila brands. Their tequilas are made using agave plants that are between 5-8 years old, and distilled twice using stainless steel stills with copper coils. They unfortunately don’t offer much production information that differentiates the various brands made at their facility. This particular bottle of Luna de Jalisco Blanco is a blanco tequila, so it’s safe to assume it’s unaged. Bottle Specs ❖ ABV: 40% ❖ Distillery: Hacienda Capellania ❖ Aging: none ❖ Price Point: moderate My Tasting notes The […]
Mezcal Ilegal Joven is produced by Ilegal Mezcal – a Oaxaca, Mexico based brand. It first began in 2004 as a smuggling operation that brought bottles of mezcal from Mexico to a bar in Guatemala. In 2006, it converted to a legal business, and currently partners with 4th generation mezcaleros in Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca. Their mezcals are made with the Espadín variety of agave, which is hand harvested and then roasted for 5-7 days using Encino Oak from certified sustainable wood farmers. It is then cut, and crushed with a traditional tahona, before being fermented with natural airborne yeast for 7-10 days. It is distilled first with its […]
Sotol Onó is produced by Laika Spirits – a Mexican spirits company that produces a selection of various agave and sotol products under different brand names. The production for Sotol Onó is based in Aldama, Chihuahua, and the branding and design are meant to honor the indigenous people of the area, in particular the Tarahumara. This bottle of Sotol is made using the Dasiliryon Cedrosanum variety of the sotol plant, which is roasted in a shallow pit oven. It is macerated in two different stages, starting with an axe, and then a knife. It is then fermented in concrete tanks for about 5-6 days, then distilled twice in copper stills. It is unaged […]
Tequilla Ocho Plata is produced by Tequila Ocho – an Arandas, Jalisco based brand founded in 2008 by Carlos Camarena and Tomas Estes. Their tequilas are produced using a slow, handmade process. Each agave plant is grown for 7-10 years before being hand harvested by jimadores, slow cooked in brick ovens, and crushed with a roller mill. The juice is fermented in wooden vats using airborne yeast, before being distilled twice in pot stills at low temperatures. This particular bottle of Plata tequila is unaged. Bottle Specs ❖ ABV: 40% ❖ Distillery: Cía. Tequilera Los Alambiques, S.A. de C.V. ❖ Aging: none ❖ Price Point: moderate My Tasting Notes […]