Review: 818 Tequila Blanco
After several trips to the La Cofradia Distillery, and dozens of blind taste tests, Kendall Jenner’s nearly four year journey to create the best tasting tequila has resulted in the release of 818 Tequila Blanco. It is currently only available in California. 818 is the area code of the greater San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles including Calabasas California, the home of brand creator Kendall Jenner. 818 is not the first celebrity owned tequila brand, and most certainly will not be the last. 818 is crafted at La Cofradia. This distillery currently produces 67 tequila brands including Casa Noble, Astral, Cazul 100, Senor Rio, Tequila Mi Campo, and Tequila 512. 818 is made from 100% Blue Weber agave, hand picked from farms in the Lowland and Highland Regions of Jalisco. Once hand trimmed the pina’s are roasted in adobe brick ovens for 40 hours. Large stone tahonas are then used to extract and collect the juice by crushing the cooked agave. The juice is fermented for 70 hours and then double distilled in small batches in alembic pot stills. Each batch rests in French oak barrels prior to bottling. 818 is a proud member of 1% for the Planet. For every bottle sold they will donate 1% of revenue to environmental non profit partners to ensure our planet and future generations thrive. Read more 