Tequila Ocho Reposado 2022 Single Estate Los Nopales
Tequila Ocho · Destilería La Alteña
Ocho's vintage and single-estate approach reveals how a specific rancho's soil and elevation shape agave flavor. The Los Nopales 2022 is a textbook reposado — enough oak to add dimension without masking the agave's voice. This is terroir-driven tequila at its most transparent.
Nose
Bright cooked agave leads, backed by citrus zest and a whisper of vanilla from its brief oak rest. Green herbal notes — thyme and fresh-cut grass — thread through a faint butterscotch undercurrent.
Palate
Silky entry with sweet roasted agave at center stage, flanked by white pepper and mineral earth. A gentle vanilla and oak influence emerges midway, kept in proportion by the spirit's inherent brightness and a lingering herbal note.
Finish
Clean and moderately long, with cooked agave and a mineral dryness that draws you back for another sip.
- Agave
- 100% Blue Weber agave (single estate, Los Nopales)
- Production
- Brick oven cooked, tahona crushed, naturally fermented, double distilled in copper pot stills
- Region
- Los Altos, Jalisco, Mexico
- Cooking Method
- Brick oven cooked, tahona crushed, naturally fermented, double distilled in copper pot stills
- Distillation
- Slow-cooked in brick ovens, tahona and roller mill crushed, fermented in open-air wood vats
- NOM
- NOM 1474
- Additives Free
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Nopales Paloma — 2 oz Tequila Ocho Reposado · 1 oz fresh grapefruit juice · 0.5 oz fresh lime juice · 0.5 oz agave nectar · 2 oz soda water · Build in a highball over ice, stir gently, garnish with grapefruit wedge and salt rim.
Food Pairing
The tequila's herbal brightness and mineral earth complement the char on grilled shrimp, while its citrus notes echo the tomatillo-based salsa verde.
Crafted by the Camarena family at their La Alteña distillery in the highlands of Jalisco, each Ocho release is vintage-dated and traced to a single rancho, making it one of the most terroir-transparent tequilas produced today.
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