Review: 1921 Crema De Mexico
1921 Crema De Mexico was introduced into the US in 2005. 1921 is named to commemorate the end of the Mexican Revolution. It is crafted from 1921 Blanco Tequila, Mexican cream, a blend of Mexican flavors including vanilla, cinnamon, cocoa, and caramel. A dash of coffee is added prior to bottling at 30 proof. 1921 Blanco is a premium tequila made from Highland Region estate grown Weber Blue agave. After hand selecting the agave, the pinas are sliced, then slow cooked for 72 hours, fermented with a proprietary yeast, and double distilled. As someone who thinks most things are better with cream, I’m anxious to see how 1921 Crema De Mexico tastes. Read more 
Review: Tequila Honor Del Castillo Reflexion Blanco
Tequila Honor Del Castillo Reflexion Blanco is named for and owned by Mexican actress Kate del Castillo. If the name sounds familiar she made the network news after helping Sean Penn set up a meeting with Joaquin ” El Chapo” Guzman to discuss making a film of his life. This meeting led to his capture and arrest. Honor Del Castillo Reflexion is crafted in partnership with the Vivanco Family, a fourth generation of agave growers, and producers of high quality tequila. It is made from 100% estate grown agave. The pina’s are cooked in traditional clay ovens and slow fermented with a proprietary yeast, then double distilled in small copper pot stills. Read more
Review: Hermosa Casagave Silver Tequila
Hermosa Casagave Silver Tequila is crafted by Master Distiller Augstine Sanchez at Destilera Leyros S.A. Hermosa is a Spanish word that translates to beautiful. Hermosa Casagave Silver is made from hand selected and hand harvested 100% Tequilana Weber Blue agave grown for 10 years in volcanic soil from the dormant Volcan de Tequila in the Highland region of Jalisco, 1200 meters above sea level. The spirit is double distilled in small batches using half the energy, and 60% of the water used at other distilleries. The pure spring water used in every step of production is drawn from natural aquifers that are over 200 feet deep. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REVIEW IS FOR HERMOSA CASAGAVE SILVER TEQUILA. We recently received a message from their producer that they changed everything about this tequila except the Hermosa name. It is currently produced at Tequilas Las Americas NOM 1480. The new formula includes organic agave. It comes with a new name and bottle design. This will prevent confusion when tequila shopping. The new name is Hermosa Organic Tequila Silver. Early feedback is the new formula tastes even better than the original. We hope to get our hands on a bottle soon and we will share our thoughts. Read more
Review: Libre Pineapple Tequila
Libre Pineapple Tequila is one of seven flavor infused tequilas made from a 100% Weber Blue agave base at Tequila el Viejito, a distillery with 80 years of experience producing the highest quality tequila. The other flavors include Melon, Red Pepper, Mango, Cinnamon, Mint Chocolate, and Cucumber. The agave is grown for 8-10 years in the Highland Region before it is hand selected and cut into quarters and brick oven cooked. It is double distilled in stainless steel and copper stills. Purified well water is blended onsite to reduce to proof. Natural flavors including pure cane sugar are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Los Sundays Reposado Tequila
The idea for Los Sundays was originally sparked by a home made liqueur 3 friends including Mitchell Hayes, Founder and President of Los Sundays found from a street vendor during a trip to Tijuana. After falling in love with this agave based liqueur they started playing with the thought of creating a tequila with similar flavor attributes. Soon after they jumped on a plane, flew to Jalisco, and made their way to the city of Tequila. They developed a relationship turned partnership with a family owned distillery with unique signature distilling techniques that was as passionate about creating this tequila as they were. After a few months of sampling, refining and bringing back bootlegged sample bottles for friends to taste. They found the final ingredient that makes Los Sundays so special, a natural coconut extract, which is added in the last 8 hours of distilling. Not a flavoring syrup, and not added after the fact. This ensures the flavor is subtle yet present and most importantly still allows the agave to be the dominate flavor. Los Sundays Reposado Tequila is made from hand selected sustainably farmed 100% Blue Weber agave grown in both the Highland and Lowland region for between 8-12 years. It is double distilled and aged for 12 months in oak barrels. Read more
Review: Los Sundays Blanco Tequila
Los Sundays was established in 2016 on the principles of quality, originality, and style. Los Sundays Blanco Tequila was released September 2017 along with Los Sundays Reposado. The tequila is crafted at Destiladora del Valle de Tequila where the distillery is positioned over a running volcano river system where the water can be used in the distilling process. Los Sundays is made from hand selected sustainably farmed 100% Blue Weber agave grown in both the Highland and Lowland Region for between 8-12 years. A minimum of 23 sugar brix per agave is required before selecting, to ensure premium smoothness and flavor. The distillery has secured relationships with agave farmers in the Highland and Lowland Regions to ensure consistent quality. The agave is slow cooked in “hornos”, above ground stone ovens for between 24-48 hours using steam. The Molino’s then crush the agave and extract the juice. A proprietary yeast strain from Germany is added in a fermentation process that lasts 48-72 hours. Los Sundays is double distilled. In the final stages of the distillation process a signature natural coconut extract is added and left to distill for the final 8 hours. The natural coconut extract is added before the distillation process is finished to maintain smoothness while still enabling bright, crisp agave flavors to sit foremost in the flavor profile. Distribution is currently limited to California but Los Sundays Blanco Tequila is available to order online at http://www.hitimewine.net Read more
Review: Ja Ja Blanco Tequila
Ja Ja Blanco Tequila was just released along with Ja Ja Reposado. Ja Ja Anejo will follow near the end of 2018. Ja Ja is pronounced ha ha. The Ja Ja brand was created by Elliot Tebele, Maurice Tebele, and Martin Hoffstein. Elliot Tebele is the founder and creator of Jerry Media which has more than 50 million followers. It is produced in small batches at the La Corfradia distillery. This distillery produces several brands of tequila including La Corfradia, Calende, Bonita, Casa Noble, Grand Mayan, Inocente, Luna Sueno, and Senor Rio. Ja Ja Blanco Tequila is made from 100% agave grown for 7-8 years. The pina’s are slow cooked in brick ovens for 32 hours, then rested for 8 hours. Once extracted the agave juice is naturally fermented for 72 hours and then triple distilled in copper lined pot stills. Read more
Review: Volcan De Mi Tierra Blanco Tequila
Volcan De Mi Tierra Blanco Tequila was created in a 50/50 partnership between Moet Hennessy and the Gallardo Family. Moet Hennessy is the parent company of several of the worlds most popular wine and spirits brands including Dom Perignon, Moet and Chandon, Hennessy, Glenmorange, and Belvedere. Maestra de Tequila Anna Maria Romero Mena was recruited to create the tequila. While they certainly had the resources to acquire their choice of any existing tequila brand, Moet Hennessy decided to build their own brand. After 2 1/2 years, 177 batches, and 27 different bottle designs, Volcan De Mi Blanco Tequila was ready for sale. The final product is made from a blend of 75% slow roasted Lowland agave cooked for 44 hours, and 25% Highland agave baked for 12 hours. Each agave takes 3250 days to ripen before it is ready for harvest. After cooling, the agave is crushed and fermented in wooden tanks with Champaign and Rum yeast. The spirit is first distilled in a copper still and again in a stainless steel still. The tequila rests for 30 days prior to bottling. Read more
Review: Chamucos Blanco Tequila
Chamucos Blanco Tequila was introduced in 2009. Chamucos Tequila was originally conceived in 1992 by two friends, Mexican film director Antonio Urrutia and hand blown glass bottle artist/producer Cesar Hernandez. It was launched in Mexico and the US in 1994 as a Reposado only. Chamucos are believed to be dark shadowy creatures who appear in dreams and play bothersome, frightening and mischievous acts. Chamucos Blanco Tequila is made from organic blue agave grown for 8-10 years, with a brix sugar content of 27-30 in the Highlands of Los Altos. The pinas are slow cooked in masonry brick ovens. Once cooled and crushed the agave nectar is naturally fermented with proprietary yeast in open vat tanks and double distilled in specially designed stainless steel alambique stills. Micro filtration, polishing filtration, oxygenation, and cold filtration follow before bottling. Read more
Review: Adictivo Plata Tequila
Adictivo Plata Tequila is produced by Gildardo Partida at Tequilas Gonzalez Lara. Gildardo is the Grandson and son of world famous Tequileros. The hand selected 100 % blue agave is crushed with a Tahone stone to extract the juice which is slow cooked in stone brick ovens and then fermented in stainless steel tanks. The spirit is double distilled in stainless with copper coil stills and then aged for three weeks in French oak barrels. The spirit is then filled and hand labeled in a very unique bottle. Read more