Roger Santa, son of Don Diego the founder, decided to expand their skills to Mexico in the latter part of the last century with a vision of developing a tequila that combined the high-standard production processes of the European world with the unique handmade techniques the family had been using for many years.
After a long time of research and tasting different agave liquor harvests, he found the perfect balance between aroma, taste and body. With this success he named the tequila after his father: “Don Diego Santa”.
After a period of time, and with the idea of increasing the quality of the production process without losing the handmade essence that gave it a distinct mark, he found just the right match to continue with the objectives of his family company: “Destilería Río de Plata”.
This is how the Santa family has continued with the legacy of Tequila Don Diego Santa, being always at the forefront searching to please the consumer preferences.
In 1943 a small tequila distillery with the name of Destilería Río de Plata was established in Guadalajara, Mexico. Creators of Tequila Don Diego Santa™, they introduce us to three authentic and traditionally styled tequilas, handcrafted using only small pot distillation.
Produced only by the traditional and time-proven manner of slowly cooking the Blue Agave in small batches, one small batch at a time, in stainless steel pots. This is without question an expensive and time-consuming process, but it is the only way to make the finest quality tequilas and the only way the tequilas of Tequila Don Diego Santa™ are made.
The important thing of course is what’s in the bottle, not the bottle itself. Yet, the tall, beautifully shaped glass container and the traditional label of Tequila Don Diego Santa™ speak of the history, the tradition, and Mexico’s cultural soul.
