Our Tequila
818 Blanco
818 Reposado
818 Añejo
Truly excellent tequila is something worth searching for, savoring, and celebrating. At 818, we bring you tequila from family-owned farms in Jalisco, using only the highest quality ingredients. We believe 818 tastes best when you can enjoy a glass with those you love - so cheers: here’s to the place you call home.
OUR PROCESS
Our tequila’s journey starts with the work of skilled jimadores, agave farmers local to the Tequila region. They identify agaves located in the Los Valles region of Tequila, finding optimal conditions for 818 by waiting for at least 7 years for the agaves to reach peak maturity.
OUR PROCESS
Next, we cook our carefully-selected agaves for 30+ hours. Large stone Tahonas are then used to extract and collect the juice by crushing the cooked agaves, a technique that has been around for centuries.
OUR PROCESS
We then crush our cooked agaves with motorized stone Tahona pits - each wheel weighs 800 kilograms, and enables the best juice extraction and collection. This technique has been used for centuries in tequila production, and is the most traditional method.
OUR PROCESS
Our extracted juice, called “mosto,” is fermented in unique wood and stainless steel tanks for around 48hrs, using leftover agave fibers from our tahonas, inoculated with native yeast for a deeper aromatic expression.
OUR PROCESS
Our tequila is then distilled in hand-built copper alembic pot stills of the highest quality. We distill our tequila twice: first to 24% alcohol volume, and then to 48% alcohol volume, using precise cuts for maximum 818 smoothness.
OUR PROCESS
From distillation, our tequila then finds the barrels - our Reposado and Añejo tequilas are aged in both American and French oak at still strength. Our team expertly blends our tequilas for the iconic 818 taste we love: smooth, versatile, and sippable.
- Ingredients:
- 2.0 OZ 818 Tequila Añejo
- + Oloroso Sherry (For Rinse)
- + Orange Peels
- Prep:
- (1) Rinse a chilled coupe with Oloroso sherry, flame an orange twist over the glass.
- (2) Stir 818 Añejo with ice until chilled.
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