Jose Cuervo has been making tequila for over 250 years with the same experience, craftmanship, and recipes that have been handed down generation through generation. Jose Cuervo Especial Reposado was the first ever Tequila made after Jose Maria Guadalupe de Cuervo was granted land by the King of Spain in 1758 to grow the now famous Agave plant. 'Cuervo' gets its colour and distinct flavour from extended time spent in quality American oak where flavours of orange peel and cinnamon are cultivated.