Illegal Tequila - Porfidio Banned
CafeMojo
I've never been a fan of those over-priced hooch skanks at Porfidio.
I always said I thought they put more money into their fancy bottles
and advertising than in their tequila and now I feel justified!!!! -
Ron@CafeMojo
This just in!
MEXICO CITY, Jun 12, 2001 (Reforma/Infolatina via COMTEX) via NewsEdge
Corporation - Mexican consumer protection agency Profeco has placed a
nationwide ban on the sale of tequila made by Destileria Porfidio, Mexico
City daily Reforma reported. In addition, industry regulator the Tequila
Regulation Council (CRT) has definitively cancelled the company's
certification to produce and sell tequila, citing fraudulent labeling
practices and sale of "pseudo-tequila" by Destileria Porfidio. The CRT
said the company also had refused to allow authorities to inspect its
production facilities. CRT head Javier Arrollo Chavez said the ban was the
culmination of a nationwide probe, launched after 42,000 liters of
"pseudo-tequila" produced by Porfidio was discovered.
Find below translation of one first article that appeared in PUBLICO
newspaper on June 12th. In some articles of the following days the Director
the of CRT said that the cancellation is of the character of irrevocable,
and the Association ANTAD (Nationwide Association of chain stores) are
pulling the product out from shelves as of June 12th.
NEWSPAPER PUBLICO June 12th, 2001
Sanction to Porfidio
After Verifications from CRT (Tequila Council) and the Federal Government,
to Tequila Porfidio brand, Sales of Tequila Porfidio are strictly forbidden
in both Domestic and International markets. Due the Company Inmobiliaria
Mast S.A. de C.V. in charge of the Austrian Martin Grassl, was caught on
illegal actions.
This is the way, press were inform from the President of the CRT Javier
Arroyo Chávez, from the DGN (National Bureau of process regulations) from
the Secretary of Economics Miguel Angel Romo; Profeco (Consumers Rights),
Adriana Romo Lopez.
They inform to the press that Tequila Porfidio was found with the following
Anomalies. To Fake Export Certificates, which were object of penal report
against, production, bottling and sale of pseudo tequila with the back up of
fake paperwork; besides of the hostile actions against CRT representatives
to do their job under legal process.
The press were informed that in the case of Tequila Porfidio the former
owner were under the name of Destilería Porfidio S.A. that appointed
Inmobiliaria Mast with a distillation plant located at Puerto Vallarta with
a Representation House in Buenos Aires 2579A in this City. House that is
empty now.
Ramón Gonzalez Figueroa, Director of the CRT, comments were that due the big
amount of anomalies of Porfidio Tequila. (Cancellation of the Program of the
Temporary Import for Export System) and the fact that had presented 3
different address. He has requested to the Mexican Tributary system to
Investigate their sales actions in both Domestic and International Markets.
In other actions from the CRT and official offices the press were informed
of the Confiscation of a Clandestine Factory on Cuauthemoc street in Tequila
town, with 8,000 liters of finished product and 35,000 liters on process on
unhealthy conditions all of liters out of the NOM. The same way, 4,372
bottles of Tequila liquors from the company DR´eyes Tequila were confiscated
due the company tried to cheat on consumer the main ingredient on the
bottles were alcohol from sugar cane. Finally 1,194 bottles of Doña Jose
liquor produced in Amatitán were confiscated due the fact that does not
taste like Tequila and is illegal to be sold as tequila.
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In some HAPPY tequila news - the Herradura Co., makers of some of the
finest and most reasonably priced pure 100% agave tequila to be found are
now offering El Jimador at around $21 per bottle. It's a piquantly brisk
reposado.
This saucy lil' number pleased both my palet and my mojo!
Go getcha self some!!! - ron@cafemojo
Mayday
> In some HAPPY tequila news - the Herradura Co., makers of some of the
> finest and most reasonably priced pure 100% agave tequila to be found are
> now offering El Jimador at around $21 per bottle. It's a piquantly brisk
> reposado.
Love it. El Jimador was the everyday tequila we would buy at H.E.B. in
Monterrey. But what does that do to the supposedly $200 retail bottle of Single
Barrel Anejo Porfidio we bought for $80 at the duty free at the airport?
Collectors item or rotgut? I tasted it and thought it was very good.
Definitely tequila with a little aftertaste of vanilla. But what do I know :-)
Mayday
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