Gran Centenario Tequila
Highland agave since 1857, blended smooth in small batches.
The story behind Gran Centenario
Gran Centenario traces to 1857, when tavern owner Lazaro Gallardo began distilling in the Highlands of Jalisco. He is remembered as Mexico's first tequila master distiller, and in 1895 he gave the brand its name to mark the coming century and the hundredth anniversary of Mexican independence. His son Luciano designed the ribbed Art Deco bottle in 1920, stamped with the Angel of Independence drawn from the Centenario gold coin.
Today the tequila is made at Ex-Hacienda Los Camichines, NOM 1122, from 100% Blue Weber agave grown on high altitude estates. Pinas are slow cooked in stone and brick ovens, double distilled in small batches, then blended through Gallardo's Seleccion Suave, marrying young tequila with older reserves for a rounder pour.
Explore the Gran Centenario range
Four bottles cover the range, from a barely rested plata to an anejo with real barrel time. All are 80 proof and built on the same Highland agave.
| Expression | Type | Proof / ABV | Tasting notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosangel | Flavored Tequila | 80 | Reposado base infused with hibiscus, soft floral and red fruit |
| Plata | Blanco | 80 | Four to six weeks in American oak pipones, bright agave |
| Reposado | Reposado | 80 | Up to ten months in oak, vanilla and cooked agave |
| Anejo | Anejo | 80 | Minimum one year in oak, caramel and dried fruit |
| Cristalino | Cristalino | 80 | Anejo and Extra Anejo blend, filtered clear, barrel depth |
| Leyenda | Extra Anejo | 80 | Average four years in French Limousin oak, deep and silky |
Which Gran Centenario is right for you?
Pricing here stays honest. The Rosangel sits at $19.99, the Plata at $25.99, the Reposado at $27.99 and the Anejo at $33.99, all 750mL and all 80 proof. That puts a genuine Highland tequila within reach of a Tuesday margarita and a Sunday sipper alike. If you want to buy Gran Centenario online, order through the site and we will have it ready at the counter or on the truck. Call the store and we will confirm what is on the shelf.
Enough oak to round the lime, still agave forward enough to taste through citrus.
A year in oak gives caramel and dried fruit without smothering the agave.
Clean, peppery and affordable, built for batches and palomas by the pitcher.