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1921 Tequila - Distillery Pictures
It is not just a Tequila, it is History

These are pictures from our visit to the distillery that produces and bottles 1921 Tequila, Agabe Tequilana Productores y Comercializadores, located in the Los Altos region of Jalisco, Mexiico.

1921 tequila is bottled and labeled by hand at agabe tequilana
1921 tequila is bottled and labeled by hand at agabe tequilana
oak barrels (baricas) are used to age tequila at agabe tequilana
the jimador harvests agave plants
Bottling, labeling and packing is done by hand at the distillery in Los Altos.
The ceramic label for 1921 Tequila is placed by hand on the bottle at distillery.
Oak barrels (baricas) are used to age tequila at the El Ovida distillery.
Jimadors use a Coa de Jima to harvest the agave plants at Agabe Tequilana

wax seals on bottles of 1921 tequila at agabe tequilana
wax seals on bottles of 1921 tequila at agabe tequilana
a coa de jima is used to harvest agave plants
Bottles of 1921 Tequila are dipped, by hand, into hot wax to ensure a well sealed bottle.
Labels are applied to bottles of 1921 Tequila by hand, then inspected, to insure the best quality control.
A Coa de Jima and steel hammer are used by Jimadors to harvest the agave plants at Agabe Tequilana

old stone tahona in the processing area of agabe tequilana
jimadors work in the fields cutting agave plants
copper alambique used at agabe tequilana in los altos
raw agave hearts - horno - adobe oven - agabe tequilana
An old stone tahona, no longer used, still remains in the processing area.
Jimadors work in the fields trimming the leaves (pencas) from agave plants.
Traditional copper alambique used to distill mosto into tequila.
Raw agave hearts, cut in half, are loaded into adobe ovens to cook.


1921 Tequila
NOM 1079 | DOT 118
Office: Corporacion Licorera 1921
Camino a la Presa 1004-7
Leon Gto. 78130, Mexico
Phone: +52 (477 )773-1901
E-mail: contact@tequila1921.com | www.tequila1921.com |

Distillery: Agabe Tequilana Productores Y Comercializadores, S. A. de C. V.

Mexico - Last Revision - 24 October 2007 - jat