The Process
of Making
Tequila
Take a look at our process
How agave is grown and harvested
What makes the difference?
IT TAKES 100% AGAVE
TO MAKE TEQUILA.
IT TAKES A FAMILY TO
MAKE THE BEST TEQUILA
Take a look.
Then take a drink.
The Tequila Process
The tequila process details what goes into the making of 3 Amigos Tequila. Producing tequila is not hard, making the best tequila is. See in detail the specifics of each flavor we craft and discover which was made for you. From the Gonzalez Family’s farm to your glass, take a look at what it takes to be a “Farm to Glass” Tequila.
Process

The 3 Amigos Team harvests the shoots (baby agave) from mature agave plants. We pull these shoots around 6- 10 months and are planted soon after. Before the shoots are planted they are left..Read More!
We maintain our fields with machinery, hand labor, and livestock. To start we manage the field with machinery. We avoid putting the cattle in the fields early because they can pull the..Read More!
“La Jima” – The Harvest Before our agave is harvested, it is checked for its ripeness by inspecting its maturity and sugar content. The most common way to check for maturity..Read More!
Before our fermentation process, the pinas (heart of agave) are cooked to convert the starches into fermentable sugars. The piñas are put in the cookers in a special form to ensure that..Read More!
Fermentation is the process in which yeast breaks down sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. … Carbon dioxide gas bubbles out of the fermenting solution into the air leaving a mixture..Read More!
Our tequila is distilled twice to ensure the purest final product. Before the first distillation the cabeza (head) and cola (tail) are removed and discarded, reserving the Corazon (heart) which is..Read More!
Tequila in it’s purest form. 3 Amigos Tequila Blanco is where it all starts. Most tequila connoisseurs will prefer a less expensive Blanco versus a rested and/or aged tequila, because it..Read More!
Reposado translates to “Rested” Reposado classification is tequila that is rested in aging barrels for a minimum of 2 months, and a maximum of up to 11 months. 3 Amigos Tequila Reposado..Read More!
Añejo translates to “Aged” For tequila to be classified as Añejo, the Blanco tequila must be aged for at least one year. The maximum amount of time that an Añejo can..Read More!
Ramona’s Reserve is made with the double gold winning 3 Amigos Añejo as the base. Sweetened with the same agave that the family produces, and spices that truly compliment the whole experience..Read More!
Extra Añejo translates to “Extra Aged” The classification to be an Extra Añejo is aging Blanco Tequila for a minimum of 3 years in aging barrels. The industry standard is usually..Read More!
That was a long process…
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