Tequila Herradura is popular all over the world. People who know about elite alcohol honor and appreciate this drink. The birthplace of the product is Mexico. From Spanish to Russian Herradura is translated as “horseshoe”. History has more than one legend that vividly tells how exactly this liquid was born. All of them are incredibly interesting and intriguing. In order to make the Herradura tequila, producers use exclusively blue agave. The final drink does not contain any colorants, preservatives, sugars or other impurities. In the manufacture of alcohol exclusively manual labor is used.
History Information
Tequila Herradura has a wonderful history of its origin. In 1880, Don Jose Feliciano bought a colonial estate (hacienda). It was located in the Amatitan Valley, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. In the vicinity of the hacienda, only the best varieties of blue agave were grown. Thus, the idea came up to organize a family business for the production of tequila. The first owners of the enterprise decided not to spend money on the acquisition of a state permit for the distribution of alcohol. Because of this, tequila could not boast of a vast market.
But everything changed at a time when the son of Don Jose Aurelio Lopez Rosales took control of the company. He was an excellent host and even better tequilero. Thanks to the modernization of technological processes, production has reached a whole new level. According to legend, once Rosales in the vicinity of his possessions found a horseshoe sparkling in the sun, like an ingot of gold. The family took the find as a good sign and decided to name their company Herradura. So Teraquila Herradura appeared.
Horseshoe began to be used as a company emblem of the enterprise. The mark was registered in 1928. After Mexico was subjected to social and revolutionary upheaval, the owner of the company had to flee the state. Family business management was taken over by cousin Aurelio David Rosales.
Characteristics of Alcohol
Today, the Herradura tequila factory is owned by Grupo Industrial Herradura. This manufacturer, among other things, also owns blue agave plantations, which are located in the states of Nayarit and Jalisco (Mexico). Only here, on red-brown soils enriched with iron, a special grade agave is grown, which is the basis for the manufacture of premium Mexican spirits. The unique characteristics of the Herradura tequila variety are explained by the fact that it is made from the best variety of agave.
Features of the variety of this drink also consist in the fact that the composition of its distillers contains alcohol, which is made only from blue agave. It does not contain alcohols from corn or cane, nor does it contain any aromatic or flavoring additives. Product strength reaches 40%.
What do the bottles look like?
Not only Herradura tequila itself, which has a devoted army of fans throughout the earth, but also bottles into which it is bottled after aging in oak barrels is noteworthy. Massive bottles with a capacity of 0.7 liters each have an elongated neck. The container is made of thick glass. The shape of the vessels resembles a glass, narrowed down. In Mexico, just from such utensils it is customary to drink strong alcoholic drinks.
The front side of each bottle has a real horseshoe made of metal. It is used instead of the standard label and is the company logo. As already mentioned, this talisman of luck has become the name for one of the most successful alcohol brands in the world.
Product varieties
Today Herradura tequila line (we can see the photo of drinks in the article) is represented by seven varieties of the product. The differences between them are the aging times in oak barrels:
- Herradura Silver: This variety has been produced since 1870. The recipe for its preparation has not changed since then and has always been observed with particular rigor. The drink is aged for 45 days. The result is a soft, crystal clear tequila with a light aroma of wood chips, amber of citrus fruits, a long and warm finish.
- Herradura Seleccion Suprema: Production of this product only began in 1995. The distillate is also aged in oak barrels for 49 months, due to which it acquires a noble golden color.
- Herradura Coleccion de la Casa: a strong distillate, distilled, is bottled for 11 months in barrels that previously contained cognac.
- Herradura Ultra: premium grade.
- Herradura Antiguo: for the first time, this variety of tequila began to be produced for the purpose of sale in the year when the 125th anniversary of the company was celebrated. Until this moment, this variety was produced only for close individuals of the Rosales genus, who are descendants of the founders of the company.
Variety from 1974
In 1974, the Herradura Reposado tequila variety was first launched into production. For 11 months, the drink is aged in barrels made of oak. After that, he acquires honey dark tones. The distillate is characterized by balanced combinations of the taste of lemon, honey and vanilla. They harmoniously turn into an aftertaste in which notes of spicy spices are felt. This is a noble drink that experts advise to use in its pure form.
25-month-old drink
Beginning in 1962, the launch of the Herradura Anejo tequila starts. It has a 25-month aging period. After a drink has been in barrels for such a long time, it takes on a hue of dark amber. And his taste perfectly combines notes of coffee, cinnamon and creamy caramel.