Review: Siembra Valles Blanco Tequila
Siembra Valles Blanco Tequila was released November 2014. Brand creator David Suro partnered with the Rosales family and their Distileria Cascahuin. This is the first tequila distillery David visited many years ago. Valles is a sub-region of the Lowland Region and each bottle of Siembra Valles Blanco Tequila shows exactly where the agave used to craft each bottle comes from. The bottle I’m reviewing is made from agave sourced from the following estates. 42% Mesa del Charco, 34% El Jaguey, and 24% Mesa del Ocotillo. The pina’s are sliced in half and roasted for 72 hours at a temperature of 90-100 celsius. The agave is shredded four times to ensure as many of the sugars are extracted as possible. The agave juice is fermented with yeast and bagasse. Bagasse is the roasted fibrous remains of the agave after extraction. The first 30.68% is fermented in a mamposteria, a stone structure enclosed by fiberglass. The remaining 69.32% is fermented in stainless steel tanks. After a double distilling the tequila is hand bottled. Read more 
Review: G4 Blanco Tequila
G4 Blanco Tequila is crafted by Master Distiller Felipe Camarena, and named for the four generations of Master Distillers in Felipe Camarena’s family. They have produced tequila legally since 1937. G4 is made from their own estate grown 100% blue agave, and a blend of 50% rainwater and 50% spring water. G4 is distilled at their family owned El Pandillo Distillery, which was built in 2011. El Pandillo was the name of Felipe Camarena’s grandfather’s favorite bull. The agave is chopped with machetes to determine the sex of the plant. The male parts are removed prior to going into the oven. Doing this removes bitterness. The sliced pinas are slow cooked in traditional ovens for 22 hours. These ovens have been built with an extra steamer to cook both the top and bottom equally. The cooked agave is crushed using a custom built recycled steamroller. The juice is fermented with natural yeast and double distilled in traditional copper stills. Read more
Review: Embajador Platinum Tequila
Embajador Platinum Tequila is made from 100% Weber Blue agave grown for 8-10 years on their estate located in Atotonilco, in the Highland Region of Jalisco. A portion of the agave is slow cooked in adobe ovens for 30 hours and then rested for 12 hours. Another portion is steam baked in autoclaves. The agave is first shredded. Rollers then squeeze out the juice. The extracted juice ferments in open steel vats for three to five days and is double distilled in traditional pot stills. The spirit rests for 40 days in steel vats before bottling. Read more
Review: Mi Campo Blanco Tequila
Mi Campo Blanco Tequila was launched November 2018 by Constellation Brands. Mi Campo Reposado was also released. Mi Campo translates to “my field”. The bottles label illustrated by Mexico City artist Raul Urias depicts the passion for the art of creating tequila, and pride of the land. Mi Campo is not Constellation’s first tequila. They also produce Casa Noble and Black Box Tequila. The Constellation brand stable, also includes Corona Beer, Svedka Vodka, Robert Mondavi Wines, and High West Whiskey. Mi Campo starts with 100% blue weber agave harvested for 7 years. The pinas are slow cooked for 38 hours. A unique method of squeezing the cooked pinas to release the juice instead of crushing with a Tahona stone is designed to eliminate flavors of bitterness. The juice is fermented for 3 to 5 days in open stainless steel tanks allowing aromatics from local mango and citrus trees to influence the flavor. The spirit is rested in French oak barrels once used to mature Napa Valley Chardonnay wine, for three weeks prior to bottling. 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: 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: 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
Review: Cenote Blanco Tequila
Cenote Blanco Tequila is an ultra premium 100% Weber blue agave recently launched by SPI Group, the parent company of Stoli Vodka, Bayou Rum, Kah Tequila, and Kentucky Owl Bourbon. Cenote is named for the natural swimming holes formed by the collapse of porous limestone bedrock which revealed a secret subterranean world of crystal clear fresh water. The Mayans revered and named cenotes, meaning sacred well. Master Distiller Arturo Fuentes and Master Blender Alejandro Garcia Perez manage the entire process at Fabrica de Tequilos Finos. This is the distillery that also produces Dos Manos, El Diamante Del Cielo, Kirkland Signature, and Kah tequila. Cenote is made from 100% blue agave grown for a minimum 6-7 years before harvesting from the Lowland Region. The water used to craft Cenote is sourced from an artesian well located at the distillery. The water is further filtered through reverse osmosis and carbon filters with silver ions. Cenote is double distilled using a combination of copper and stainless steel pot stills. After distillation the tequila is mellowed in American oak barrels for 3 weeks before bottling. Read more