Top 100% Tequila Extra Anejo
El Gran Jubileo Tequila
Top Tequila Liqueur
Reserva del Senor Premium Almendrado
Top Rated Mezcal
El Zacatecano Anejo
Del Maguey Chichicapa Special Cask Finish
Divino Reposado
Del Maguey San Luis Del Rio
Jaral de Berrio Blanco
Top Rated Sotol
Hacienda de Chihuahua Extra Anejo
Hacienda de Chihuahua Anejo
Leyenda Sotol Reposado
Sotol Puro 219 Reposado
Judge Favorites
1. El Gran Jubileo Tequila Extra Anejo
2. El Zacatecano Mezcal Anejo
3. MuchoTE Tequila Reposado
4. Cava de Oro Tequila Anejo
5. Leyenda Sotol Reposado
6. Cava de Oro Tequila Anejo
Top Rated Spirit Families
1. Hacienda de Chihuahua Sotol
2. Partida Tequila
3. Don Abraham Tequila
4. Vida Tequila
5. 5150 Tequila
Judges From Three Countries
Review More Than Eighty Spirits of Mexico
Six expert judges from three different countries spent seven days looking for Agave spirit excellence. Judging took place at Royal Resorts Club International and Hacienda Sisal Restaurant between February 2nd and February 8th, 2008 in Cancun, Mexico. The judges blind tasted over eighty Agave spirits and rated them in six categories: aroma, initial taste, body, finish, smoothness, and quality for price. Agave spirits from all over Mexico were eligible to compete in this inaugural Agave Spirits Challenge and dozens of Tequilas, Mezcals, Sotols and Agave based liqueurs took up the challenge.
Tasting three flights a day, each flight comprised of six to eight entries, it took a full week to complete the tasting competition. The final rankings produced the top six spirits, which were then tasted blind, head to head for the final grand tasting held on February 8th. The finals included three Tequila products, two Sotols and one Mezcal.
