Pura Vida El Guapo’s Sangrita Wins Gold

By Chilled Magazine

Since its launch in 2011, Pura Vida’s line of tequila has captured numerous spirit competition awards and the loyalty of connoisseurs as an ultra-premium, triple-distilled tequila made exclusively from 100% Blue Weber agave harvested from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico.

El Guapo Sangrita

El Guapo Sangrita

Based on traditional sangrita recipes from Jalisco and dating back to the 1920s, Pura Vida’s secret family recipe, El Guapo’s Sangrita, is a powerful blend of tomato juice, lime juice, orange juice and spices. It provides the perfect complement to the nuanced flavors of Pura Vida Tequilas. It has earned its gourmet status by being prepared in small, boutique batches while only using the finest all-natural ingredients.

Judging for the 2015 Craft Mixers Competition International Awards took place at The Exhibition Room the first two weeks of April, with medal winners announced thereafter. In “blind” taste tests before a panel of nearly two dozen spirits experts, numbered flights were evaluated on a 100-point basis, with points given in areas including visual (appearance), aroma (nose), taste (flavor), finish (balance) and overall. Hosting the judging was Forrest Cokely, an expert in the field of spirits, mixology and a seasoned judge at various spirits events worldwide.

“We are proud to be recognized for the quality of our traditional products by such an esteemed panel of experts. We take pride in the authentic flavors of our full line of pure tequilas and mixers and are excited to share our hard work and dedication with the experts.”
– Pura Vida CEO Stewart Skloss

To keep in line with Pura Vida’s authentic vision, in March 2015, four years after introducing its award-winning four expressions at a nearby distillery, the Pura Vida Tequila Company set into motion the partial acquisition of a state-of-the-art distillery in Jalisco, Mexico. The 54,000-sq. ft. facility, located on more than eight acres of land on beautiful Lake Chapala, will ensure the integrity of the company’s high-quality standards and fulfill increasing global demand for Pura Vida’s award-winning tequilas and other fine beverages.

On Cinco de Mayo, the Pura Vida team launched an Indiegogo campaign to introduce Pura Vida to a much larger market throughout Mexico and the U.S. To date the campaign has been viewed by more than 2,000,000 people, the campaign videos have been viewed by more than 400,000 and they are at almost 300% of their financial goal go towards the deposit on the distillery. Contributors to the campaign earned unique perks and prizes, and all supporters will be immortalized forever with their name inscribed onto a brick in the barrel room. For a complete list of funding levels and perks, and to participate in the Pura Vida Indiegogo campaign, please CLICK HERE.

For more information, please visit PuraVidaTequila.com.

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