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Search by brand name or NOM number to find distillery ownership, registered brands, and CRT verification status.

Enter a brand name to get its NOM, producer tier, trust score, and plain-English verdict — sourced directly from the CRT registry.

How Scoring Works
Score (0–8) — Sum of three components:
  · Tier: Facility quality per CRT — T1=3pts, T2=2pts, T3=1pt, T4=0pts
  · Stability: NOMs used — 1 NOM=3pts, 2=2pts, 3+=1pt, simultaneous=0pts
  · Density: Brands at facility — <10=2pts, 10–40=1pt, 41–100=0pts, 100+=−1pt

Tiers
  · T1 — High Integrity Producer (estate/single facility)
  · T2 — Hybrid Producer (some contract activity)
  · T3 — Contract Producer (primarily contract)
  · T4 — Bottler / Packager

Classifications
  · 7–8 = Elite  · 5–6 = Strong  · 3–4 = Mixed  · 1–2 = Risk  · ≤0 = Avoid

Answer six questions. The Hub matches you to tequilas ranked by production integrity, not brand reputation.

Question 1 of 6
What aging category do you prefer?
Question 2 of 6
Do you have a regional preference?
Question 3 of 6
Which production method matters to you?
Question 4 of 6
How important is additive-free status?
Question 5 of 6
What flavor profile appeals to you? Select all that apply.
Question 6 of 6
What is your budget per bottle?
Run 1 — Matched to Your Profile
Rankings are determined by production method, additive-free status, region, aging, flavor profile, and price — in that order. No brand reputation or marketing influences this output.

Select a category and region, then pick what you are tasting.

Every answer the Hub provides traces back to one of these regulatory, certification, or verification bodies. No opinion without a source.

Mexico · Primary Regulator
Consejo Regulador del Tequila
CRT
The governing body for tequila certification, NOM registration, and denomination of origin enforcement.
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Mexico · National Standard
NOM-006-SCFI-2012
NOM-006
The official Mexican standard governing tequila production — categories, aging, agave thresholds, geography, and labeling.
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United States · Import Regulation
Alcohol & Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
TTB
U.S. federal authority on import standards, COLA labeling approval, and geographic indication recognition.
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Tequila Categories
Blanco through Extra Añejo — aging requirements, legal definitions, and the contested cristalino classification under NOM-006-SCFI-2012.
NOM-006CRTAging
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Denomination of Origin
The geographic protection covering five Mexican states — enforcement, highlands vs lowlands, and international recognition.
CRTGeographyDO
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Additive-Free Verification
The 1% additive rule, permitted substances under CRT, and how to verify additive-free claims.
CRTAdditivesAMM
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Reading a NOM Number
How NOM numbers are structured and how to trace a brand back to its distillery of origin.
NOMCRTDistilleries
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Highland vs Lowland Terroir
How altitude, soil, climate, and agave maturation shape fundamentally different sensory profiles.
TerroirSensoryJalisco
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Production Methods
From autoclave to brick oven, tahona to diffuser — how every production decision shapes the final spirit.
ProductionDistillationNOM-006
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