Brand

Hussong

Hussong is a 100% agave tequila brand that evokes the tradition of the historic Hussong's Cantina of Ensenada. The range includes commonly marketed Blanco/Silver, Reposado and Añejo expressions and is imported/bottled for the US market.
  • Ensenada · Baja California · Mexico

Hussong

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The story
The brand's origins recall the famous Hussong's Cantina of Ensenada (Mexico), historically cited since 1892. The modern brand claims this heritage and offers a line of tequilas inspired by the cantina's legacy.
Production philosophy
Combine traditional methods and modern processes to produce sipping tequilas: use of 100% agave, careful cooking and sugar extraction, extended fermentation and artisanal bottling to preserve the product's character.
Territory
Historical ties to Ensenada (Baja California, Mexico). Products made in Mexico and imported/bottled for the USA (bottling/import indicated for Weston, Missouri).
Production method
Production based on cultivation and harvesting of agave, cooking of the agave hearts with a mix of traditional brick ovens and autoclaves, milling with a mill, extended fermentation with natural yeasts, double distillation, chill treatment and hand bottling in amphorae/terracotta jars.
Distillation
Double distillation (two passes) after extended fermentation with natural yeasts; process described by the brand but without a specific distillation site named.
Ageing
The Reposado and Añejo expressions (and other variants in the range) are aged in used whiskey barrels for variable periods (indicated roughly between about 4 and 15 months depending on the label).
Characteristics
Type
Brand
City
Ensenada
Categories
  • tequila
  • tequila 100% agave
  • tequila blanco
  • tequila reposado
  • tequila anejo
Raw materials
  • agave (100% agave)
Casks and ageing vessels
  • used whiskey barrels
Representative products
  • Tequila Blanco 70cl - Hussong
  • Tequila Reposado 70cl - Hussong
  • Tequila Anejo 70cl - Hussong
What makes it distinctive
  • Produced as 100% agave tequila
  • Narrative origin tied to Hussong's Cantina of Ensenada (1892)
  • Combined agave cooking: traditional brick ovens and autoclaves
  • Extended fermentation and double distillation
  • Chill treatment and hand bottling in amphorae/terracotta jars
  • Imported and bottled for the US market by McCormick Distilling Co. (Weston, MO) according to the producer's specifications

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