Tequila Don Diego Santa

Tequila Don Diego Santa

Tequila Don Diego Santa. Roger Santa, son of Don Diego the founder, decided to expand their skills to Mexico in the latter part of the last century with a vision of developing a Tequila that includes the high standard production process of the European world with the unique handmade techniques that the family had been using for many years.

There was a Spanish family named Santa with a long tradition in the elaboration of high quality wines in Spain and France

After a long time of investigation and tasting of different agave liquor harvests, he found the perfect balance between smell, taste and body. With this success he named the Tequila after his father’s name “Don Diego Santa”.

After a period of time and with the idea of increasing the quality in the production process without loosing the handmade essence that gave it a distinct mark, he found just the right match to continue with the objectives of his family company: the name was “Destileria Río de Plata”.

This is how Roger Santa has continued with the exportation of Tequila Don Diego Santa™ during the last 10 years in the European market and being always at the forefront searching for strategies to improve the product’s class

The Distillery

In 1943 a small tequila distillery with the name of Destilería Río de Plata was established in Guadalajara, Mexico. Creators of Tequila Don Diego Santa™, they introduce us to three authentic and traditionally styled tequilas, handcrafted using only small pot distillation.

A commitment to quality to produce the best
Produced only by the traditional and time-proven manner of slowly cooking the Blue Agave in small batches, one small batch at a time, in stainless steel pots. This is without question an expensive and time consuming process but is the only way to make the finest quality tequilas and the only way the tequilas of Tequila Don Diego Santa™ are made.

Tequila Don Diego Santa Quality facts:

  • Outstanding quality – distilled from only 100% Blue Agave Tequilana Weber
  • Estate grown agave
  • Hand made artisan product
  • Multiple destilation process
  • Kosher Certified
  • Artisan product utilizing small batch pot distillation
  • Oak barrel aging
  • Limited production
  • Very unique and memorable packaging that clearly communicates premium tequila and capturing “The True Taste of Mexico”
  • Produced and bottled by one of the most highly respected producers in Guadalajara, Mexico, “Destilería Río de Plata”
  • New to the U.S. and exported to a number of European markets

The important thing most of all is what’s in the bottle, not the bottle itself. Yet, the tall, beautifully shaped glass container and the traditional label of Tequila Don Diego Santa™ speak of the history, the tradition, and to Mexico’s cultural soul.

One of the world’s Best Premium Tequila’s
Tequila Don Diego Santa

 

The agave that is utilized to give life to our tequila, is cultivated in good agricultural soil for 8 to 10 years , until it acquires the ideal sugar content. In the elaboration process, this allows a maximum fermentation that is carried out with the yeasts of the field where it is developed.

After cooking the agave and extracting the nectar, the fermented liquid is distilled 2 times to achieve an absolute purity and to retain the essence of the agave.

In addition it is aged in Oak barrels to produce our varieties: “Reposado” or “Añejo”

The distillery, Rio de Plata, is one of the oldest and most respected distilleries in Guadalajara, Jalisco, and the one in charge of giving life to the Don Diego Santa Tequila.


Tequila Don Diego Santa Reposado

Tequilas are aged for a minimum of eight months, blended to tequilas aged up to fourteen months, so that the finished product does not exceed the maximum ageing allowed for Reposado of one year.
Don Diego Santa Tequila Reposado
Tequila Don Diego Santa Reposado
Alcohol Content: 40% Alc. By Vol
Made of: 100% Blue Agave Tequilana Weber
Distillation method: Small batch double distillation
Ageing: Tequilas are aged for a minimum of eight months, blended to tequilas aged up to fourteen months, so that the finished product does not exceed the maximum ageing allowed for Reposado of one year.
Cooperage: White Oak 220 Liter casks
Color: Dry straw with a touch of honey
Description: A well crafted Tequila of substance and finesse
Aroma: Notes of vanilla, honey, soft Oak and coco butter
Tasting: Mouth filling with strength, soft tannins, a hint of sweetness, smooth and with a long lingering finish
Texture: Silky


Don Diego Santa Tequila Blanco

Excellent balance between crispness and sweetness with a long pleasant finish.
Don Diego Santa Tequila Blanco
Tequila Don Diego Santa Blanco
Alcohol Content: 40% Alc. by Vol
Made of: 100% Blue Agave Tequilana Weber
Distillation method: Small batch double distillation
Ageing: None, two months of stabilization in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks
Color: Crystal white
Description: Tequila at its purest, fresh, light and lovely Agave flavor
Aroma: Herbaceous and peppery
Tasting: Excellent balance between crispness and sweetness with a long pleasant finish
Texture: Silky


Don Diego Santa Tequila Añejo

Aged for a minimum of twelve months, blended to Tequilas aged far longer. The final blend average is about eighteen months
Don Diego Santa Tequila Añejo
Tequila Don Diego Santa Añejo
Alcohol Content: 40% Alc. By Vol
Made of: 100% Blue Agave Tequilana Weber
Distillation method: Small batch double distillation
Ageing: Aged for a minimum of twelve months, blended to Tequilas aged far longer. The final blend average is about eighteen months
Cooperage: White Oak 220 Liter casks
Color: Honey and toasted almonds
Aroma: Notes of vanilla, soft Oak, fresh tobacco and apples
Tasting: Mouth filling, vanilla, hints of tobacco and Oak, balanced with strength and a long smooth finish
Texture: Velvety

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