Understand the language behind the label.
Plain-language, source-linked definitions. Start with the classes, ingredients and evidence that make tequila comparisons more useful.
Blanco
White or silver tequila. The CRT describes the spirit obtained after distillation, with alcohol adjusted using water. Product-specific resting practices should be checked separately.
Read the definitionReposado
Tequila matured in wood for at least two months, according to the CRT maturation guidance. The class minimum is not a precise duration for every product.
Read the definitionAñejo
Aged tequila requiring at least one year of maturation under the CRT guidance. Barrel and exact duration disclosures remain product-specific.
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A class requiring at least three years of maturation in the CRT guidance. Longer maturation is not itself an objective quality score.
Read the definitionJoven
The CRT describes joven or gold as a blend of a white tequila with a rested, aged or extra-aged tequila. Check the bottle's own category and labeling.
Read the definitionNOM
Norma Oficial Mexicana, an official Mexican standard. Tequila production follows NOM-006-SCFI-2012. A producer number on a bottle is a traceability clue, not a flavor or additive-free score.
Read the definitionBlue Weber agave
Agave tequilana Weber blue variety is the agave authorized for tequila production. The CRT distinguishes tequila 100% agave from the tequila category allowing other sugars.
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Alcohol by volume, expressed as a percentage. The CRT identifies an allowed tequila alcohol range of 35% to 55%; the initial product profiles here report 40%.
Read the definitionMaturation
The time the spirit spends in direct contact with barrel or container wood. Class minimums help organize aged tequila but do not establish a bottle's exact flavor.
Read the definitionAdditive disclosure
A field kept separate from agave category, producer recipe and sensory description. We do not infer an independent additive-free certification from a 100% agave statement or a brand's ingredient claim.
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