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Tapatio Añejo: Tapatio and El Tesoro are made in the same distillery, so it's no surprise that these two añejos share some similarities. Both are agave-forward and delicious, but the El Tesoro añejo has a prominent vanilla note that we preferred. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. This beautiful, colour changing tequila from The Butterfly Cannon is an instant favourite. Whether you’re already a die-hard tequila fan or new to the spirit, this modern take on tequila is guaranteed to excite you. Out of the bottle it’s pale blue in colour and transforms into a light purple once your mixer is added. Despite this excellent showmanship, it’s not all style over substance.
Unaged and honors the noble agaves of Arandas and the Camarena “Ranchos” through intense, lively and clean flavors Made with 100% Blue Agave. Tequila Ocho’s aged expressions are then matured in well-used former American whiskey oak barrels that impart a very restrained wood influence to the spirit so that its agave notes remain focused and precise. By ensuring nothing is added, ever, during the production process, Camarena allows the terroir of Tequila Ocho’s single estates to shine through in the aromas and character of the final product. By taking nothing away, he ensures each vintage is full of the ripe agave character that runs through every bottle of Tequila Ocho. When an estate is harvested, the agaves undergo a natural, open-vat fermentation allowing native yeasts and bacteria in the air to mix freely with the fermenting agave sugars, creating an additional opportunity for the natural environment to influence the development of flavors and aromas. Finish: A very nice medium-long finish that still says AGAVE (with the capital letters). There's a hint of bitterness from the earth notes, but it rounds it out nicely. In March 2023, Tequila Ocho announced it would be relocating its operations from Destilería la Alteña — where it had been produced since the brand’s founding in 2008 — to a new distillery called Tequilera Los Alambiques. Located just outside the center of Arandas, the new distillery sits on a plot of land spanning six acres that once belonged to Carlos’s grandfather. The new location will help increase production volume with three brand-new stone ovens for roasting agave and a 100,000-square-foot distillery equipped with three 500-liter stainless pot stills and four 1,000-liter copper stills.
Ocho Tequila Extra Añejo
Ocho is an estate-grown, 100% agave tequila but is particularly noteworthy due to being the first ever vintage tequila with each release marked with its exact year of harvest and the a single field where the agave plants used where harvested from. Unlike other tequilas blended to be consistent from one year to the next, the makers of Ocho are happy for each vintage to have a quite different character. The blue agave plant can reach eight feet in height and matures at around six years old. Sugars collect in the core of the plant, the piña. Producers chop up the piñas and cook them in large ovens, then press the juices from the cooked pieces and ferment them with yeast. Bursting with traditional agave flavours, as well as hints of pear, clementine and melon, it’s a supremely drinkable, modern tequila that pairs perfectly with a variety of mixers. We loved this in a simple tequila and tonic but it’s also delicious with a dash of lime soda or even on its own with ice. While the Blue variety is our favourite, we also highly rate the Butterfly Rosa Pink Grapefruit tequila. Its beautiful bottle also makes a wonderful gift for any tequila fans or simply as a treat to yourself. Blanco Tequila: Blanco (or silver, white) tequila is a clear spirit. These tequilas are rested no more than 60 days in stainless steel or oak tanks if they are aged at all. In general, it's a quality, affordable, all-purpose tequila for mixed drinks and shots. Tequila Ocho Blanco expresses the pure, unadulterated and complex flavour notes of the agave plant.
Like wine and other unique spirits, tequila is produced according to regulations that govern its appellation of origin. Tequila may only be made in the state of Jalisco, which includes the town of Tequila, and parts of the surrounding states of Guanajuato, Michoacán, Nayarit and Tamaulipas. It must be made from blue agave and in accordance with additional rules for ingredients and aging. Spirits made using other agave species or elsewhere in Mexico are classified as mezcal. Frankenstein! Frankenstein! Frankenstein! That is the name of the mechanical tahona Felipe Camarena uses to crush his agave. So unique in its process, the flavors I derive from this expression are on par. Lemongrass and fresh cut sweet grass—with hints of clay. This is a fun expression that sets itself apart.” Tapatio Blanco: A classic highland tequila with notes of cooked agave and pepper. We just barely preferred Siembra Azul in a side-by-side taste test.This blue agave juice may make a 100 percent agave spirit, or the producer may add up to 49 percent non-agave sugars, such as sugar cane or corn sugars, to make a “mixto” or “regular” tequila. The fermentation length, temperature and yeast affect the development of flavor compounds or congeners that produce a specific tequila style. Some producers add piña fibers called bagasse to the fermentation vessel to enhance the complexity of the spirit. Regulations demand that tequila be double-distilled in pot stills, or produced with a continuous still that has at least two columns. Camarena: A solid blanco tequila at an affordable price point. It's a good value, but we preferred the taste of Arette and El Tequileño. There are numerous reasons behind why the tequila label chose the name Tequila Ocho. In fact, there are eight of them: The recipe Carlos Camarena settled on for Tequila Ocho was the eighth one he presented to Tomas before the brand launched in 2008. The number eight is also a central measure of time for a few Ocho processes — the agaves used to distill the tequila are left to ripen for eight years, it takes eight days for the harvested agaves to reach the distillery and transform into blanco tequila, and each batch of Tequila Ocho Reposado is aged for eight weeks and eight days. It’s also a weight measurement — producing one liter of Ocho requires eight kilograms of agave — and pays homage to the Camarena family. Carlos Camarena has eight sisters and brothers, and his family had been producing tequila for eight decades at the time of Tequila Ocho’s founding. The brand is committed to producing tequila the old-fashioned way. Tequila Ocho comes to the Sip Tequila portfolio by way of Carlos Camarena, a third generation Tequilero, and Tomas Estes, tequila legend and global spirits ambassador. Some would say this is the most dynamic and intense partnership in the tequila world, bringing to life decades of experience and deep understanding and respect for the agave plant. With a truly artisanal approach, Tequila Ocho brings terroir in Tequila to life, celebrating single estate agave harvests and yearly vintages, making them rare and collectible. Not to mention, delicious.
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