Patrón
Handcrafted tequila from the hills of Jalisco, in a bottle with a cork and beeswax seal. Everything about Silver, Reposado, and Añejo, the flavor, the cocktails, and the right glass to serve it in.
Tequila still made with a stone wheel
Patrón has been made since 1989 at Hacienda Patrón in Atotonilco el Alto, in the highlands of Jalisco. The brand made its name by doing something unusual in the tequila world: the agaves are not steamed in an autoclave, but slowly cooked in brick ovens, and some of the juice is still pressed with a tahona, a ton-heavy volcanic stone wheel that crushes the cooked agave.
That tahona juice is blended with juice from a modern roller mill, and the two distillates together give Patrón its character: the wheel brings earthy, sweet depth, while the mill adds freshness and citrus. Everything is made from 100% blue Weber agave, bottled at 40%, and every bottle is hand-finished, numbered, and sealed with beeswax. In 2018, Bacardi acquired the brand.
At a glance
What types of Patrón are there?
Patrón Silver
Clear and unaged, bottled straight after distillation. Sweet cooked agave, citrus, and a peppery edge. The bottle for cocktails.
Patrón Reposado
Aged for just over two months in oak barrels. The wood layers vanilla and caramel over the agave without overpowering it.
Patrón Añejo
Aged for over a year in small oak barrels, giving it an amber color: dried fruit, vanilla, honey, and oak.
Patrón El Cielo
The house’s prestige bottle: an unaged tequila distilled four times, resulting in an exceptionally smooth and floral spirit.
Silver for cocktails, Reposado or Añejo to drink neat.
Cooked agave, citrus, and black pepper
Sweet agave & citrus
Sweet cooked agave up front, with citrus peel, green herbs, and a hint of black pepper. The Añejo adds vanilla and dried fruit.
Full-bodied and slightly peppery
Fuller and earthier than many tequilas, with a distinct agave flavor and a pleasant peppery edge. The tahona portion gives it extra body.
Clean and dry
A dry, clean finish with pepper and citrus. The Reposado and Añejo finish rounder, with vanilla and oak.
Flavor profile of Patrón Silver. The Reposado scores higher in sweetness, while the Añejo scores higher in sweetness and spice; El Cielo is the smoothest and most floral.
Three ways to drink Patrón
A 100% agave tequila needs no salt or lime: that’s a custom associated with cheap mixto tequila. Take small sips at room temperature.
Neat, without salt and lime
1.35 fl oz in a narrow tasting or shot glass. Let it linger in your mouth before swallowing: that way, you taste the cooked agave and pepper, not just alcohol.
Glass: tasting glass →As a Margarita
Shake 50 ml Patrón Silver, 25 ml fresh lime juice, and 20 ml triple sec hard with ice, then strain into a margarita glass with a half salt rim. Using fresh lime instead of mix makes a huge difference.
Margarita recipe →As a Paloma
50 ml Patrón Silver with grapefruit soda, a squeeze of lime, and plenty of ice in a highball glass with a salt rim. The most popular tequila cocktail in Mexico, and much more refreshing than a Margarita.
Paloma recipe →The best cocktails with Patrón
Margarita
Tequila, triple sec, and fresh lime with a salt rim. The benchmark for every tequila.
Paloma
Tequila with grapefruit, lime, and soda. More popular in Mexico than the Margarita.
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila, orange juice, and grenadine, with that signature color gradient.
Spicy Margarita
Margarita with fresh chili pepper. Patrón’s spiciness only enhances it.The right glass for Patrón
A narrow tasting glass for sipping neat, a tumbler for Reposado on the rocks, a margarita glass for the Margarita, and a highball glass for the Paloma. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
Everything you still wanted to know about Patrón
Can’t find your question here? Check out our cocktail recipes or get in touch.
To the cocktail recipes →What percentage alcohol does Patrón contain?
What is a tahona, and why does Patrón use one?
What's the difference between Silver, Reposado and Añejo?
Should you drink Patrón with salt and lime?
Which Patrón is best for a Margarita?
Is Patrón 100% agave?
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