Tequila Don Julio is a brand name Mexican tequila

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....

 distilled, manufactured, bottled, sold, and distributed by Tequila Don Julio, S.A. de C.V. from its corporate facility in the Colonia El Chichimeco district, in the city of Atotonilco El Alto

Atotonilco El Alto

Atotonilco El Alto is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 638.15 km².Atotonilco means Atotonilco El Alto means The High for honor Cristero War...

, Jalisco, Mexico. It is distributed in the United States by Diageo

Diageo

Diageo plc is a global alcoholic beverages company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine....

, under licensing from its patent holder, Tequila Don Julio, Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, Jalisco, Mexico, but it is sold worldwide.

History

Don Julio Tequila is named after the founder, Don Julio Gonzalez-Frausto Estrada, who founded the company in 1942. Don Julio González began experimenting with tequila-making in 1942, but in an effort to differentiate the quality of his tequila from other brand names, he experimented with controlling various aspects of the tequila-making process, "from the cultivation of the agave to the bottling of the final product". He named his distillery La Primavera (the Springtime). He is said to have "spent nearly forty years perfecting the craft." Don Julio's first tequilas were shared with friends only, but as word on the quality of his tequila spread, he officially founded a company to put him in business.

Varieties

• Don Julio 1942 Añejo
• Don Julio Real Extra Añejo
• Don Julio Reposado (available also in the US)
• Don Julio Blanco (available also in the US)
• Don Julio Añejo (available also in the US)