Patrón Tequila FAQS

Tequila

  • Reposado is a style of aged tequila. To qualify as a reposado, the tequila must be aged in barrels or storage tanks from anywhere between 2 and 11 months. Most tequila brands use a variety of wood barrels to age reposado, but the most popular are American and French oak.

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  • Añejo is a style of aged tequila. Añejo means the tequila has been aged anywhere from one to three years, typically in oak barrels. Most distillers use a variety of wood barrels to age Añejo tequila, but the most popular are American and French oak.

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  • Blanco tequila, also referred to as silver tequila, is a spirit that can be bottled right after distillation, or can be aged in steel tanks for up to four weeks.

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  • To qualify as tequila, the spirit must be made in Jalisco, Mexico and in very limited surrounding areas. To determine if the tequila is made in Mexico, look for the label “Hecho en Mexico” which translates to "Made in Mexico".

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  • Silver tequila, also referred to as Blanco, is a tequila can be bottled right after distillation, or can be aged in steel tanks for up to four weeks. Blanco translates to “white” in Spanish and generally means the tequila is devoid of color.

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  • Patrón Tequila is handcrafted in Jalisco, Mexico at Hacienda Patrón.

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  • It’s unlikely your tequila will freeze in your freezer. Most home freezers cannot reach the temperature tequila needs in order to freeze (-10 °F or -23 °C).

    We don’t recommend putting Patrón Tequila in the freezer. It won’t ruin it, but drinking tequila at lower temperatures will affect the taste and aroma—at lower temperatures, the “sweet” flavor is usually lost. Instead, if you prefer to drink it cool, try tequila straight up by shaking or stirring it with ice and then straining it into a glass without ice.

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  • An unopened bottle of tequila has an indefinite shelf life, which means it won’t ever really expire. But once that bottle is opened, it will remain at peak quality for 1 year. After that, it’s likely to decline in smell, flavor and appearance.

    If the tequila is stored improperly, it could affect the flavor; if it smells sour or off, it’s probably best to toss it. Read our article to learn more about how to properly store tequila.

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  • Yes, Patrón ultra-premium tequila is meant to be sipped and savored. Take your time to taste the aroma, flavor and complexity of the tequila. Enjoy it neat or on the rocks.

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  • Patrón is dedicated to handcrafting the finest tequila in the world, and our special edition products are no different. Our PATRÓN Tequila Limited Edition products in your region include:

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TEQUILA COCKTAILS

TEQUILA NUTRITION

Additive-free Tequila

  • Patrón uses the highest-quality ingredients and production process to achieve our distinct taste and color. The process starts at the agave field where we select only the best agave with a specifically high sugar content to deliver the exceptionally smooth flavor Patrón is known for. To create our aged expressions, Patrón Silver is aged in our carefully selected barrels where it gains natural flavors like caramel and vanilla as well as its natural color.

    Patrón has an entire portfolio of aged expressions ranging from two months at minimum for Reposado and all the way up to ten years for Extra Añejo 10 Años, our oldest tequila. All of our aged expressions have different colors, flavors and tasting notes all thanks to our variety of barrels. No flavor or color is achieved from additives.

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  • To cut down on production time, many tequila producers use concentrated additives to add flavor back to correct shortcuts taken during the production process. Examples include:

    • As a sweetening agent in lieu of premium agave
    • As a way to create a more rounded mouth feel
    • As a way to make tequila taste, smell or look as if it’s been aged longer than it truly has

    Additives used in tequila can be difficult to detect when used in a subtle way and are most identifiable when aromas and flavors are very prominent and dominate the drinking experience.

    Because of our unwavering commitment to craft, authenticity, and integrity Patrón has never used additives in our premium tequila.

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  • To be classified as “tequila” the product has to be made from 100% blue agave and is permitted to have a maximum of 1% of additives. A “mixto tequila” has at least 51% of its volume made from blue agave distillate and the other 49% can be distilled from other non agave sugars (usually sugar cane).

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  • As of January 2020, the below distilleries, some of which produce multiple tequila brands as designated by their NOM assignment, have been credited as verified additive-free. Patrón is the world's number one super-premium tequila brand to receive the verification.

    • Patrón Tequila (NOM 1492)
    • Tequila Fortaleza (NOM 1493) [2 brands]
    • El Pandillo (G4, Terralta, etc.) (NOM 1579) [6 brands]
    • Vivanco (NOM 1414) [7 brands]
    • Cascahuín (NOM 1123) [4 brands]
    • Tequileña (NOM 1146) [12 brands]
    • Arette (NOM 1109) [1 brand]
    • El Tequileño (NOM 1108) [1 brand]
    • Suave (NOM 1522) [1 brand]
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  • More sugar and flavor additives naturally will increase the tequila’s overall sweetness. While there is no research to prove that additives are necessarily “bad for you”, at Patrón, we believe the best quality ingredients make for the highest quality tequila and for a simply perfect drinking experience.

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PATRÓN STORY

HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

  • Día de Muertos is a Mexican 3-day celebration of life, where the dead are remembered and honored. Halloween is an ancient tradition from the Celtic region of Europe, where it was believed that on this day, the worlds between the living and the dead blurred and spirits caused disturbances on Earth.

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PURCHASING PATRÓN TEQUILA