Our Process2 - Santa Familia

Our Process

At Santa Familia Tequila, we honor a time-honored legacy of crafting exceptional tequila while embracing a profound commitment to sustainability and ethical practices.

Santa Familia

We ensure quality and unmatched experience

At Santa Familia, we are dedicated to crafting the most pleasant, smooth, and unique tequila using locally sourced ripened Blue Weber Agave. We are dedicated to delivering a unique sensory experience that celebrates life, friendship, and family.

We want to re-define the tequila experience, making it accessible to everyone and creating lasting memories, by delivering an ultra-premium tequila that is unmatched in quality and taste.

How it works:

1. Harvesting

At Santa Familia, we believe in crafting a unique and high-quality tequila, starting with our agave. We carefully select agave that has matured for 6 to 8 years and with 23-28 brix sugar content, harvested just before the rainy season, and trimmed close to the heart to ensure a clean and distinct flavor.

man-piling-agave-in-oven-ready-to-steam-it-2023-11-27-05-12-42-utc copy

2. Cooking

At Santa Familia Tequila, we honor tradition by slowly steam-roasting our agave/piña hearts for 36-54 hours in thick-walled brick ovens. This centuries-old technique softens the fibers and transforms the carbohydrates into fermentable sugars while retaining the natural mellow flavors of our carefully grown agave. We combine this "horno cooked agave" with autoclave cooked agave to create a unique and handcrafted tequila blend.

3. Shredding

The sugar is extracted from the cooked agave via a shredding machine, known as a ‘molino’ or mill. As the agave fibers pass through the milling heads, the agave is squeezed releasing the sugar-concentrated sweet juice. All the while the fibers/juice is being washed with deionized/reverse osmosis treated water.

blue-agave-agave-tequilana-mosto-must-ferments-2022-03-30-00-27-10-utc copy

4. Fermentation

The average fermentation requires 48- 60 hours. Natural occurring yeast is added to the ‘wort’ or agave juice and ‘beer’ is created containing an alcohol content of between 5 and 9 percent alcohol/volume. Many mass-produced tequilas are fermented for only 10 – 12 hours.

beer-distillery-at-bewery-2023-11-27-05-13-32-utc copy

5. Distillation & Production

We take pride in our handcrafted and organic tequila. Our slow distillation process, using pot stills for approximately 5 hours per pot, creates a crisp, clean, and smooth finish.

6. Aging

Our commitment to unmatched quality continues in the meticulous aging of our handcrafted and organic tequila in American Oak barrels, a refined process that imparts a rich and distinctive depth.

7. Final Product

Finally, the result of our craftsmanship and dedication unfolds, capturing in a bottle the essence of tradition and excellence in every sip.