Tequila Ocho, which just arrived here from Arandas in Jalisco, Mexico, bills itself as "the first ultra premium single estate tequila to be introduced into the U.S. market in vintages." Rather than the usual method of blending crops, the agave plants from which Ocho is made are sourced from single estates, i.e. individual plots of land with their own microclimates.
Because of the time it takes the agave to mature, each estate's fields cannot be replenished for almost ten years after a harvest, making each one unique and, according to Ocho, highly collectible. The agave is slowed cooked in stone ovens and undergoes open-air fermentation in wooden casks. Each bottle is numbered by hand and stamped with the estate name of each vintage. Ocho is available in Plata, Reposado, and Anejo (above) bottlings.
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9-20-2008 @ 2:23AM
hey dude7 said...
way to many titles and 1st`s...
Arandas sells tequila by the barrels to anyone with 5 pesos..
i am from Tepa a few kilometers from there and can tell you all that ultra premium vintage,it more like hey Pancho i found some pendejo gringo willing to buy some of the caramel tequila that grand pa could not sell here .
Ultra premium?????
Does any one remembers:" Porfidio Barrique"
$500.00 USD per liter????
Then with out much news, was gone out of existence when the Consejo Tequilero found them adding caramel to the super 5 times distilled world champion spirit..................?
PLEASE.!!!!!!!!!!
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10-29-2008 @ 3:58AM
booboo said...
Really? The Camarenas family? of El Tesoro, Tapatio and now Ocho? not sure I believe you mate. Show me!