Review: Don Modesto Blanco Tequila
Don Modesto Blanco Tequila was introduced in 2009. The Modesto Spirits Company was created as a tribute to the late Modesto Toro Anaya. For several years he produced a tequila without the use of modern chemicals, and sold it locally in towns near his ranch. Upon his passing in 2007 the Toro family inherited his land and his unique process for crafting tequila. It is crafted with 100% organic Weber Blue agave grown in the Lowlands. The agave is slow cooked in traditional brick ovens. Once the juice is extracted it is fermented for 5 to 10 days. The tequila is twice distilled and then bottled in hand blown bottles. Read more 
Review: Coa De Jima Silver Tequila
Coa De Jima Silver Tequila is named for the razor sharp hoe like tool used to chop off the leaves of the agave. A glass embossed coa, adorns both tapered bottle sides. Coa De Jima is made with 100% blue agave grown for seven years in rich red clay in the Los Altos Region. Once harvested some pinas are sliced in half and slow cooked for 24-36 hours and others are steam pressure cooked in autoclaves. The agave juice is fermented for 52 hours before it is distilled in large steel stills. Read more
Review: Thunderstruck Silver Tequila
Thunderstruck Silver Tequila was recently released. The brand is owned by the HOF rock band AC/DC, who already own a line of beer and wine. Thunderstruck is named for the lead single from AC/DC’s 1990, Razor’s Edge Album. The song has been used as walk up music for baseball closers John Smoltz and Mark Melancon, boxer Manny Pacquiao, and player introductions for the LA Kings and Tampa Bay Lightning. AC/DC and Van Halen may be the only two rock bands that enjoyed equal success with two different lead singers. Now both bands also have a tequila associated with the them. Van Halen lead singer Sammy Hagar launched and later sold Cabo Wabo Tequila. Thunderstruck is crafted with lowland grown agave at Fabrica de Tequilas Finos. This is the same distillery that produces the KAH, Don Manos, and Kirkland Signature line of tequila. Read more
Review: Frida Kahlo Blanco Tequila
Frida Kahlo Blanco Tequila was launched in 2005. It is named for Frida Kahlo a Mexican surrealist artist known as the original Mexican party girl. She was openly bisexual and reportedly had affairs with American jazz singer Josephine Baker, and Russian communist Leon Trotsky. How many people can make that claim? The tequila is made from 100% agave hand selected and then slow cooked in an adobe brick oven for no less then 28 hours. The agave is then steamed and cooled to remove any bitterness before being pressed to remove the juice. The juice is then naturally fermented for four days before being double distilled in small batches in an antique copper still. Read more
Review: Espolon Blanco Tequila
Espolan Blanco Tequila was reintroduced May 2010 after a three year absence. It was originally launched in 2000. In 2008 Campari bought the Espolon brand along with the San Nicolas Distillery where it is made. This came 1 year after Campari acquired 80% of Cabo Wabo Tequila which is also made at the San Nicolas Distillery. Espolan is crafted by Master Distiller Cirico Oropeza with 100% agave that is slow roasted for 18-20 hours. The agave is fermented and then distilled for up to 5 1/2 hours while rock music plays to inspire the agave. The tequila is rested for several months in a stainless steel tank before it is filtered and then bottled at 80 proof. Espolon is named for the spur of the proud rooster, and the bottles label features a skeleton riding a rooster into battle. Read more
Review: Aeroplano Blanco Tequila
Aeroplano Blanco Tequila is made with 100% blue agave, estate grown for 8 to 10 years. Once extracted the agave is slow cooked in masonry ovens up to 48 hours. After the agave have cooled they are chopped and pressed to separate the juice from the fiber. The juice is fermented with 100% natural yeast for 24 to 72 hours. The tequila is double distilled in copper stills and then double filtered. As the story goes Aeroplano Tequila was named for pilot Anton Branif who was forced to land his plane near an agave field in a storm. It took days to fix his plane and while there he had the opportunity to taste the tequila the local hacienda was producing. He was so impressed he began regular flights to pick up cases of the tequila to sell to different parts of the US. Read more
Review: Tequila Herradura Silver
Tequila Herradura Silver is made with 100% blue agave, estate grown at Casa Herradura, where they maintain over 25 million agave, at every stage of maturity. Each agave is hand harvested and then sliced in half before they are slow baked for up to 26 hours in brick and stone ovens. Once the juice is extracted it is naturally fermented in the open air, and then double distilled. Unlike most blanco tequilas, Herradura ages their Silver tequila for 45 days in charred American oak barrels before bottling at 80 proof. Thanks to Bing Crosby who brought Tequila Herradura back with him from his trips to Mexico in the 1950’s, Herradura was the first premium 100% agave tequila enjoyed in the US. Read more
Review: San Matias Legado Blanco Tequila
San Matias Legado Blanco Tequila is made from 100% Blue Agave, estate grown for 7-10 years. The agave hearts are slow baked for 48 hours at 194 degrees. Once extracted the agave juice is fermented for 72 hours before the tequila is double distilled. San Matias Blanco Tequila is part of the Sazerac family of spirits. It is produced at the Tequila San Matias de Jalisco SA CV Distillery. This is the same distillery that produces Corazon Tequila. Read more
Review: Maracame Plata Tequila
Maracame Plata Tequila is crafted at the Tequila Supremo Distillery which is owned and operated by the Camarena family. This distillery creates several tequilas including the Don Agustin, and Camarena brands. Maracame is named for the ancient wizard of the Huichol Indian tribe, and is made from 100% blue agave. The agave is cooked and cooled in traditional brick ovens in a process that takes 48 hours, after fermenting with a proprietary yeast the tequila is double distilled. Read more
Review: Exotico Blanco Tequila
Exotico Blanco Tequila is made from 100% Blue Agave grown for 7-15 years in the Highlands of Jalisco. Once extracted the agave hearts are steam cooked for 16 hours in autoclave ovens. The agave is then shredded and the juice is fermented with a proprietary yeast made from a Gonzalez family recipe. The tequila is double distilled in traditional pot stills. Read more