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The Original by Porfidio

The Original aims to go beyond regular 100% agave tequila. In terms of quality, ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is considered by many to be the ultimate in the art of tequila making, despite not actually being classified as a tequila. ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is produced via enzymatic hydrolysis, not heat hydrolysis, which translates into less than half the methanol
content when compared to today’s 100% agave tequilas.

PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION POINTS:

  • ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is made from 100% Blue Agave, not simply 100% Agave.
  • ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is made only from first-growth blue agave from the geographically delimited Jalisco region in Mexico, and is therefore Super-Jalisco. It is not made from agave grown in other regions in Mexico such as Tamaulipas, Michoacan, and Guanajuato, as is permitted for 100% Agave tequilas.
  • ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is therefore not simply a “100% Agave Tequila”, but a “100% Blue Agave Super-Jalisco”.
    Super-Jalisco has half the methanol content of the industry average for 100% tequilas, as it is produced via enzymatic hydrolysis, not heat hydrolysis.
  • ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is distilled with state-of-the-art German Hollstein Alembic equipment, rather than traditional Mexican alembics.
  • ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is classified as Anejo Extra, not simply regular Anejo.
  • ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is aged in virgin oak barrels, not in previously used barrels.
  • ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is continuously aged in virgin oak barrels throughout the entire ageing period, not simply processed with a virgin
    oak barrel finish.
  • ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is aged in the finest hand-toasted virgin barrels, not simply in industrially processed charred virgin barrels.
  • ‘The Original by Porfidio’ is ocean-matured, in a Tour-Du-Monde, i.e., partially aged during a long sea voyage around the globe.
  • The result: the top of the top, for those on top of the world.

PACKAGING DETAILS

  • Finest quality, Japanese-made hand-blown glass bottle.
  • Each cactus bottle is an individual piece of art; no two bottles are ever identical.
  • Note the detail of the green rim on the top of the cactus bottle.
  • Note the detail of the red glass “fruits” on the glass cactus figurine in each cactus bottle.
  • Note the detail of the finest quality, hi-tech, natural-identical-synthetic cork, instead of an ordinary cork.
  • Note that each carton box, nicknamed the “Orange Case”, is varnished