Welcome
Cinco Cruzitos Tequila comes from the Arandas, Mexico.
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About Us
Our History
It all started back in 1948 When Don Fernando Cruz was born. Fernando Cruz was born in San Julian in May of 1948. San Julian is located in El Altos of Jalisco where the blue agave plant is grown. The State of Jalisco produces the world’s largest tequila market. Fernando moved to the us in 1966. Fernando has four children Gina, Fernando Jr., Brandon, and Casey. Fernando has five grandchildren named Larissa, Cameron, Mason, Jaxon and Isabella for which is how the name of Cinco Cruzitos name came about. “The five little Cruz’s“ . The Cruz Family has always taken pride in quality tequila and decided to start producing and distilling their own. The Cruz family came together with family friends and their agave farm and distillery to produce the Cruz family’s quality tequila. We want the world to taste the well nutured Azul agave Tequila. Our tequila is grown and produced in Arandas, Jalisco Mexico.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Producing Tequila
We produce our tequila with the upmost quality. We grow our agave from the finest red soils with nutrients needed to grow the best quality agave plants.
Tequila is made only from a specific cultivar of Agave tequilana called 'Weber Azul'. The plant is from the Asparagaceae family. This cultivar is larger and blue-gray in color compared to the smaller and green normal A. tequilana. It is a rapid grower and prolific offsetting in keeping with its agricultural advantages. Tequila is produced by removing the heart (piña) of the plant in its seventh to fourteenth year (depending on growth rate and whims of harvester). Harvested piñas normally weigh 40–90 kg (80–200 lb).[4] This heart is stripped of its leaves and heated to convert the inulin to sugars. Then the roasted core is pressed or crushed to release the sugary clear liquid called aguamiel, which is, in turn, fermented and distilled into alcohol. Tequila is also made with a sugar formulation 51% agave and 49% other sugars. These tequilas are referred to as Mixtos.[6]
The Blue Agave
The tequila agave is native to the states of Jalisco, in Mexico. The plant favors altitudes of more than 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) and grows in rich and sandy soils. Blue agave plants grow into large succulents, with spiky fleshy leaves, that can reach over 2 metres (7 ft) in height. Blue agaves sprout a stalk (quiote) when about five years old that can grow an additional 5 metres (16 ft); they are topped with yellow flowers. The stalk is cut off from commercial plants so the plant will put more energy into the heart.