When Alec and Ana Tesa first tasted tequila, they didn’t like it, but they also didn’t give up on it. They kept exploring, searching for the perfect brand that would deliver the perfect taste. Despite a firm commitment to their quest, they never found the perfect tequila. So, they decided to make it.
Eleven20 Tequila is that tequila. And it is everything they were searching for.
“We poured our passion for tequila into the development of Eleven20,” Alec says. “It took persistence, patience, and a belief in fate, but it eventually paid off. The result is an extraordinary tasting tequila that we can’t wait for everyone to experience.”
Bringing purity to the process
Tequila takes its name from a town that is located in Jalisco, Mexico. The town and the surrounding countryside are anchored in red volcanic soil, which is the perfect medium for growing the blue agave plant. More than 300 million agave plants are harvested each year by distilleries in the area, which use them to make tequila.
The quest that Alec and Ana had embarked on eventually led them to Jalisco, where they connected with a very special tequila distillery.
“It is a family-run operation led by a second-generation master distiller,” Alec shares. “We were blown away by their old-school harvesting style. They harvest agave at the right time from their own fields, making sure that every step of the process is handled with care. What they produce keeps them ranked among the top 15 percent of distillers in the world.”
It is also important to note that Eleven20 tequila is additive free. Often, additives are combined with tequila to correct the flavor, color, or sweetness. While this can sometimes be done to bring uniformity to the look or taste of certain brands, it can also be a tool used to cover imperfections resulting from rushed distilling. Eleven20 achieves its signature taste — a bit sweet with a hint of spice — from a pure distilling process that is as patient as it is purposeful.
Challenging the world’s top brands
There are more than 1,300 tequila brands in the world, which means Eleven20 has a lot of competition. As for how they fare, Alec says you won’t find a better tasting tequila.
“We will put our tequila up against any brand on any day,” says Alec. “We have taken all the steps necessary to make sure that we have a great tasting tequila and we’re confident that anyone who tries it will agree.”
While tequila is typically served as a shot with salt and lime, or as the base for margaritas, it is traditionally served in Mexico neat — in a glass with no other ingredients — and Eleven20 is clean and crisp enough to be enjoyed neat. In fact, Alec refers to it as a sipper with a smooth and easy finish, which is a distinction that few other tequila brands can claim.
Forcing drinkers to rethink tequila
Eleven20 is already challenging established brands for a spot among top shelf tequilas. It has been named the Official Tequila of National Tequila Day 2023 and the Official Tequila of National Margarita Day 2023. Tequila drinkers who appreciate getting high quality at a reasonable price will find themselves turning to Eleven20 as their go-to tequila.
However, Alec and Ana developed Eleven20 with a different drinker in mind. Their goal was to produce a brand that would appeal to those who don’t drink tequila, perhaps because, like Alec and Ana, they also never found a tequila that they liked. For those who have never tried tequila or tried it and disliked it, now is the time to experience a perfectly balanced and 100 percent all natural agave tequila that is sure to make you a tequila drinker, or at least an Eleven20 drinker.
