Question 1

Agave Azul: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Blue Weber agave, the single varietal worthy of the name tequila. Every Mar Azul bottle begins here.

Question 2

Piña: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

The heart of the agave, named for its resemblance to a pineapple. Seven years of sun, stored as sugar.

Question 3

Jimador: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

The harvester who reads each plant by eye and by feel. A craft passed down through generations, never written.

Question 4

Coa: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

The long-handled, round-bladed knife of the jimador, kept sharp as memory.

Question 5

Los Altos: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

The volcanic highlands of Jalisco, where iron-red soil and long bright days grow sweeter, fruitier agave.

Question 6

Autoclave: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

The steel steam oven where halved piñas cook low and slow until their starch turns to dark honey.

Question 7

Mosto: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

The fermenting juice of the roasted agave: open-air, wild yeast, nothing added the agave didn't bring.

Question 8

Silver · Blanco: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Unaged and unadorned. The pure agave heart, bottled bright and mineral.

Question 9

Reposado: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

"Rested." Months in oak soften the spirit with vanilla and toasted almond while the agave stays in front.

Question 10

Añejo: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

"Aged." A long rest in white oak: dried fruit, caramel, and dusk-lit spice. Made for the slow hour.

Question 11

American White Oak: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Barrels that have already seen Kentucky winters. They breathe with the seasons and lend caramel, vanilla, and a thread of smoke.

Question 12

Sabores: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Our flavored house: seven expressions built on true tequila, flavored with natural ingredients and sweetened only with agave nectar.

Question 13

100% de Agave: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

The words that matter on any label: nothing fermented but the agave itself. Accept no mixto.

Question 14

Expresión: what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

One tequila's particular voice: its age, its flavor, its temperament. Mar Azul keeps eleven.

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