Award-winning distillery Casa Maestri creates top quality, premium tequilas below the cautious watch of proprietor Celia V. Maestri, making a robust assertion as a woman-owned spirits firm in a world principally dominated by males and huge conglomerates.
Maestri, against this, upholds the legacy of household possession and tequila making traditions handed down for hundreds of years in households identical to hers. Began as a boutique household distillery in 1952 by Jose and Celia Villanueva, Casa Maestri has achieved new heights below their daughter Celia’s management. From an early age, Maestri had a entrance seat to her dad and mom’ dedication to high quality and this impressed her to take the enterprise to the subsequent degree, doubling its gross sales and launching her personal United States importer in Houston on the age of 28.
Since its founding, Casa Maestri’s partitions have been dwelling to many profitable tequila manufacturers however the one closest to the household’s hearts is Casa Maestri Reserva de MFM Tequila. These tequilas are crafted based on historical strategies mixed with fashionable expertise to make sure a premium spirit. The best blue agave vegetation are rigorously chosen at peak ripeness at 6 to eight years, then sluggish cooked to extract the wealthy sugars wanted for fermentation. After fermentation, the tequila is distilled and aged in oak barrels to develop its signature complicated flavors and clean end. The ensuing spirit affords a wealthy, nuanced style profile.
Designed by Celia Maestri and artist Oscar Reynoso Becerra from Guadalajara, the Casa Maestri Reserva de MFM ceramic bottles are immediately recognizable and make for nice showpieces behind any bar. Reynoso Becerra is a famend artisan for his craftsmanship and expertise working with high-end ceramic items. Whereas the tequilas have garnered many awards together with on the San Francisco World Spirits Competitors and Worldwide Wine & Spirit Competitors, the group is most excited concerning the a number of Superior Style Awards acquired from the distinguished Worldwide Style Institute in Brussels, Belgium. Overseen by a panel of greater than 200 world-renowned cooks and sommeliers, this rigorous managed tasting acknowledges the best meals and drinks from world wide.
Because the as soon as conventional world of tequila transforms with massive manufacturers increasing and celeb backed ventures launching, Celia Maestri is proud to uphold the deepest convictions of her heritage and educate individuals concerning the tradition of tequila.
“To be genuine, to like what you do, and to hunt excellence above all else, at all times provide the very best quality to the buyer,” she says.
Lastly, it’s price noting that Celia is at all times on the lookout for methods to innovate and develop its product providing inside Casa Maestri’s flagship model, which at present has three new merchandise within the pipeline that promise to fascinate the palates of its customers and the nice connoisseurs of spirits: Café Tequila, 100% Maguey Espadín Mezcal and Piña-Coco flavored Tequila Cream.
