Tequila Ocho has all the time believed that terroir exists in spirits simply because it does in wine. Since 2008, Ocho—the unique single-field, single-estate tequila—has harvested dozens of single fields of blue Weber agave from the highlands of Jalisco. Ocho remains to be a single property tequila, however now it’s taking issues additional by showcasing agave from extra areas inside Tequila’s Denomination of Origin.
The model’s new Terroir Choose vintages are single-region, multi-field tequilas comprised of agaves grown in one in every of eight designated zones of Mexico’s Highlands area. Agaves for Terroir Choose are grown in ranchos situated in Jalisco, Guanajuato and Michoacán.
The primary Terroir Choose classic known as Comunidad (“group”) and is made with agaves grown at El Nacimiento de Abajo in Arandas, Jalisco, and is the neighboring group to Ocho’s homeplace Tequilera Los Alambiques, in addition to its unique dwelling of Destilería La Alteńa. The agaves had been bought from native, household agave farmers, a few of whom have been part of the Camarena household enterprise for generations. The classic will likely be launched in each a Plata and Reposado expression, every weighing in at 40% ABV
“Terroir Choose serves two functions,” explains Ocho founder Carlos Camarena. “First, it permits us to assist smaller agave farmers who share our dedication to rising solely the very best agave on among the greatest land Mexico has to supply. Therefore the identify of the primary launch, Comunidad. Second, it permits us to discover the affect that terroir of different areas in Mexico has on tequila. This helps deepen our understanding of the position terroir performs within the cultivation of blue Weber agave and, in flip, its position in tequila distilled from these agaves.”
Tequila Ocho Terroir Choose Comunidad is out there now at choose bars and liquor shops within the U.S.
