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MANAVÉ was made for the moments tequila belongs to: a long table, good company, and a pour worth remembering.

Rooted in Jalisco

Our agave is cultivated in Los Altos de Jalisco — the highlands, where cool nights and red clay soil give the plant its character. From there, our tequila is crafted, bottled, and packaged in El Arenal, Jalisco.

We believe flavored tequila should be earned, not engineered. That’s why every MANAVÉ expression begins with the same tequila foundation, bottled at 40% ABV — never a tequila liqueur.

Provenance

Crafted Across Jalisco

From the highlands to the bottle, MANAVÉ stays rooted in Jalisco.

  1. Los Altos de Jalisco

    Where the agave is cultivated

    The highlands of Jalisco — red clay soil, cool nights, and generations of agave knowledge.

  2. El Arenal, Jalisco

    Where it is crafted, bottled, and packaged

    Every MANAVÉ expression is crafted, bottled, and packaged in El Arenal — start to finish, in Jalisco.

  3. MANAVÉ

    Where it reaches you

    Premium tequila, made to be shared with the people who matter most.

The Name

What MANAVÉ Means

A name built from two ideas that sit at the heart of tequila: the plant, and the hands that shape it.

Agave — the blue-green heart of every bottle, grown patiently in the highlands of Jalisco. Hecho a Mano — “made by hand,” a promise of care in every step. Together they become MANAVÉ: tequila made with the plant, and with people, at its center.

Hecho a Mano

Agave

MANAVÉ

Craftsmanship

A craft partnership, built on shared values

MANAVÉ is produced with a family of tequila makers whose standards match ours — and whose heritage runs deep.

In partnership with

Compañia Tequilera Don Cayo

We chose Don Cayo because they care about tequila the way we do: patiently, honestly, and with respect for the agave. Together we share a commitment to quality that doesn’t bend — from the field to the final bottle in El Arenal, Jalisco.

Distillery registration
NOM CRT 1649
Heritage
Since 1936

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