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José Cuervo is a brand of tequila produced by Tequila Cuervo La Rojeña, S.A. de C.V. The José Cuervo Especial brand has the highest sales of any tequila brand in the world.
HistoryIn 1758, Antonio de Cuervo received a land grant from the King of Spain to start an agave farm in the Jalisco region of Mexico. He built a small factory on this land. In 1795, King Carlos IV gave the land grant to Cuervo's descendant, José María Guadalupe Cuervo. Carlos IV also granted the Cuervo family the first license to commercially make tequila, so they built a larger factory on the existing land. The family started packaging their wares in individual bottles in 1880. The distillery was named Fabrica La Rojeña. The tequila was exported to the United States for the first time in 1873. In 1900, José Cuervo Labastida decided to brand the tequila as José Cuervo. The company is now owned and run by heirs of the Cuervo family, the Beckmann family.[1][2] who also owns the brand 1800 Tequila, among others. Present
Juan-Domingo "Dobel" Beckmann son of Don Juan Beckmann is the sixth-generation leader of the company.[3] Types
other citrus fruits), Tropiña (pineapple and other tropical fruits)
oak barrels, with addition of material aged for more than 30 years)
The majority of Jose Cuervo tequila is a 51% mixto tequilla meaning only 51% is fermented from the sugars of the Agave plant. The remainder is fermented from other cheaper sugar sources. The Tradicional and Reserva Familia are 100% Agave tequilas.
Some of these offerings have performed well at international spirit ratings competitions. For example, the Reserva de la Familia was awarded a gold medal at the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.[4] Songs about the tequila
on the country charts in the United States and Canada.
It reached #1 on the U.S. country charts and #26 on the Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit.
at the beginning of the song it is mentioned that the tequila being referred to is José Cuervo.
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