- The Winery
- Address: 257 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026
- Telephone: 212-222-4866
- Opening hours: Open 7 days, 12-9 PM.
Strength: 40% Alc (80 proof).
Agave: 100% Blue Weber (Tequilana Weber).
Region: Mexico> Jalisco> Los Altos Highlands.
Notes: Additive-Free, brick oven, copper pot still, double distillation, Aged in used American Oak bourbon barrels.
Description: La Altena Distillery (NOM 1139) was established in 1937, after a fire destroyed the original Camarena family distillery in the early 1800's. Still under the direction, using the same methods as Don Felipe Camarena. Carlos Camarena, is the current Master Distiller.
TEQUILA DEFINITION: A distillate made only with the Blue Weber agave plant, a succulent (but not a cactus!) Must be made in one of these five states of Mexico: Jalisco and parts of Guanajuanto, Tamaulipas, Michoacan and Nayarit.
Silver/Blanco: generally unaged.
Reposado: Meaning “rested,” aged in wood barrels for 2 months to 12 months.
Anejo: Aged in wood barrels between 1 and 3 years.