The Orendain family have a long history within tequila production that dates back as far as 1844 but It was in 1926 that Don Eduardo Orendain founded Gran Orendain tequila when he acquired a small rusty run down distillery. A business built with an ethos for quality, Don Eduardo cultivated and nurtured his Agave crops for maximum quality and flavour. The distillery remains and independent family run business continuing Don Eduardo philosophy with the distillery winning Gold Medals and being named the worlds best tequila in 2015 at the Spirits Selection awards in Belgium.