1800 Tequila

Mexican tequila brand 1800 Tequila Tequila Silver / Reposado / Añejo / Extra-Añejo / Cristalino / Flavored Tequilas 1800 Tequila Logo.png 35–50% abv 70–100 1800 Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico Proximo Spirits Inc Mexico 1967 List of tequilas 1800tequila.com 1800 Tequila is a Mexican brand of tequila owned by the Beckmann family, who also own the Jose Cuervo tequila brand.Michael J. de la Merced, "Diageo Is Said to Be in Talks to Buy Jose Cuervo," DealBook, May 24, 2011. The blue agave tequila is bottled in Jalisco, Mexico.Lewis Wallace, "1800 Tequila Gives Artists a Shot at Boozy Fame," Wired, October 28, 2009. 1800 is named after the year tequila was first aged in oak casks,1800 Tequila, TequilaKnight.com. Accessed February 27, 2014. and is sold throughout the world. In the United States, the brand is distributed by the Beckmann family's company, Proximo Spirits."Cuervo Weighs Its Options After Failure of Diageo Talks," Shanken News Daily, December 12, 2012."Diageo Loses Cuervo to Proximo," The Chuck Cowdery Blog, March 1, 2013. History The first licensed tequila manufacturer was Jose Antonio Cuervo of Jalisco, Mexico, in 1758, after he was given the rights by King Ferdinand VI of Spain to cultivate a portion of land. Shortly thereafter, the production of tequila was banned, until 1795, when King Carlos IV lifted the ban. 1800 is widely known as the year in which tequila was first successfully aged in wood."Tequila's History: Part 2 of 3: 18th & 19th Centuries," In Search of the Blue Agave, May 2011. Originally known as Cuervo 1800 Tequila,"1800 Tequila Bottle Design – What Goes Wrong When Form Doesn't Follow Function," https://web.archive.org/web/20131219060054/http://www.betterspoon.com/2012/01/1800-tequila-bottle-design-what-goes.html 2013-12-19 betterspoon.com, January 31, 2012. 1800 Tequila was launched in 1967 as a sipping tequila.http://www.proof66.com/tequila/1800-coleccion-anejo-tequila.html Proof66.com Awards Summary Page for 1800 Coleccion Extra-Aged 2012-10-21 2012-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005232141/http://www.proof66.com/tequila/1800-coleccion-anejo-tequila.html The brand launched with the introduction of 1800 Añejo on December 4, 1967. The Silver and Reposado labels were later introduced in 2004."1800 Tequila," https://web.archive.org/web/20140304063719/http://www.tequilawisdom.com/1800tequila.html 2014-03-04 tequilawisdom.com. Retrieved February 27, 2014. Since 2008, it has been distributed in the US by Proximo Spirits. That year, the Select Silver label was introduced, a 100 proof clear tequila. In 2006, 1800 introduced The Ultimate Margarita, 19.9 proof pre-mixed margarita mix made with blue agave tequila (1800 Silver).Colleen Graham, "1800 The Ultimate Margarita," https://web.archive.org/web/20140412230149/http://cocktails.about.com/od/stockyourbar/gr/ultmt_margarita.htm 2014-04-12 About.com. Retrieved February 27, 2014. The 1800 Tequila crest has 3 main elements: A Mayan Pyramid; a cross and the letters JB (the initials of the owner Juan Domingo Beckmann) and a ribbon with the words: work, passion, honesty (in Spanish trabajo, pasion, honestidad).Discover The Vibrant 1800® Tequila History https://www.1800tequila.com/our-story/ 2026-03-09 1800 Tequila en-US Packaging Bottle 1800's bottles have a trapezoidal shape, reminiscent of the Mayan pyramids. The bottle used to have a top designed to serve as a shot glass, by loosening the top slightly, turning the bottle upside down, and filling up the top. Essential Artist Series In 2008, 1800 Tequila released a limited-edition Essential Artist Series, with 12 unique bottle designs. A second series was released in 2009 with one "celebrity artist" bottle created by Shepard Fairey's firm Studio Number One, plus 11 new designs picked from 15,000 online submissions. The Essential Artist Series has ranged from 6 to 12 bottle collections - more recently they have all been 6 bottle collections. Tequilas As of 2026, the tequilas under the 1800 brand are: 1800 Silver, 1800 Reposado, 1800 Añejo, 1800 Guachimonton, 1800 Cristalino, 1800 Milenio and 1800 Coconut.1800® Tequila The Best Taste in Tequila https://www.1800tequila.com/ 2026-03-20 1800 Tequila en-US They also offer prepared cocktail margaritas. References 2 External links http://www.1800tequila.com/ 1800 Tequila on Facebook Category:Tequila brands Category:Drink companies of Mexico Category:Mexican brands