Review: Decada Silver Tequila
Decada Silver Tequila is produced at Tequila Quiote S.A. de C.V. This distillery has been owned and operated by the same family for over 150 years. Decada Silver Tequila is made from 100% Blue agave grown for 10 years in brick red soil, 10,000 feet above sea level on a single 1000 acre estate. Once harvested the agave are steam roasted in steel ovens for 8-11 hours. The pinas are slow crushed and shredded to extract the juice. The agave juice is fermented with yeast from the leaves of the agave in stainless steel vats for 3-5 days. The tequila is twice distilled in copper pot stills. A 60 hour aeration follows where pure oxygen is circulated through the tequila. Pure water filtered through reverse osmosis is blended to reduce to 80 proof. The tequila then rests for 48 hours in stainless steel tanks prior to bottling in their distinctive X shaped . Read more 
Review: DesMaDre Blanco Tequila
DesMaDre Blanco Tequila was launched January 2016 by company founder Marcos J Higareda. It is crafted at the Casa Ramirez Distillery by the father and son team of Rosendo Ramirez Gamirio, and Rosendo Ramirez Falcon. This is the same distillery that created the original Deleon Tequila. Deleon was sold in 2014 to Diageo and Sean Diddy Combs. Deleon is now produced at NOM 1535. DesMaDre Blanco is made from non GMO Highland grown agave that is hand harvested. The agave is cooked slowly in a pressure steam autoclave using pure spring water. It is fermented in stainless steel tanks with a proprietary yeast. A double distillation in stainless steel pot stills with a copper lining follows. The tequila is chill filtered before bottling unaged. Read more
Review: Contigo Plata Tequila
Contigo Plata Tequila was introduced February 2017 by Don Sebastiani and Sons, a Sonoma based family owned producer of several wine brands including Smoking Loon, B Side, and Pepperwood Grove. They also released El Fumador Reposado, and El Macho Anejo Tequila. Contigo Plata was created by Master Distiller Augustin Sanchez, a 40 year veteran tequila distiller at Casa Maestri. This is the same distillery that creates Sparkle Donkey, Abreojos, and Santera tequila. Contigo Plata is made from a 50/50 blend of Highland and Lowland grown Blue Weber Agave. The tequila is twice distilled in stainless steel stills and then aged for 59 days in oak barrels. Read more
Review: Codigo 1530 Blanco Tequila
Codigo 1530 Blanco Tequila was released in a few states November 2016. Distribution has since expanded. Codigo 1530 is also available in a Rosa, Reposado, Anejo, and Origen expression. CEO and Co-Founder Federico Vaughan has long been the custodian of the brand that until recently was a private unnamed tequila stock only available to close friends and family. Co-Founder Ron Snyder, was the former CEO of Crocs Footwear. Other investors include Country Music star George Strait and hockey Hall of Famer Brett Hull. Codigo 1530 is named for the year the town of Amatitan received their official charter from Spain. Codigo 1530 Blanco is crafted at a small family owned Tequileria in Los Bajos in the town of Amatitan, from 100% blue agave grown in the Lowlands for 7-10 years. The agave is slow cooked in stainless steel ovens and then shredded instead of crushed to enable the distillery to extract the juices without the bitter pulp. The juice is fermented for four days with an organic, family bakers yeast, and then double distilled in a still built by the distilling family. After this lengthy 17 day process, the tequila is hand bottled. Read more
Review: La Certeza Blanco Tequila
La Certeza Blanco Tequila is no longer produced but it is still available on a limited basis from some online retailers. La Certeza was imported by Mohawk Distilled Products which was acquired by Heaven Hill Distilleries in 2007. La Certeza Tequila was created by the Beckmann family, one of Mexico’s oldest tequila families. The Beckman family traces its lineage to Jose Antonio de Cuervo. In 1992 Francisco Beckman sold his interest in the family distillery but maintained his interest in the agave fields. In 2004 he opened his own distillery Tierra de Agaves. This is the same distillery that creates the Lunazul line of tequila. La Certeza Blanco is produced with estate grown agave. Once harvested by hand the agave is slow cooked in autoclave ovens. After fermenting the tequila is double distilled in traditional copper pot stills. Read more
Review: Bribon Blanco Tequila
Bribon Blanco Tequila was created by Palm Bay International in partnership with Casa Don Roberto. This family has been making tequila since 1840 and opened this distillery in 1924. They currently also produce Don Roberto, Huizache, and the 88 Tequila brands. In Mexico a Bribon was a wildly charismatic and courageous man about town. Bribon Blanco Tequila is made from 100% Blue agave grown for 7-10 years and harvested by hand. Once harvested the agaves are taken to the distillery where they are cooked for 18 hours at 100 degrees Celsius and then shredded. The juice is fermented in tanks at a consistent 32 degrees Celsius using a proprietary yeast developed by Don Roberto. The tequila is double distilled utilizing a process that combines pot still distillate with column still distillate. Read more
Review: Azteca Azul Plata Tequila
Azteca Azul Plata Tequila is produced at Tequila Supremo, commercially known as Casa Camarena. I have also seen this tequila sold as Azteca Azul Silver Tequila. Owned by La Familia Camarena, the distillery was founded in 1938 by Augustin Camarena in 1938. This distillery also makes tequila for the Camarena, and Maracame brands. Azteca Azul Plata is made with 100% blue agave that is cooked and cooled in traditional brick furnaces in a process that takes 48 hours to complete. The distillery has developed a process known as Zero D which ensures the distillery emits no waste. Read more
Review: Don Abraham Organic Blanco Tequila
Don Abraham Organic Blanco Tequila is produced and bottled by Tequilas Las Americas and imported by Pacific Edge Imports. This is the same distillery that produces El Viejo and Celestial tequila. Today is May 5th, you didn’t think I would be reviewing a scotch today did you? Don Abraham is a tequila I have followed for some time and this is the third different bottle I’ve seen it packaged in. Don Abraham is crafted from 100% blue agave organically grown on a single estate. The agave is hand selected and slow cooked in traditional stone ovens. After a double distillation the tequila is rested for 4 months before bottling. Read more
Review: Tapatio Blanco Tequila
Tapatio Blanco Tequila is crafted at La Altena Distillery in the mountainous region of Jalisco. This distillery was built by Don Felipe Camarena in 1937. Tapatio is a Mexican word referring to a man from Guadalajara Mexico. Today Tapatio tequila is made by Master Distiller Carlos Camarena, the grandson of Don Felipe. While Tapatio tequila had been very popular in Mexico for 75 years, it was not released in the US until 2012. Since then, Tapatio Blanco has won several awards and was selected as one of the top 18 tequilas by Men’s Journal. Tapatio is made from 100% Arandas estate grown agave. After slow roasting for four days, the agave is crushed with a traditional large stone Tahona wheel, fermented with a wild yeast culture dating back 80 years, double distilled in a small copper pot still, and then rested for 2 months in stainless steel tanks before it is bottled. Read more
Review: 123 Organic Blanco Tequila
123 Organic Blanco Tequila was released in 2011. The brand was created by David Ravandi. David also co-founded Casa Noble Tequila. 1 2 3 is crafted with 100% estate grown organic agave grown for 10 years in the Lowland region of the Amatitan valley. The agave is hand harvested and the hearts are slowly cooked in stone ovens for nearly 2 days. After the juice is extracted it is naturally fermented and then double distilled in small batches in a stainless steel pot still. The tequila is hand bottled in recycled glass bottles with labels made from recycled paper and natural soy ink. Read more