Is This How Tequila Should Be Made? | Exclusive Volans Tequila Interview

Is This How Tequila Should Be Made? | Exclusive Volans Tequila Interview

What does it really take to create a great tequila?

In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Chad and Cristina Allen, the owners of Volans Tequila, to explore the story behind the brand, their journey from music into tequila, and their partnership with legendary Master Distiller Felipe Camarena at El Pandillo Distillery (NOM 1579) in the Highlands of Jalisco, Mexico.

Chad and Cristina share how their passion for traditionally made tequila eventually led them to build Volans, a family-owned brand focused on traditional production, sustainability, community, and an authentic consumer experience.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• How Chad and Cristina met through the music industry

• Their connection between music and tequila

• Cristina's family history with agave and tequila

• How they discovered Felipe Camarena and El Pandillo

• The origins of Volans Tequila

• Why traditional tequila-making methods matter

• The use of Blue Weber Agave