Honest Tequila, Done Right
Forget the fancy ads and marketing hype – real tequila is all about the spirit of Jalisco. Harvested from the land, shaped by tradition, and perfected through generations of craft. That’s how we do it at Socorro Tequila. We slow-cook the best agave in brick ovens, distill it twice to get to the heart of the spirit, age it in new American oak barrels, and give it a little air for some sweetness and balance. No additives, no cutting corners. Just honest tequila, made the way it should be.
HARVESTING THE AGAVE
At Socorro Tequila, the agave harvest isn’t just a job; it’s a deeply personal ritual. We walk the agave fields in our Jalisco estate, hand-selecting only the ripest agave at peak sweetness for our artisanal tequila. Pablo is there with the team, ensuring each leaf, or penca, is precisely trimmed with a sharp coa, revealing the precious heart, the piña. Pablo’s passion shines through every careful cut and every harvested piña loaded, setting the stage for a truly handcrafted tequila. We treat each field with the respect you’d expect from a single estate tequila, honoring the soil, the plants, and the people who tend them. This is traditional tequila at its core.
TRADITIONAL BRICK OVENS
We carefully halve our piñas and cook them the old way—slow and steady in traditional brick ovens called hornos. For two full days, the agaves steam gently, caramelizing their natural sugars without burning or rushing the process. This is how traditional tequila is meant to be made: no shortcuts, no high-pressure autoclaves, just heat, time, and respect for the plant. When the doors finally open, the cooked agaves are sweet, tender, and ready to become premium tequila with depth and character.
PURE AGAVE SWEETNESS
After cooking, the softened agaves are fed into our roller mills. Heavy, corrugated cylinders gently crush the fibers, releasing the rich, sugary juice known as mosto. This juice is the starting point for our 100% Blue Weber agave tequila—pure, sweet, and full of potential. By thoroughly separating the juice from the bagazo, we capture every drop of flavor, preserving the soul of Blue Weber agave tequila before it ever sees a tank or barrel.
OPEN-AIR FERMENTATION
When it comes to fermentation, patience is everything. We blend pure agave juice with natural well water and our proprietary yeast, then give it a full 96 hours to work—no rushing, no shortcuts. The wild yeast that lives in our distillery works its magic as this long, gentle ferment builds layers of aroma and flavor, turning our mosto into the base of small batch tequila with real personality. The slow approach speaks to people who care about what’s in their glass.
THE HEART OF TEQUILA
For our traditional tequila, we use a double distillation method that allows us to capture the complex aromas and flavors that develop during fermentation. The first distillation produces a cloudy, low-proof spirit called ordinario. After the second distillation, we carefully separate the heads and tails to get to the purest part of the tequila, the heart. What remains is clean, smooth additive-free tequila with nothing added and nothing compromised.
BARRELS AND AGING
Our tequila ages in new American oak barrels. We lightly char the barrels to keeps our handcrafted tequila agave forward while adding flavorful complexity. Our Reposado rests for about 4 months, and the Añejo rest for up to 14 months. No shortcuts. No additives. No dyes. Just the highest-quality tequila matured in the highest-quality barrels. The maturation process adds a lot of character, complexity, and flavor, bringing out the best in every bottle.
THE FINAL TOUCHES
Before bottling, we allow our tequila to rest. This brief period of controlled oxygen exposure helps open up the aromas and flavors naturally present in our additive-free tequila, while also softening the alcohol’s edge without changing its strength.
Our 100% Blue Weber tequila is non-chill filtered to preserve its natural esters, texture, and complexity, resulting in deeper aromas and a richer, more expressive mouthfeel. Carefully bottled, our handcrafted tequila is ready to be poured and shared with friends.
