Gran Centenario Reposado Tequila Futbol Edition Limited Collector Bottle 750ml

Fútbol runs deeper in Mexico than any sport has any right to run anywhere. It is not a pastime — it is a cultural inheritance, a shared language spoken in every town from the border to the Yucatán, a reason to gather that needs no further justification than the match itself. When Gran Centenario decided to celebrate the most electric summer in the sport's history with a limited collector bottle, it was not a marketing decision. It was the obvious thing for Mexico's number one tequila to do.

Gran Centenario has been part of Mexican life since 1857 — when Lázaro Gallardo, recognized as the world's first Maestro Tequilero, founded the house in the Highlands of Jalisco with a founding philosophy of smoothness, balance, and the kind of care in production that Mexico's most discriminating tequila drinkers demand. One hundred and sixty-eight years later, the brand still produces in the Jalisco Highlands using the proprietary Selección Suave® process — a double-resting technique that distinguishes Gran Centenario from competitors at every price tier and that produces the consistently smooth, balanced, slightly sweet character that has made it the most trusted name in tequila across Mexico.

The Fútbol Edition Reposado is the standard Gran Centenario Reposado — Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Platinum at the L.A. Spirits Awards — housed in a limited collector bottle that celebrates the spirit and passion of the beautiful game with the visual identity of Mexican fútbol culture. The liquid is everything Gran Centenario has always been: 100% Blue Weber Highland agave, Selección Suave® double-rested in new American oak, smooth and balanced with cooked agave sweetness, toasted almonds, vanilla, and clove. The bottle commemorates a specific moment in history. The tequila is simply excellent.

Origins & Craftsmanship

Gran Centenario was founded in 1857 by Lázaro Gallardo — recognized as the world's first Maestro Tequilero, a title that acknowledges his role not merely as a distiller but as the originator of the professional standards and production philosophy that the entire tequila industry subsequently adopted. The brand is today owned by Proximo Spirits and produced at the family's historic Jalisco Highlands facility, where the proprietary Selección Suave® process has governed every bottle for over 160 years.

The Selección Suave® process is the production distinction that separates Gran Centenario from straightforward Highland reposados at comparable price points. Where standard reposado production ages the spirit once in a single barrel type, the Selección Suave® double-rest ages the tequila through two distinct resting stages — the first developing the initial barrel character, the second refining and integrating it into something smoother, more balanced, and more completely resolved than a single-rest program achieves. The result is the consistently smooth, slightly sweet, and well-balanced profile that has made Gran Centenario the default standard for quality tequila across Mexico's most discerning market.

The Reposado Fútbol Edition is produced from 100% Blue Weber agave grown in the Jalisco Highlands — the iron-rich red clay soils and elevated altitude producing agave of natural sweetness and aromatic complexity — slow-cooked in traditional masonry ovens and double-distilled using copper stills before the Selección Suave® double-rest in new American oak. The American oak contributes the vanilla, toasted almond, and warm spice character that the Gran Centenario house style is built around. The fútbol collector bottle design draws on the visual iconography of Mexican fútbol culture — the green, white, and red palette, the eagle imagery, and the "Vamos México" identity that connects the tequila to the passion of the sport and the pride of the nation that produces it.

Critics Reviews

San Francisco World Spirits Competition — Double Gold Medal The highest recognition available at the world's most prestigious spirits competition — awarded by unanimous vote from expert judges, confirming the Gran Centenario Reposado's standing at the top tier of its category.

Los Angeles Spirits Awards — Platinum Medal Confirming the quality standard across two independent major competition evaluations simultaneously.

Gran Centenario's own tasting notes for the Fútbol Edition Reposado: "Sweet tones of cooked agave, light hints of oak, toasted almonds, vanilla and clove."

LaMezcla's independent review of the liquid: "Notably smooth from start to finish, avoiding the harshness that can sometimes overpower reposado expressions. Notes of roasted agave and sweet oak come through naturally without becoming too heavy — approachable while still carrying depth and warmth. This feels less like a novelty collector's bottle and more like a genuinely enjoyable tequila."

Tasting Profile

Nose Light golden in color — the new American oak's clean, vanilla-forward contribution evident in the color's warm brightness. The nose is inviting and immediately approachable: cooked agave sweetness leads with the characteristic Highland warmth that the Jalisco red clay soils and masonry oven cooking produce — honeyed, slightly earthy, and entirely genuine. Vanilla follows from the new American oak — the Selección Suave® double-rest's most immediately apparent aromatic contribution, warming the agave sweetness into something particularly round and smooth. Toasted almonds add a slightly nutty, slightly confectionary dimension alongside light oak spice. Sweet floral notes from the Highland agave thread through the whole. Clove and warm spice add depth at the back of the nose without sharpness.

Palate Smooth, balanced, and slightly sweet — the Selección Suave® double-rest's defining palate achievement in a mouthfeel of unusual smoothness for a reposado at this price tier. Cooked agave arrives at entry with a warm, honeyed quality that is the Highland Blue Weber's most direct contribution. Vanilla and toasted oak build through the mid-palate in a clean, integrated combination that the double-rest program has had time to fully harmonize. Toasted almonds and clove add spiced warmth alongside a subtle cinnamon note. The oak character is present but never dominating — integrated rather than layered on top. The herbal character of the Highland agave threads through the center alongside light citrus. Roasted agave and sweet oak deepen the finish approach. The mouthfeel is the Selección Suave® program's most immediately distinctive quality: notably smooth, approachable, and balanced in a way that single-rest reposados at comparable prices rarely achieve.

Finish Medium in length, clean, and warmly spiced. Vanilla and cooked agave carry the close alongside toasted almond and a gentle clove warmth. The finish is smooth and resolved — the double-rest's integration work most apparent in the absence of harshness or any rough edge at the close. A final whisper of oak warmth fades cleanly.

Quick Overview

Serving & Occasion

Serve neat at room temperature or over a single large ice cube — the vanilla and cooked agave character are most vivid with minimal dilution. A few drops of water opens the floral and almond notes further. Outstanding in every classic tequila cocktail format — the smooth, approachable character makes it the most broadly crowd-pleasing cocktail base in the Gran Centenario range. The limited collector bottle is designed for display, gifting, and the specific summer celebration it commemorates — a bottle that earns its place on the bar cart as a visual statement as well as a consistently excellent reposado.

Cocktail Suggestions

Classic Margarita (Gran Centenario's signature cocktail recommendation) 2 oz Gran Centenario Reposado · 1 oz fresh lime juice · ¾ oz Cointreau · agave syrup to taste · salted rim. Shaken over ice, served in a rocks glass. The smooth, vanilla-forward character of the Selección Suave® double-rest produces a Margarita of particular roundness and approachability — the toasted almond and clove adding warmth without masking the citrus freshness.

Centenario Highball (Gran Centenario's recommended fútbol serve) 1.5 oz Gran Centenario Reposado · ½ oz triple sec · Mexican Coke. Built in a highball glass over ice. The brand's own recommended celebration cocktail for the fútbol season — the sweetness of the Mexican Coke bridging the vanilla and agave character in a long, refreshing drink built for sharing.

Paloma 2 oz Gran Centenario Reposado · grapefruit soda · squeeze of fresh lime · pinch of salt. Built over ice in a highball. The smooth, sweet agave character plays naturally against grapefruit's bitterness in Mexico's most beloved tequila long drink — entirely fitting for a bottle that celebrates Mexican pride.

Reposado Old Fashioned 2 oz Gran Centenario Reposado · 1 tsp agave syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · expressed orange peel. Stirred over a large ice rock. The vanilla and clove notes align naturally with the Old Fashioned format — the Selección Suave® smoothness producing an unusually approachable tequila Old Fashioned.