Born from co-founder Medhat’s discovery of aged tequila on a 1990s trip to Mexico, QUI Tequila makes additive-free extra añejo spirits from 100% Blue Agave grown in Jalisco’s Los Altos highlands. Its proprietary process uses only the heart of each distillation, while selected releases mature for as long as 12 years in Tennessee whiskey and French Bordeaux barrels. Master distiller Miguel Cedeno Cruz oversees the New York-founded brand’s push into rare, highly aged tequila, including limited collaborations such as the Nobu x KAWS editions.