Review: DeLeon Platinum Tequila
Deleon Platinum Tequila was introduced November 2014. The Deleon Tequila brand was initially launched in 2009 by Brent Hocking and it featured an Ultra Premium line of tequila ranging from $150-850 per bottle. In December 2013 Deleon was sold to Diageo and Sean Diddy Combs in a 50-50 partnership. The two had already worked together to build Ciroc Vodka. The brand has been completely rebuilt with the bottle and name about the only thing remaining. Even the distillery has changed. Platinum is one of six tequila expressions Deleon now creates with hand selected 100% Blue Weber agave. The agave is slow roasted in traditional clay ovens and slowly fermented. Platinum is twice distilled with the beginning and end of each distillation cut by the master distiller, allowing only the Corazon, or heart to find its way into every fragrance grade glass bottle of Deleon. Read more 
Review: 1921 Blanco Tequila
1921 Blanco Tequila is named to commemorate the end of the Mexican Revolution. It is made with 100% Blue Weber estate grown agave. After the agave is hand extracted the pinas are cut in pieces and placed in ovens where they slow cook for 72 hours. After cooling the pinas are placed in a grinder and the extracted juice is fermented with a proprietary yeast. The tequila is double distilled in small stainless steel pot stills with copper coils. After hand filling the bottles they are hand dipped in wax to prevent leakage and oxidation. Read more
Review: Gran Centenario Plata Tequila
Gran Centenario Plata Tequila is part of a line of tequila that was first launched in 1895. The name commemorated the upcoming new century. It is made with 100% blue agave grown for 10-12 years. After harvesting the agave pinas are steam baked for 72 hours, fermented, and then small batch double distilled in copper pot stills. The tequila is then rested for 28 days in virgin French limousine oak barrels. Read more
Review: Casa De Luna Blanco Tequila
Casa De Luna Blanco Tequila was introduced in 2010. This house of the moon tequila is made with 100% blue agave grown in the lowlands. After hand selecting and harvesting the agave it is slow roasted in brick ovens. The agave juice is then extracted and fermented before it is twice distilled and filtered 10 times. Read more
Review: El Tesoro Platinum Tequila
El Tesoro Platinum Tequila was introduced in 1990. It is made by Carlos Camarena, a third generation Master Distiller at La Altena Distillery. This distillery has been open since 1937. The 100% Estate grown blue agave is hand selected and slow steamed in a stone oven for 36 hours. The pinas are then cooled for 36 hours before they are crushed by a one ton stone wheel. The juice and pulp are fermented with wild yeast for 7-10 days in a wooden vat. The tequila is double distilled in small batches in a copper still. El Tesoro is one of the few tequilas that is distilled to 80 proof so no water is added to reduce to proof. This results in a fuller more pure flavor. The tequila is hand bottled and labeled. Read more
Review: Fat Ass Blanco Tequila
Fat Ass Blanco Tequila is not owned, or named for a famous reality TV starlet, or a New Jersey Governor. The brand is part of Batra Spirits. Fat Ass Tequila is made at Compania Tequilera Hacienda La Capilla. This distillery produces several tequila’s, including the Ambhar, and Cuestion line of tequila. Fat Ass is made with 100% Weber Blue Agave. The agave is slow cooked, double distilled in small batches, and packaged in a big bottom, hand crafted bottle. Read more
Review: Paqui Silvera Tequila
Paqui Silvera Tequila was introduced in 2010. The Paqui name translates “to be happy” in Aztec. It is made with 100% Blue Agave hand selected and then baked for 24 hours in a stainless steel autoclave oven. After the agave juice has been extracted, wine yeast is added and the juice is fermented in stainless steel vats. The tequila is distilled in small batches in traditional pot stills using a process they have named selective distillation. In this process only the heart of the agave is used, with the heads and tails removed. Read more
Review: VooDoo Tiki Platinum Silver Tequila
VooDoo Tiki Platinum Silver Tequila was introduced in 2006. It is one of seven tequila’s they currently craft at their distillery in Capilla de Guadalupe. The others include Silver, Anejo, Extra Anejo, and three flavor infused tequilas, Desert-Rose, Blue Raspberry-Kiwi, and Peach-Lime. Each is made with 100% Blue Agave that has grown for 10-12 years before harvesting. The agave is then steam cooked for 24-48 hours to preserve the agave flavor and prevent carmelization. The agave is then pressed to release the juice, and after fermenting, the tequila is distilled twice. Each bottle is hand blown with a glass voodoo tiki inside. The bottle is glass etched, wax dipped, signed, numbered and scribed with 1 of 100 magic words. Mine was wealth. Maybe I received Donald Trumps bottle. Read more
Review: El Grado Blanco Tequila
El Grado Blanco Tequila was introduced in the US July 2009. It was created by Master Distiller Salvador Fonseca and Ana Maria Romero, the author of, The Aroma of Tequila, and the only women given the title of Maestra Tequilera. They combine 200 year old handcrafted traditions with 21st century technology. The 100% Blue agave is hand selected and slow cooked in stainless steel ovens. A double distillation in copper pot stills follows. Read more
Review: Hornitos Plata Tequila
Hornitos Plata Tequila was introduced in 2007. It is part of the Sauza stable of tequila that includes Sauza, Hornitos, Tres Generaciones, and 901. Their tequila is distilled at the La Perseveransia Distillery which was founded in 1873. Hornitos is created with 100% blue agave by third generation master distiller Don Francisco Javier Sauzais. The tequila is double distilled in copper pot stills. Read more