Much like Champagne from Champagne, France, tequila must be grown and made within designated areas of the country of Mexico. It is basically the ecosystem where the Agave Tequilana (aka Blue Weber Agave) grow. All of the state of Jalisco, and...
Read moreMay 2023 Newsletter – Happy Cinco De Mayo!
Join our Ultra Premium tequila brand in celebrating all things Mexico this Friday, May 5th and heck, let’s do it all weekend long! Mexico celebrates Cinco de Mayo for the courageous battle of 2,000 soldiers led by Texas-born General Ignacio...
Read moreNovember 2022 Newsletter – Our Secret Ingredient
Our Secret Ingredient – Volcano Water! Tequila Volcano (Volcán de Tequila) is located at the southern end of the famed town of Tequila, Jalisco, towering above the landscape of agave fields. Curiously, we may never have heard of Tequila the...
Read moreOctober 2022 Newsletter – Minnesota’s first on-premise account
Angeno’s/Zimmerman Bar & Grill (ZBG) was Minnesota’s first account and continues to be one of the largest Canción Tequila accounts in the country. In 2014, when Mexican Moonshine was introduced to the owners of ZBG, Shawn Deilke and Missy...
Read moreSeptember 2022 Newsletter – Who Is The Jimador
The Jimador is the farmer who harvests the Agave plant from the Agave fields. As the Agave plant reaches maturity at about 7 years, a stalk or spike (Quiote) will begin to grow from the Agave, and the Jimador will cut and remove the stalk. The...
Read moreAugust 2022 Newsletter – What is a Coa?
A vital tool still used today in agave farming is the “Coa” which means “hoe”. It is used for harvesting agaves and “jimador” is the agave harvester. At seven years old, the Blue Weber Agaves will start to...
Read moreCheck out Roger’s visit to our distillery
Take a journey with Roger as he visits the distillery where Canción Tequila (formerly Mexican Moonshine Tequila) processes its blue agave plants and distills them into our super-premium tequila!
Read moreThe Tequila Files — The Basics
Most liquors have a stereotypical personality. Whisky is known by many as “mean juice.” Gin is associated as often with the high-class as it is with homeless. Vodka is thought of as the drink of choice of Eastern European and Russian military...
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