NOM 1122 is Casa Cuervo’s La Rojeña distillery in Tequila, Jalisco. It is the most instructive NOM on this whole directory, because it makes both the cheapest mixto most people have tried and several genuinely good 100% agave bottles — and the number on the back is identical.
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NOM 1122 at a glance
| NOM | 1122 |
|---|---|
| Distillery | Casa Cuervo, S.A. de C.V. (La Rojeña) |
| Brands recorded | Jose Cuervo · 1800 |
| Bottles in our reference sheet | 8 |
Bottles made at NOM 1122
| Brand | Expression | Type | ABV | 100% agave? | Additive-free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Cuervo | Especial Silver | blanco | 40% | no | — |
| Jose Cuervo | Especial Gold | joven | 40% | no | — |
| Jose Cuervo | Tradicional Plata | blanco | 40% | yes | — |
| Jose Cuervo | Tradicional Reposado | reposado | — | yes | — |
| Jose Cuervo | Reserva de la Familia Extra Añejo | extra añejo | 40% | yes | — |
| 1800 | Silver | blanco | 40% | yes | — |
| 1800 | Reposado | reposado | 40% | yes | — |
| 1800 | Añejo | añejo | — | yes | — |
“Additive-free” records an inspection carried out before October 2024, when the public verified list was withdrawn. It is a historical record, not a check you can repeat today — here is why. A dash means no inspection was ever published, which is not an accusation.
What NOM 1122 tells you, and what it doesn’t
Look at the table above one column at a time. Jose Cuervo Especial Silver and Gold are mixto — Mexican law only requires 51% of the fermentable sugars to come from agave, and the rest can be cane or corn sugar. Cuervo Tradicional, the entire 1800 line, and Reserva de la Familia are 100% agave. Same distillery, same NOM, same company.
This is the clearest possible answer to the question people actually have when they look up a NOM number. The NOM identifies the producer. It is not a quality grade. Somebody who learns that 1122 is “the Cuervo one” and writes it off has just written off Reserva de la Familia.
What you want on the front label is the phrase 100% agave. If it is missing, you are holding a mixto, whatever the NOM says.
If you are choosing between them
Cuervo Especial Gold is the bottle most people picture when they think of tequila, and it is also the one most responsible for tequila’s reputation for rough mornings — the gold colour is added, not aged. Tradicional costs a little more and is a different drink. Our silver vs gold guide works through that comparison in detail.
Where to buy
Only bottles with a tracked link are listed here. Plenty of what is in the table above is a specialist-shop purchase.
NOM 1122: common questions
Which tequila brands are made at NOM 1122?
Jose Cuervo and 1800. We currently have 8 bottles from this distillery recorded, listed in the table above.
Is everything from NOM 1122 100% agave?
No. Jose Cuervo and 1800 are 100% agave; Jose Cuervo is mixto, meaning up to 49% of the fermentable sugars can come from cane or corn rather than agave. The NOM number is identical either way — only the front label tells you which you are holding.
Related
- The full NOM directory — every distillery recorded so far
- What the NOM number means
- How to read a tequila label
- Additive-free tequila: the verified list is gone
- The five types of tequila