{"title":"Viva México Tequila","description":"\u003cp\u003eViva México is the Vivanco family's own label from Destilería El Ranchito (NOM 1414) in Arandas, in the Los Altos highlands of Jalisco. The family has grown agave in Arandas since at least 1929, and in 1994 Feliciano Vivanco and his five sons founded El Ranchito and launched Viva México. For most of the next thirty years the distillery made tequila under contract for other brands, and Viva México itself was almost impossible to find in the United States until Skurnik began importing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything comes from the family's estate of sixteen small ranchos at roughly 6,600 feet, farmed organically. Blue Weber agave matured six to eight years is roasted 48 to 50 hours in brick ovens, crushed on a small roller mill, and open-fermented in stainless steel with the estate's own yeast and a champagne yeast starter while classical music plays in the fermentation room, the family's \"Mozart method.\" Under maestro tequilero Sergio Cruz every expression is distilled twice in copper pot stills and bottled kosher and additive-free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe core Blanco, Reposado and Añejo at 40% ABV show the dense, oily, tropical-fruit-and-mineral Highland style, while the limited editions push the process: Madera, fermented in 2,000-liter pine vats and bottled at still strength, and Tahona High Proof, milled on a volcanic stone wheel and bottled at 48%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse our full Viva México collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"viva-mexico-blanco-tequila","title":"Viva México Blanco Tequila","description":"\u003cp\u003eViva México Blanco is the Vivanco family's own tequila from Destilería El Ranchito (NOM 1414) in Arandas, in the Los Altos highlands of Jalisco. The family has grown agave in Arandas since at least 1929; Feliciano Vivanco and his five sons founded El Ranchito in 1994 and launched Viva México, but spent most of the next thirty years distilling under contract for other brands, so the house label was nearly impossible to find in the United States until Skurnik began importing it. Made under maestro tequilero Sergio Cruz from 100% estate-grown Blue Weber agave matured six to eight years on the family's sixteen ranchos at about 6,600 feet, it is roasted 48 to 50 hours in brick ovens, crushed on a roller mill, open-fermented five to eight days in stainless steel with proprietary and champagne yeasts and deep well water while classical music plays, the family's \"Mozart method,\" then distilled twice in copper pot stills and bottled at 40% ABV in a paper-wrapped 750ml bottle, kosher certified and additive-free. Skurnik describes tropical fruit of guava, peach and dragonfruit with lemongrass, fennel and menthol on the nose, and a dense, silky, oily palate of cooked agave, parsnip, orange peel, vanilla and white pepper with a slate-like mineral saltiness. Sip it neat or build a Margarita that tastes like agave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Viva México Blanco Tequila online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viva México","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565236457728,"sku":"C0010405L","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/viva-mexico-blanco.jpg?v=1791521252"},{"product_id":"viva-mexico-reposado-tequila","title":"Viva México Reposado Tequila","description":"\u003cp\u003eViva México Reposado is the Vivanco family's own reposado from Destilería El Ranchito (NOM 1414) in Arandas, in the Los Altos highlands of Jalisco. The family has grown agave in Arandas since at least 1929; Feliciano Vivanco and his five sons founded El Ranchito in 1994 and launched Viva México, but spent most of the next thirty years distilling under contract for other brands, so the house label was nearly impossible to find in the United States until Skurnik began importing it. Made under maestro tequilero Sergio Cruz from 100% estate-grown Blue Weber agave matured six to eight years on the family's ranchos at about 6,600 feet, it is roasted 48 to 50 hours in brick ovens, crushed on a roller mill, open-fermented in stainless steel with proprietary and champagne yeasts and deep well water while classical music plays, the family's \"Mozart method,\" distilled twice in copper pot stills, then rested in used American white oak barrels and bottled at 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle, kosher certified and additive-free, so the pale gold color is the wood's alone. Across nearly two hundred Tequila Matchmaker ratings, reviewers most often find cooked agave, black pepper, oak, citrus, vanilla and cinnamon, with caramel, anise and baking spice behind them. Sip it neat, or pour it in a reposado Old Fashioned or a spicy Margarita.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Viva México Reposado Tequila online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viva México","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565236523264,"sku":"C0010406L","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/viva-mexico-reposado.jpg?v=1791521278"},{"product_id":"viva-mexico-anejo-tequila","title":"Viva México Añejo Tequila","description":"\u003cp\u003eViva México Añejo is the Vivanco family's own añejo from Destilería El Ranchito (NOM 1414) in Arandas, in the Los Altos highlands of Jalisco. The family has grown agave in Arandas since at least 1929; Feliciano Vivanco and his five sons founded El Ranchito in 1994 and launched Viva México, but spent most of the next thirty years distilling under contract for other brands, so the house label was nearly impossible to find in the United States until Skurnik began importing it. Made under maestro tequilero Sergio Cruz from 100% estate-grown Blue Weber agave matured six to eight years on the family's ranchos at about 6,600 feet, it is roasted 48 to 50 hours in brick ovens, crushed on a roller mill, open-fermented in stainless steel with proprietary and champagne yeasts and deep well water while classical music plays, the family's \"Mozart method,\" distilled twice in copper pot stills, then aged an average of 18 months in American oak barrels and bottled at 40% ABV in a 750ml bottle, kosher certified and additive-free. Skurnik describes tobacco leaf, cinnamon, vanilla bean, almond, Milk Duds, dark plum and maple-walnut candy on the nose, marzipan, burnt orange, malted chocolate and cooked agave on the palate, and a finish of oaky vanilla and crème brûlée with a touch of sea salt. Sip it neat, or build an añejo Old Fashioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Viva México Añejo Tequila online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viva México","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565236785408,"sku":"C0010407L","price":82.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/viva-mexico-anejo.jpg?v=1791521266"},{"product_id":"viva-mexico-edition-no-01-madera-still-strength-blanco-tequila","title":"Viva México Edition No. 01 Madera Still Strength Blanco Tequila","description":"\u003cp\u003eViva México Edition No. 01 Madera is a limited still-strength blanco from the Vivanco family's Destilería El Ranchito (NOM 1414) in Arandas, in the Los Altos highlands of Jalisco, and the first of the house's numbered special editions. Madera means wood, and here it refers not to barrels but to fermentation: instead of the distillery's usual stainless steel, the mosto was fermented for eight days with its agave fibers in traditional 2,000-liter pine tinas, open to the air and to the ambient yeasts of the distillery's orchard of citrus, banana and pomegranate trees, with a propagated wild yeast and deep well water and classical music playing, the family's \"Mozart method.\" The agave is 100% estate-grown Blue Weber matured six to eight years at about 6,600 feet, roasted 48 to 50 hours in brick ovens and crushed on a roller mill, and under maestro tequilero Sergio Cruz the spirit is distilled twice in copper pot stills and bottled unaged, uncut from the still at 54% ABV in a 750ml bottle, kosher certified and additive-free. Skurnik describes fresh agave, citrus, lychee, jackfruit, dry grass and wood on the nose and raw and cooked agave with citrus and tropical fruit on the palate, and VinePair scored it 92 points. Sip it neat with a few drops of water, or let it anchor a Margarita at full strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Viva México Edition No. 01 Madera Still Strength Blanco Tequila online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viva México","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565237178624,"sku":"C0010408L","price":81.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/viva-mexico-madera-still-strength-blanco.jpg?v=1791521292"},{"product_id":"viva-mexico-special-edition-tahona-high-proof-blanco-tequila","title":"Viva México Special Edition Tahona High Proof Blanco Tequila","description":"\u003cp\u003eViva México Special Edition Tahona High Proof Blanco is a limited blanco from the Vivanco family's Destilería El Ranchito (NOM 1414) in Arandas, in the Los Altos highlands of Jalisco, that swaps the distillery's roller mill for a tahona, the volcanic stone wheel pictured on the label, to crush the cooked agave the slow, traditional way and carry more fiber and earth into the fermentation. The agave is 100% estate-grown Blue Weber matured six to eight years on the family's ranchos at about 6,600 feet, roasted in brick ovens, tahona-milled, and open-fermented with proprietary and champagne yeasts and deep well water while classical music plays, the family's \"Mozart method,\" then distilled twice in copper pot stills under maestro tequilero Sergio Cruz and bottled unaged at 48% ABV, 96 proof, in a 750ml bottle, kosher certified and additive-free. The importer's notes describe white flower, pear skin, cinnamon, yellow apple, strawberry, banana, tangerine, marshmallow and a hint of smoldering ash on the nose, with mint, peach, black licorice and eucalyptus on the palate and a touch of smoke and heat on the finish. The family has grown agave in Arandas since 1929 and founded El Ranchito in 1994, and this is one of the first special editions to reach the United States. Sip it neat, or use it for a Margarita with real weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy Viva México Special Edition Tahona High Proof Blanco Tequila online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viva México","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565237342464,"sku":"C0010409L","price":95.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/viva-mexico-tahona-high-proof-blanco.jpg?v=1791521305"}],"url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/collections\/viva-mexico-tequila.oembed","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}