Themed journey · 9 chapters
Label & Aging Classes
A NOM stamp, a class, a year in the barrel: what's mandatory on tequila and mezcal labels, what's just marketing, and why gold doesn't mean older than silver.
Chapter 1Requirements and MarketingWhat Has to Be on the Label
Chapter 2Blanco, Plata, SilverOne Tequila, Three Names
Chapter 3Joven and GoldGolden Doesn't Mean Older
Chapter 4ReposadoTwo Months in the Barrel
Chapter 5Añejo and Extra AñejoOne Year, Three Years
Chapter 6CristalinoFiltered, Not New
Chapter 7Abocamiento and AdditivesWhat's Allowed In, Invisibly
Chapter 8The mezcal labelCategory, agave, maestro
Chapter 9Raicilla, Bacanora, Sotol & Co.How to tell them apart