El Tesoro Tequila

El Tesoro Tequila

El Tesoro Tequila

 

 

 

 

 

El Tesoro tequila

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El Tesoro is a brand of tequila produced by Jim Beam Brands Co.

History

The history of El Tesoro began with Franz Weber, who identified the

Blue Agave as the agave of choice for making tequila. Don Felipe

Camarena was raised in a family of tequila makers who passed on

their secrets and techniques to him. He started out by growing and

selling agave plants to other distillers. Then in 1937 he opened the

La Altena Distillery in Jalisco, Mexico. His distillery was located near

the finest blue agave and near hot springs which served as a

consistent source of energy. Don Felipe passed the business on to his

son, Felipe J. Camarena Orozco, who then passed it on to his

daughters and to his son Carlos, who is now the Master Distiller of El

Tesoro Tequila. The actual brand El Tesoro de Don Felipe was the

product of a joint venture between the Camarena Family and premium

tequila pioneers, Robert J. Denton and Marilyn S. Smith in 1990.

 

La Altena and the Mexican Revolution

El Tesoro is handcrafted at La Altena Distillery in Jalisco, Mexico. After

50 years of handcrafting tequila, the founding family of the El Tesoro

found themselves in the middle of the Mexican Revolution. The

original distillery was destroyed. It was in 1937 that Don Felipe

Camarena rebuilt the distillery in La Altena, 20 miles away from the

original site.

Master Distiller Carlos Camarena

The current Master Distiller of El Tesoro is Carlos Camarena. He is the

third generation of Master Distillers of El Tesoro de Don Felipe Tequila

and the grandson of Don Felipe. He helps to preserve the 200 years

of tradition, history, and craftsmanship of El Tesoro tequila.

 

Products

El Tesoro Platinum
El Tesoro Reposado
El Tesoro Anejo
El Tesoro Paradiso
El Tesoro Aniversario

Awards

Notable spirit ratings for El Tesoro offerings include:[1]

El Tesoro Platinum

  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2008: Double Gold
  • Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition 2007: Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005: Double Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004: Silver
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2003: Silver

 

El Tesoro Reposado

  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2008: Double Gold
  • 2007 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition "Best Tequila of the Competition" [2]
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007: Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005: Double Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004: Best of Show

 

El Tesoro Anejo

  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2008: Silver
  • 2007 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007: Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005: Double Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004: Double Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2003: Gold

 

El Tesoro Paradiso

  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2008: Silver
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2007: Double Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005: Double Gold
  • San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2004: Silver

 

 

External links

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