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 […]
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 […]
G4 Blanco Tequila is produced by G4 Tequila – a Los Altos de Jalisco based brand that carries on a family legacy. Founded by Felipe Camarena, who is a third-generation tequila maker, G4 mixes traditional methods with modern innovation to create an elegant, authentic product. The fourth generation that the brand name refers to are Felipe’s sons, Alan and Luis Felipe. The agave is grown on their own ranch, slow-cooked, crushed with a mechanical tahona, and then fermented in open-air vats. Next, it is double distilled in copper stills. G4 takes pride in the fact that they only use three ingredients, which are agave, water, and yeast. The water […]
JAJA Blanco Tequila is created by JAJA Spirits – a Las Vegas, Nevada based brand who works with tequila producers in Jalisco. First launched in 2018, it was founded by Elliot Tebele, Maurice Tebele, and Martin Hoffstein. As a brand, their aim is to create a tequila that is both fun and high quality, rather than one or the other. Their tequila is created under the direction of master distiller Marco Anguiano. They use 100% Blue Agave sourced from Jalisco that is grown for 8 years prior to harvesting. It is cooked for about 32-40 hours, rested for 8 hours, and then fermented with proprietary yeast for 72 hours. It is double distilled in copper […]