1800 Tequila is a tequila product from the distillery Casa Cuervo S.A. de C.V., which also produces Jose Cuervo Tequila. 1800 Tequila is made from 100 percent Blue Agave plants in Jalisco, Mexico. 1800 makes silver, reposado and anejo tequilas. The bottle has a unique top that acts as a shot glass so that the alcohol can be poured with the lid on the bottle.
Tequila Production
Tequila is made from Blue Agave plants from Mexico. The plant grows in volcanic soil, which is full of minerals. It takes eight years for the plants to ripen. The hard pit, called a pina, is cut from the plant and steamed in stone ovens for 48 hours. This is to enhance the flavor. The pits are then pressed for the juice. This juice is double-distilled then aged in oak barrels 1800 Tequila: Production (2007).
Silver tequila is either un-aged or aged up to 59 days. Reposado tequilas are aged for two to 11 months. Anejo tequilas are aged for a year or more1800 Tequila: Production (2007).
Tequila can either be made from 100 percent Agave, or 50 percent of its juices can be from other sugar sources National Chamber for the Tequila Industry: Tequila, What Is It? (2005).
1800 Tequila Shot Top Commercial
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Double-distilled from the juice of the Blue Agave plant 1800 Tequila: Production (2007)
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Made and distilled in Jalisco, Mexico 1800 Tequila: Production (2007)
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Juice from the pit of the plant called the pina 1800 Tequila: Production (2007)
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1800 Tequila is 100 percent agave
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50 percent of tequila's sugars must come from agave
