A 100% agave Tequila sourced entirely from Camarena’s own fields, Ocho takes its name (‘eight’ in English) in part from the fact that this was the eighth recipe (‘muestra’) presented to Estes by Camarena.

Ocho is the first tequila to designate both the year it was produced and the precise field from which the agave was harvested as is done with fine wines. Throughout this fruitful period, he established a healthy rapport with the great and the good of the local wine scene, affording him access to their distinguished cellars. The finish lingers with those raspberry notes at the centre but still a whisper of that spicy pepper too. Carols is a Master Distiller and with the help of Tomas, bar owner, restauranteur and tequila officiando, they produce very fine single estate tequila at La Altena Distillery in Jalisco.The agave character asserts itself on the deft palate, alongside perfumed citrus flavours and freshly shelled garden peas. Very faint liquorice, smashed Parma Violet and army and navy sweets wrapped in lavender on the finish.

With custard, nutmeg, fresh cracked pepper and heaps of agave on the nose, and flavours of pineapple and warm spices on the palate this truly is a stand out product. One of the few tequilas still made slowly in the old fashioned way, Tequila Ocho accentuates that which is exclusive to tequila; the agave flavour. Ocho Blanco Tequila honours the noble agaves of Arandas and the Camarena “Ranchos” through intense, lively and clean flavours. The Liberator Wines We’ve had the great pleasure of knowing Richard for many years now – not just from a shared passion of South African wine, but also out of mutual respect. Unaged and honours the noble agaves of Arandas and the Camarena "Ranchos" through intense, lively and clean flavours.Named `World’s Best Tequila` by Forbes and the Ultimate Spirits Challenge, Ocho Blanco is a favourite of Tequila aficionados and bartenders across the world. Cloves and cinnamon can be tasted through the orange and a strong woody end note leaves an enjoyable aftertaste, leaving a satisfying bitterness in the mouth.

uk accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. The founding distiller, Carlos Camarena used the 8th sample batch of Ocho to finalise and sell to the world and he also had 8 brothers and sisters! This cracking small batch Bourbon, (usually no more than 2 dozen barrels) has an inviting nose that shows rich notes of barley sugar, raisins and dried fruit, with fennel seed and fresh bread. Tomas and Carlos use a single estate approach, field specific production to show that terroir exists with tequila, just like in wine. Ocho Extra Anejo Tequila is aged for 3 years in oak ex-American Whiskey barrels before being bottled.

Ocho is the first single estate tequila, designed to showcase the agave plant's ability to convey differing flavours from the land. The palate is understated with deep and assertive flavours of maple, cantaloupe, lilac, stewed peach, and avocado creaminess. Their Tequila explores the notion of "terroir" and each release of their Anejo and Reposado Tequilas is bottled from a single plot (Rancho) in a given year. Ocho Blanco Tequila is the producer’s unaged expression and honors the noble agaves of Arandas and the Camarena ‘Ranchos’.