The Best Spicy Reposado Tequilas

1 2 3 or as it is meant to be pronounced “Uno, Dos, Tres” is a certified organic tequila brand. The agaves used were sourced from the Tequila Valley and the piñas were cooked for close to two days in stone ovens. The reposado, or “Dos” is aged in white oak for 6 months.

t1 is produced by Master Distiller Germán González, formerly of his family's Chinaco, of 100% Highlands blue agaves--especially mature in some cases. After slow autoclaving and double-distilling--and in the case of the reposado, spending six months in "very old" Scotch barrels, it is bottled in a distinctive, Aladdin-shaped bottle. Additive free.

Tequila Gran Dovejo is located in the Highlands of Jalisco and produces only single-estate tequilas. The agave plants are grown by a fifth-generation agave grower in Los Altos. The piñas, or hearts of agave are harvested by hand and then roasted in clay ovens for 36 hours. The piñas are then shredded, the juices extracted and fermented and then double-distilled in copper alembic stills before being aged between six and nine months in American oak barrels which are hand-selected by the Master Distiller to evaluate maturity.

Originally the estate tequila served to guest and the family at Casa Herradura, Antiguo Reposado is matured for four months in used, American oak bourbon barrels compared to 11 months for their Herradura Reposado expression. Carbon filtration is used after aging which mellows the tequila a bit.

This offering from Tequila Herradura's Coleccion de la Casa line offers up a reposado tequila matured for eleven months in American oak barrels, and then transferred into port casks from the Douro Valley in Portugal for an additional two months of aging. While barrel finishes are more popular in the whiskey world, they are beginning to become more popular with tequilas as well, and this tequila is a great example of a successful barrel-finished tequila.

From the brainchild of Tomas Estes and Carlos Camareña, Tequila Ocho is the first and only single-estate vintage tequila on the market. Sourcing agave from individual ranches and then using only that distillate allows Ocho to represent true terrior and seasonality with each expression. The estate of Los Fresno’s undulates between 2068m and 2078m and at the time of harvest (late April 2013) each agave was on average 7 years of age and had a sugar concentration of about 27.6% due to the lack of rain.

The Código 1530 process begins with 100% blue weber agave grown in Amatitán, Mexico. The agaves are harvested 7 years after planting, cooked in ovens made of stainless steel, and distilled twice. Código 1530 Reposado rests for six months in Napa cabernet French white oak barrels and is then bottled at 40% ABV. Additive free.

KAH brand line is marked by their hand-painted skull shaped bottles, intended to signify the Mayan culture and tequila’s heritage over the past 3000 years. The reposado in particular is painted as "El Diablo" or the Devil. This bright yellow-orange bottle contains a 10 month old, 110-proof spirit aged in French Limousin oak casks.

Bottled in a beautiful handmade and hand painted ceramic decanter. Inside is a distillate that is carefully aged for eight months in second-use oak barrels. It is then triple micro-filtrated to ensure the highest purity.

Corzo's iconic bottle holds a triple-distilled and double-aged Highland agave distillate. The double-aging is done in both new American and French Oak casks for less than 4 months. After fermenting with a proprietary yeast and distilled, micro-bubbles of oxygen are introduced to give a characteristic mouthfeel and lightness.