El Perdido Tequila NOM 1420 is being produced by Felipe Soto Mares at Industrializador de Agave San Isidro, S.A. de C.V.
El Perdido Tequila produces the following tequila:
Blanco, 10 month Reposado, 2 year Añejo and a 4 year Reserva Extra Añejo.
The agave fields of Los Altos de Jalisco the source of El Perdido Tequila
The agave fields of Los Altos de Jalisco the source of El Perdido Tequila
Unloading harvest of Agave Tequilana Weber Azul
Unloading harvest of Agave Tequilana Weber Azul
At 60 years young the best piña splitter on the crew
Preparing the agave for the oven
72 hours later sweet baked agave
Placing fresh baked agave on to the milling conveyor
The Tahona and an oven
Completion of alcohol %
Sweet fermentation
In an effort to reduce Greenhouse Gasses we have installed solar water heating arrays to assist the diesel fuel steam generators. Eventually we hope to eliminate the use of this type of fuel.
Fermentation
The still is cleaned every 5 days
and is prepared for distilling
La Cava. Tequila resting and waiting for its time
Bottle receives base screen
The Extra Añejo bottle being sandblasted.
Applying decal layer
Sandblasted and decal applied to Reserva bottle
The Extra Añejo bottle screened & ready.
Bottles prepared for firing in the kiln
Felipe gets a tequila blessing by El Perdido's production manager Gonzalo Spindola and distillery's Ing. Ernesto Alonso Granados Cardoso after completing El Perdido's 10 month Reposado.
