Tequila Ocho Reposado 2022 Single Estate
Tequila Ocho · Destilería La Alteña
The 2022 vintage showcases Ocho's commitment to single-estate terroir — each year's release tastes different because the agave comes from a different rancho. The brief reposado rest adds just enough roundness without masking the agave's voice. This is tequila that respects its raw material above all.
Nose
Bright cooked agave opens the aroma, followed by citrus zest and a mineral earthiness that shifts with each return. Light vanilla and fresh green herbs linger underneath, with a delicate floral quality.
Palate
Clean and focused, with cooked agave sweetness balanced by white pepper and a distinct mineral backbone. Mid-palate brings hints of green apple and a touch of butter, while the oak influence is restrained and supportive.
Finish
Medium-length with lingering agave, a peppery tingle, and a saline mineral note that keeps you reaching for the next sip.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber Agave (single estate)
- Production
- Tahona-crushed, brick oven-cooked, copper pot distilled
- Region
- Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Tahona-crushed, brick oven-cooked, copper pot distilled
- Distillation
- Slow-cooked in brick ovens, tahona-crushed, double distilled in copper pot stills
- Aging Vessel
- Aged approximately 8 weeks in ex-American whiskey barrels
- NOM
- NOM 1474
- Additives Free
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Ranch Water Ocho — 2 oz Tequila Ocho Reposado · 1 oz fresh lime juice · 3 oz Topo Chico mineral water · Build in a highball glass over ice, stir gently, garnish with a lime wheel.
Food Pairing
Elote-style grilled corn rubbed with chili-lime butter and crumbled cotija cheese — the corn sweetness and mineral salt echo the tequila's agave and earthy notes.
A collaboration between the late Tomás Estes and master distiller Carlos Camarena at La Alteña in the Jalisco highlands, Ocho pioneered single-estate, vintage-dated tequila — treating agave fields the way vignerons treat vineyards.
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