![Thorntail Hard Agave: Farmer](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Thorntail-2551-square-1200x1200.jpg)
About hard agave
Thorntail Hard Agave? It’s in a league of its own! While tequila, a close cousin, follows the path of fermentation and distillation, our Hard Agave takes a different route. Instead of distillation, we stop at fermentation, resulting in a drink that’s not just flavorful but also lightly carbonated. It brings a clean, vibrant buzz that keeps the good vibes going all day long!
How It’s Made
![agave-sisalana-perrine-sisal-isolated-600nw-2203733263-1](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/agave-sisalana-perrine-sisal-isolated-600nw-2203733263-1-1200x772.png)
![pina-1](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/pina-1.png)
![oven-clipped-1](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/oven-clipped-1-1156x1200.png)
![press](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/press-1200x490.png)
![map](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/map-1200x875.png)
![fermenter-2](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fermenter-2-545x1200.png)
![centrifuge](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/centrifuge-386x1200.png)
![fruit](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fruit-1200x866.png)
![bubbles](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/bubbles-942x1200.png)
![12-pack-2](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/12-pack-2-1200x961.png)
The Blue Weber agave plant is grown in the hills of Capilla de Guadalupe in Jalisco Mexico for a minimum of 4 years.
![coa](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/coa.png)
The Piña’s then get baked in a brick oven for 24 hours. (It is here that the plant’s starches convert into sugars.)
After liquid is extracted, it is loaded on a truck and shipped to Seattle.
![drops](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/drops.png)
After being cooled, the fermented agave is ran through a centrifuge to separate the yeast / clarify the liquid.
The liquid/hard agave is lightly carbonated
![mexico](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/mexico.png)
The Jimador then comes through the field with a sharp tool called a “Coa” and de-leaves the agave plants and shapes it into a perfect Pina.
![jimador](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/jimador-1200x1200.png)
It is then shredded into bits, pressed to extract all the sugar from it and filtered, resulting in 100% agave nectar.
The agave nectar is combined with boiling water, yeast, and nutrients and fermented for 5-9 days
![boiling-water](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/boiling-water.png)
A small amount of real fruit concentrate, sea salt, and citric acid are added to make each flavor
Then it’s packaged in cans and prepared for shipping to stores
![agave-sisalana-perrine-sisal-isolated-600nw-2203733263-1](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/agave-sisalana-perrine-sisal-isolated-600nw-2203733263-1-1200x772.png)
The Blue Weber agave plant is grown in the hills of Capilla de Guadalupe in Jalisco Mexico for a minimum of 4 years.
![pina-1](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/pina-1.png)
The Jimador then comes through the field with a sharp tool called a “Coa” and de-leaves the agave plants and shapes it into a perfect Pina.
![oven-clipped-1](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/oven-clipped-1-1156x1200.png)
The Piña’s then get baked in a brick oven for 24 hours. (It is here that the plant’s starches convert into sugars.)
![press](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/press-1200x490.png)
It is then shredded into bits, pressed to extract all the sugar from it and filtered, resulting in 100% agave nectar.
![map](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/map-1200x875.png)
After liquid is extracted, it is loaded on a truck and shipped to Seattle.
![fermenter-2](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fermenter-2-545x1200.png)
The agave nectar is combined with boiling water, yeast, and nutrients and fermented for 5-9 days
![centrifuge](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/centrifuge-386x1200.png)
After being cooled, the fermented agave is ran through a centrifuge to separate the yeast / clarify the liquid.
![fruit](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fruit-1200x866.png)
A small amount of real fruit concentrate, sea salt, and citric acid are added to make each flavor
![bubbles](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/bubbles-942x1200.png)
The liquid/hard agave is lightly carbonated
![12-pack-2](https://drinkthorntail.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/12-pack-2-1200x961.png)
Then it’s packaged in cans and prepared for shipping to stores