Tequila Express Tequila Express The Tequila Express (or Tequila Train) is a Mexican regional train service that operates from Guadalajara, Jalisco, to the Tequila Herradura distillery at the San José del Refugio Hacienda in the municipality of Amatitán, Jalisco. Amatitán is approximately northwest of Guadalajara and southeast of the town of Tequila, Jalisco. The train service is so named because it features tequila tastings and transports its passengers through blue agave fields to the distillery in Amatitán and towards (but not into) the town of Tequila. The service began operating in 1997, concurrent with the elimination of general passenger rail service by
Santera Tequila Santera Tequila Santera Tequila is a brand of tequila 100% blue weber agave tequila produced and bottled in Jalisco, Mexico. The agave for Santera Tequila is grown in the red volcanic soil of the dormant Volcán de Tequila. It is created by master distiller Sebastian Melendrez. The tequila is made with highland agave containing 21 degrees brix (sugar content), the pinas are roasted for up to 54 hours in hornos (brick ovens). After distillation, Santera Tequila undergoes a proprietary filtration process for each interpretation. The Blanco is unaged, the Reposado is aged for seven months and the Añejo for sixteen