Patrón

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Patrón
PatronGoldBottle.jpg
A bottle of Patrón Añejo
Type Premium tequila
Manufacturer The Patrón Spirits Company
Country of origin México
Introduced 1989
Proof 80
Variants Añejo, Burdeos, Citrónge, Gran Platinum, Reposado, Silver, XO Cafe, XO Cafe Dark Cocoa

Patrón is a brand of tequila products produced in Mexico by the Patrón Spirits Company.

Patrón brand tequila are offered in nine different varieties. Gran Patrón Burdeos, Gran Patrón Platinum, Gran Patrón Piedra, Patrón Silver, Patrón Añejo, and Patrón Reposado. It is also available in a tequila-coffee blend known as Patrón XO Cafe, a tequila-chocolate-coffee blend known as Patrón XO Cafe Dark Cocoa, and an orange liqueur known as Patrón Citrónge.[1]

Patron tequilas, like all tequilas, are made from the "piña" (heart or core) of the blue agave plant.[2]

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History[edit]

The Patrón Spirits Company, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, was formed in 1989 by Martin Crowley and John Paul DeJoria, a co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems,.

Varieties[edit]

  • Gran Patrón Burdeos
  • Gran Patrón Platinum
  • Gran Patrón Piedra
  • Patrón Silver
  • Patrón Añejo
  • Patrón Reposado
  • Patrón XO Cafe
  • Patrón XO Cafe Dark Cocoa
  • Patrón Citrónge

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bottles". Retrieved 5 April 2013. 
  2. ^ "Making Perfection". Retrieved 27 February 2013. 

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