🥃Regulations of making tequila

Here’s what you need to know about distilling tequila in a nutshell:

1. Tequila is a designation of origin drink that belongs to Mexico. The Mexican government determines certain regulations that need to be followed before naming the spirit “tequila”.

2. These regulations are authenticated by the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT).

3. Regulated tequila bottles will carry a NOM number (Norma Oficial Mexicana) that identifies the authorized distillery.

4. Tequila 100% Agave must only be made from sugars extracted from the Blue Agave Tequilana Weber plant.

5. Anything less than 100% is labeled as a Mixto.

6. Tequila Mixto must be made from a minimum of 51% blue agave (the remainder can be the contents of a natural spirit or can sugar juice)

7. Tequila needs to be made from 100% natural ingredients and contain a minimum of 38% alcohol.

8. The ABV (alcohol by volume) regulation stipulates that tequila should be bottled at between 35 – 55%.

Agave drinks that are made outside of the previously mentioned tequila regions are not allowed to be called tequila. They may, however, be another agave-based product.

Metagave Tequila uses age-old cultivation and distillation processes and we only use 100% blue agave giving you the most pure tequila that money can buy.