Every bottle of tequila carries a four-digit NOM — a Norma Oficial Mexicana number identifying the distillery that actually made it. One distillery can produce dozens of brands, and two bottles at wildly different prices can share a number.
This is a working directory of the distilleries behind the bottles, built from our own reference sheet rather than copied from another list. 20 distilleries recorded so far. Linked entries have a full page; the rest have their records in the sheet and pages on the way.
If you are here because you found a number on a back label and want to know what it means at all, start with what the NOM number means.
The directory
| NOM | Distillery | Location | Brands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1111 | Pernod Ricard México, S.A. de C.V. | — | Olmeca · Olmeca Altos |
| 1119 | Casa Herradura (Brown-Forman Tequila México) | Amatitán, Jalisco | Herradura · el Jimador |
| 1120 | Tequila Siete Leguas, S.A. de C.V. | Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco | Siete Leguas |
| 1122 | Casa Cuervo, S.A. de C.V. (La Rojeña) | — | Jose Cuervo · 1800 |
| 1123 | Tequila Cascahuín, S.A. | — | Cascahuín |
| 1139 | Destilería La Alteña | Arandas, Jalisco | Tapatío · El Tesoro · Villa Lobos |
| 1146 | La Tequileña | — | Don Fulano · Tears of Llorona |
| 1437 | Tequilera Don Roberto, S.A. de C.V. | — | Casa Noble |
| 1438 | Destiladora del Valle de Tequila (Casa Maestri) | — | Cincoro |
| 1440 | Campari México, S.A. de C.V. | — | Espolón |
| 1449 | Tequila Don Julio / Diageo México | Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco | Don Julio |
| 1474 | Cía. Tequilera Los Alambiques, S.A. de C.V. | Arandas, Jalisco | Tequila Ocho |
| 1487 | Bacardí y Compañía, S.A. de C.V. | Arandas, Jalisco | Cazadores · Camino Real |
| 1489 | Destilería Leyros, S.A. de C.V. | Tequila, Jalisco | Casa Dragones |
| 1492 | Patrón Spirits México, S.A. de C.V. | — | Patrón |
| 1493 | Tequila Los Abuelos, S.A. de C.V. | — | Fortaleza |
| 1579 | Destilería El Pandillo | — | G4 · Pasote · Terralta · ArteNOM |
| 1595 | Casa Tradición, S.A. de C.V. | — | Clase Azul |
| 1599 | — | — | Cazcanes |
| 1609 | Diageo México Operaciones, S.A. de C.V. | — | Casamigos |
Every NOM here was checked against distillery records rather than taken from another list. If you find one wrong, we want to know.
What a NOM does and does not tell you
It tells you who made the liquid. That is genuinely useful: the brand on the front is often a marketing company, and the distillery behind it is the thing with a production history and a reputation.
It does not tell you the grade. This is the part most people get backwards. NOM 1122 makes Jose Cuervo Especial, a mixto, and it also makes Reserva de la Familia. NOM 1487 makes Cazadores, which is 100% agave, and Camino Real, which is not. A number is not a quality signal in either direction.
It does not tell you about additives. Mexican regulation permits up to 1% of finished volume in caramel colouring, oak extract, glycerin and sugar-based syrup, with no obligation to declare any of it, and the public verified list was withdrawn in 2024.
It can change between releases. A brand is not permanently tied to one distillery. Tequila Ocho moved from NOM 1139 to NOM 1474 in 2021 and has gone back and forth by capacity. Read the number on the bottle in your hand, not the one a list recorded two years ago.
Directory FAQ
How do I find the NOM on my bottle?
Look for four digits next to the letters NOM or the CRT mark. Placement is not standardised — usually the back label, but it can be on the front, the neck or the base. On the US el Jimador, for instance, it is on the front.
Does a lower NOM number mean an older distillery?
Numbers were assigned in registration order, so a low number generally means an earlier registration — but it is not a reliable proxy for age, and it says nothing at all about quality.
Can two brands share a NOM?
Routinely, and it is the most useful thing the number reveals. Five of the distilleries in this directory produce brands at very different price points, and several produce both mixto and 100% agave lines side by side.
Is the NOM the same as “Hecho en México”?
No. “Hecho en México” only states the country. The NOM names the specific registered distillery, which is far more specific and far more useful.