What is Tequila Made From?
Tequila is a made from the blue agave plant native to the highland region of the Mexican state Jalisco. The blue volcanic soil in this region is particularly conducive to growing blue agave and more than 300 million of the plants are grown and harvested in the region each year. Tequila is generally bottled in one of five categories. Blanco (white) tequila has been aged less than two months, Joven (young) a mix of white and aged tequila, Reposado (Rested) tequila has been aged between two months and one year, Anejo (aged) has been aged between one and three years, and Extra Anejo (extra aged) tequila has been aged more than three years.
As tequila ages, the alcohol mellows and the flavors become more complex. Oak barrels can be purchased from Red Head Oak Barrels for aging your tequila at home. This provides a great way to experiment with the different flavors and ages of tequila. Because the barrels purchased from Red Head Oak Barrels are smaller in size, between one and twenty liters, the tequila will age at a much faster rate than at the distillery. In addition, our online oak barrel store offers a specialty tequila aging barrel which is taller and skinnier than a regular barrel. This accelerates the aging process and really soaks the liquor in all the goodness that the oak has to offer.