HERRADURA

There’s your run-of-the-mill tequila, and then there’s Herradura. San José del Refugio is the home of Herradura Tequila, one of the highest quality tequilas produced in México. The San José del Refugio hacienda is the only tequila distillery where the entire production process, right down the bottling, is completed in one location.

Located and produced in the heart of Mexico’s tequila region, in the tiny town of Amatitan, Jalisco, just outside of Guadalajara, Tequila Herradura is 100 percent Blue Agave Tequila carefully crafted using traditional methods, such as cooking the agave in clay ovens and fermenting naturally with wild yeast.

Tequila Herradura is all natural and estate bottled. "Herradura" means horseshoe and is the sign of good luck and fortune. It's in Amatitan, Jalisco, where the daily effort and constant dedication come together with the benefits that nature brings, to produce the Best Tequila in the World. Only 35 km from Guadalajara is where Casa Herradura, for 136 years, has forged a solid company and leader in Tequila.

Respectful of legal, social and employment procedures, where the tradition of producing the only Tequila made from 100% Agave Tequilana Weber - the blue variety, 100% natural, 100% estate bottled, and 100% rested and aged in barrels of white oak. A company that remains to this day in Mexican hands. Wine Enthusiast - Winestar Awards - 2007 Distiller of the Year.

Master distiller Teresa Lara López, now retired, elevated the craft of distilling tequila for 30 years. Mexico’s “only” female Tequila master distiller, Maria Teresa Lara underpinned her career with a Batchelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Masters in Quality Control. Before joining the Tequila trade, she worked as water quality manager for the city of Guadalajara, and held a director-level role in the pharmaceutical trade. It was then that she took a fermentation course, and the Tequila love affair began. Starting as a Lab manager in 1987, Lara was quickly promoted, and she was eventually named master distiller in 2009. Her recent creations include Directo de Alambique, the fourth release in the Coleccion de la Casa Reserva 2015 series, and Herradura Ultra, a blend of the brand’s Anejo and Extra Anejo Tequila aged in American white oak barrels.