Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Creation of Tequila
• How tequila is made
History of Tequila
• Tequila’s Journey to establish itself
Tequila vs Mezcal
Tasting:
• Don Julio Blanco
• Excellia Reposado ( I am bringing it with me)
• Arretta Anejo
• Lajita Mezcal
Gift from the Gods
• STORY OF MAYAHUEL
Tzintzimitl
Gift from the Gods
Quetzalcoatl
Gift from the Gods
Mayahuel
Mayahuel Bar
• Upgrades were made to the industry and better tequila was made
1994- Cheap knock offs are eliminated from the marketplace. Brands return to making 100% blue agave.
1999 Agave shortage: Agave price jumped from $50 a ton in 1999 to $1,500 a ton in 2001
Today they are 110 producers of Tequila and over 1,000 brands
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The Making of Tequila
Tequila Territory
Lowlands vs Highlands
Lowland Territory:
southwest of Guadalajara, it
includes Jalisco, Guanajuato,
Nayarit, Michoacan
Guanajuato: Corralejo
Lowlands vs Highlands
Highland Territory: Arandes- Los Altos the
highlands of Jalisco
– 2x
Taste:
• Spice- touch of black pepper
• Fruits- Lemon/lime in the finish
• Finish – medium to short
• Mouth feel – Clean and dry
Don Julio Varietals
Blanco
• Must be bottled within 59 days
• Taste: lightly sweet with hints of citrus, with a
touch of black pepper
Reposado “rested”
• Aged 8months
• The No. 1 Ultra Premium Reposado in Mexico
• Taste: Smooth and light with hints of wood and
dark chocolate
Anejo
• Aged 18 months
• Taste: clean and dry with citrus, honey, spice
• Best served neat or in a rocks glass
1942
• Anejo – aged between 2 ½ years to 3yrs
• Distilled in small batches- only 3 barrels a day
• Aging process monitored exclusively by the
master distiller
• Taste: beautiful, long sweet agave with hints of
vanilla
Real
• Extra-Anejo Tequila, aged 3.5-5yrs
• Taste: Notes of Carmel, chocolate and coffee
The Dylan
1.5 oz Reposado Tequila
¾ oz Lemon Juice
.75 oz Agave nectar
1/4 Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
¾ Pink Grapefruit Juice
Dash of fee orange bitters
Garnish with a grapefruit twist
Served over ice
EXCELLIA
• Distillery is located in La
Altena distillery in Arandas
• They used 100% 12 year old
agaves
• Roasted in adobe ovens
• Traditional Tahonas
• Fermented in wooden vats for
7 to 10 days
• Double distilled
EXCELLIA
• The tequila is aged in Grand Cru
Sauternes wine cask from France, as well
as those that formerly held cognac.
• Blanco: Only aged for a few weeks in
Cognac and Sauternes cask
• Reposado: is a blend of both these cask,
aged 8 months
• Anejo: aged for 16 months
ARETTA TEQUILA
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Arrette
Extensive line of 8 different styles of Tequila