Ocho Las Aguilas Single Estate 2017
Ocho Las Aguilas
Single Estate 2017
The "single state" experience
The agaves for this tequila have come exclusively from "Rancho Las Àguilas"
Tequila Ocho Extra Añejo
It is made by Carlos Camarena, a third generation tequilero who also makes El Tesoro and Tapatio. Ocho is made from agaves harvested from one single rancho exclusively. This followed the concept in wine making of "single vineyard" wines. "Sngle Rancho", "single estate" tequila is a unique concept in the tequila industry.
The name of the ranch "The eagles" comes from the fact that eagles used to have a nest in one of the trees in the ranch. It is the second time that agave was been grown there, the last time was around 1965. After that it was used only to grow grass and feed cattle.
"Las Aguilas" slopes slightly and is hilly at 2.057 meters altitude. A small percentage of the plants of this field were left to grow the quiote as part of bat friendly program in which Tequila Ocho is proud to participate.
Tequila Ocho is made artisanally in the style of times oast. The naturally grown agaves are harvested only when they are extra ripe so that the resulting tequila is sweet, concentrated, complex and balanced. The processing of the agave into tequila is done slowly creating in Ocho an intense "agave" flavour.
This extra añejo was aged the minimum time of three years i noak barred use 6-7 times previously. Whis was done to retain as much of the agave essence without covering it with the oak influence of the barrels.