Spirit of Jalisco Tequila Distillery Tours

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La Fortaleza Distillery is arguably the most artisanal #tequila producer today. They make the well regarded Fortaleza/Los Abuelos tequila. Would you like to visit it? We can make it happen. #Jalisco is #Mexico www.spiritofjalisco.com

Distillation is where the dead mosto (fermented agave juice at about 6% alcohol) becomes ordinario during the first pass. After two distillations, and after cutting some high/low alcohols, it can then be called tequila. Most brands distill twice, but there are a few brands that distill more than two times. This photograph was taken at the Cofradia distillery where steel stills are used.

A demonstration of how the agave is harvested (jima) at Casa Herradura (Hacienda San Jose del Refugio, in Amatitan). The skilled Jimador uses the coa (a long wooden stick with a very sharp steel end) to cut the pencas (leaves). #Jalisco is #Mexico

Welcome to Tequila, Jalisco!!!! Santiago de Tequila is a small town located about 40 miles from Guadalajara. Join us on a tour of the Valley of Tequila and experience this magical town! #Jalisco is #Mexico www.spiritofjalisco.com

Getting the full monty at La Alteña, makers of Tapatio, Ocho, El Tesoro, and Villa Lobos. #Jalisco is #Mexico www.spiritofjalisco.com

A wonderful representation of products made at the Vivanco Distillery in Arandas, Jalisco. This distillery also makes the well received Gran Dovejo among others. We may include this distillery in our Los Altos tour. #Jalisco is #Mexico www.spiritofjalisco.com

Piñas (harvested agaves) ready to be taken to the stone oven where they will be cooked for about 36 hours. #Tequila Fortaleza. #Jalisco is #Mexico www.spiritofjalisco.com

A hard day's work is invariably true for the harvesters (Jimadores) of the mature agave (it takes several years to ripen) which will soon be #Tequila. #Jalisco is #Mexico www.spiritofjalisco.com

Working on the first distillation at the 7 Leguas Distillery. #Jalisco is #Mexico #Tequila

Once the agave has been harvested (now known as a piña because it resembles a pineapple), it will often have to be carried by hand to a truck or mule to be transported to the distillery. These piñas can weigh as much as 200 lbs!!! #Jalisco is #Mexico

Ing. Felipe Camarena Curiel is an innovator in the #Tequila industry. He has designed a mechanical tahona that only uses one horsepower! It is affectionately called Frankenstein. At his distillery, El Pandillo, he makes tequila G4. Soon to be in the US. www.spiritofjalisco.com