1800 Tequila
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1800 Tequila is a brand of tequila
owned by the Beckmann Family, who also own the Jose Cuervo
brand. 1800 Tequila is a 100% Blue Agave Tequila and bottled in Jalisco, Mexico. 1800 is named after the year aged Tequila was first sold.
Originally named Cuervo 1800 Tequila, 1800 Tequila is sold throughout the world. In the United States
, the brand is imported and distributed by Proximo Spirits based in Jersey City, New Jersey
.
organizations, including the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Wine Enthusiast, and the Beverage Testing Institute. Critical reaction to the tequilas has been modest-to-good. The best showing for any 1800 Tequila came in 2007, when Wine Enthusiast placed the Extra Aged expression in its "96-100" scoring category.
Tequila
Tequila is a spirit made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, northwest of Guadalajara, and in the highlands of the western Mexican state of Jalisco....
owned by the Beckmann Family, who also own the Jose Cuervo
Jose Cuervo
José Cuervo is a brand of tequila produced by Tequila Cuervo La Rojeña. The José Cuervo Especial brand has the highest sales of any tequila brand in theworld.- History :...
brand. 1800 Tequila is a 100% Blue Agave Tequila and bottled in Jalisco, Mexico. 1800 is named after the year aged Tequila was first sold.
Originally named Cuervo 1800 Tequila, 1800 Tequila is sold throughout the world. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the brand is imported and distributed by Proximo Spirits based in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
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Varieties Of 1800 Tequila
- 1800 Silver (aged in oak barrels for 15 days, and blended with a touch of aged reserves)
- 1800 Silver Select (100 proof, 100% agave tequila, aged in American Oak barrels for 15 days)
- 1800 Reposado (rested in American and French Oak barrels for 6 months)
- 1800 Anejo (aged in French Oak barrels for 3 years)
- 1800 Coleccion (annual release with specially designed pewter decanter, a blended tequila aged in charcoal French Oak barrels)
- 1800 Essential Artists (limited edition silver product featuring Artwork picked by the brand owners)
- 1800 Millenio (A one off run of 1800 Extra Anejo tequila produced for the new Millennium in 2000)
Essential Artist Series
In 2008, 1800 Tequila released a special limited-edition Essential Artist series, with 12 unique bottle designs. A second series was released in 2009 with 12 new designs picked from online submissions from the public. A third series is expected to come out in May 2011.Critical Reviews
1800 Tequilas have been evaluated by a number of international spirit ratingsSpirit ratings
With a growing number of microdistilleries and an expanding number of offerings from large corporate entities, a number of institutions have arisen to provide professional evaluations of individual spirits...
organizations, including the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Wine Enthusiast, and the Beverage Testing Institute. Critical reaction to the tequilas has been modest-to-good. The best showing for any 1800 Tequila came in 2007, when Wine Enthusiast placed the Extra Aged expression in its "96-100" scoring category.