Davo — Premium Tequila

What Davo Is

Davo tequila was inspired by the desire to connect with those we love and honor those who have ascended.

Davo™ is created by Asuncion Spirits, LLC · Santa Barbara, California.

Davo is a small-batch, artisanal, premium sipping tequila. Born in Santa Barbara. Produced with love and care at Hacienda Capellanía, NOM 1545, in the Highlands of Jalisco. Davo is single-source, estate-grown agave, refined with a natural, open-air fermentation process, and master distilled by the Dávalos brothers. There are four flavor expressions, and our flagship product is the Almond Añejo.

The white Hacienda Capellanía building rising behind estate agave rows in San José de Gracia — Agave for Davo is grown and distilled at Hacienda Capellanía, in the town of San José de Gracia.

The Santa Barbara coast at golden hour, ice plant and a split-rail fence along the bluff above the surf line

Born in Santa Barbara.

Davo originated on the shores of Santa Barbara. It’s a town known for its laid back vibe, surf lifestyle and deep respect for Mexican culture. And a thirst for fine tequila! Asunción Spirits created Davo premium sipping tequila to promote slow, leisurely enjoyment of the delightful natural aromas and tasting notes captured in our handcrafted flavor expressions. It’s perfect for creating memories at celebrations with friends and family.

Learn more about the evolution of Davo

Young estate agave rows in red soil with the fruit orchards and Highland hills behind — Agave is cultivated in fields adjacent to fruit orchards that influence Davo flavor expressions

Raised at Hacienda Capellanía.

One estate. One source. The agave fields are surrounded by acres of fruit orchards on the estate. They are responsible for providing the “essence” — the unique wild yeast — vital for the open, natural fermentation process used to make Davo.

The Tequila

Four Expressions. Exquisite flavor in every glass.

Gold Medal · 2026 San Diego Spirits Festival

Blanco

Unaged · open air, natural fermentation

Intense agave, followed by citrus, then fresh and lasting notes of citrus and peach, finishing with a sweet cooked agave mouth feel.

Reposado

8 months in American White Oak

Agave, wood and citrus at first taste, then fresh long lasting baked agave with fresh fruit notes.

The flagship

Almond Añejo

12 to 15 months in American White Oak · 3 to 12 months almond maceration

Highly anticipated by the palate as it reveals a delicious almond and citric taste followed by an oily and silky sweet agave, tobacco and cacao finish.

Extra Añejo

4 years, 7 months in American White Oak

Strong wood and baked agave notes, followed by ripe-sweet fruit and chocolate hint that finishes with a long silky note of agave and fine cigar.

How to enjoy Davo

Pour. Raise a glass. Remember. Celebrate.

Davo poured into a row of tasting flutes along the counter — Pour.

The first tasting at Hacienda Capellanía, glasses raised across the table — Raise a glass.

A lone paddler crossing calm water at sunset — Remember.

Two friends on the sand raising Davo bottles overhead, the bluff and surf behind — Celebrate.

Our Story

Dave on his board at the Friendship Paddle off Santa Barbara, his son Greg behind him holding a paddle overhead — “Davo” at The Friendship Paddle, with his son, Greg · Santa Barbara, CA

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“Life is good. Remember that.”

Dave, “Davo”

Dave, known to family and friends as “Davo,” spent decades surfing, swimming, and celebrating life on the beaches of Santa Barbara. He was always the last to leave a party and the first to welcome everyone in. Today, Dave’s legacy lives on in every bottle of Davo tequila. Named in his honor and marked by the ascending dove, the brand celebrates a life defined by generosity, friendship, and resilience.

Read Dave’s full story

Laura Kronen among the estate agave rows at golden hour — Laura Kronen, in the rows

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“Raise a glass to the people you love, to the memories you hold dear, and to the moments still waiting to be made.”

Laura Kronen · Founder, Asunción Spirits

After suffering a great loss, Laura had a longing in her heart to create. To give. To connect. To bring beauty into other people’s lives. That longing became Asuncion Spirits and Davo Tequila — born from memory, life, resilience, and hope.

Read Laura’s full story

Our Process

From the field to the glass.

A coa de jima standing upright beside a freshly cut agave piña in the estate field — HarvestEstate-grown blue Weber agave, cut by hand by *jimadores* using the traditional coa.

Agave piñas steaming as they come out of the autoclave ovens — CookThe piñas go in the autoclave. After cooking for hours, they come out intensely sweet.

Wild-yeast fermentation bubbling in an open stainless tank at the distillery — FermentThe distillery is open to the air, near fruit orchards that provide wild yeast for open fermentation.

DAVO-labeled oak barrels stacked in the aging room — RestAged in American White Oak: Reposado 8 months, Almond Añejo 12 to 15 months, Extra Añejo 4 years, 7 months.

Davo bottles moving along the bottling line — BottleBottled, labeled and boxed on site, in small batches, just 10 minutes from the agave fields and fruit orchards.

One family, one estate.

Hacienda Capellanía is owned and run by the multigenerational Contreras family. There are three hundred acres of agave surrounded by citrus and other fruit groves. One family, one property, and one team means exceptional quality control. From the jimadores in the field, to the bottling line staff, these seasoned professionals are treated as family, with kindness and respect.

The orchards bear more than fruit.

Citrus, avocado, apple, peach and guava trees help create Davo’s signature flavor profiles. Wild yeast from the surrounding groves drives the open, natural fermentation process. It works in harmony with the Dávalos brothers’ proprietary culture of natural and wild endemic yeast.

Water from 180 meters.

A deep well, drilled to 590 feet when the facility was built in 2003, provides the pure, clean water added to the cooked agave for fermentation. The water quality is routinely monitored to ensure purity standards.

“Davo has Soul.”

Daniel Dávalos, master distiller

The Davo Difference

Mixology

Davo is sipping tequila, and more.

Pour it neat, at room temperature, into a flute that asks you to slow down. Make a toast and begin your flavor journey. Sip slowly, allowing the notes and the finish to come through. That’s a great way to enjoy the Añejo with Natural Almond. When you want to mix things up, Davo also makes sensational cocktails. Here are three signature creations, crafted exclusively for Asuncion Spirits by master mixologists.

Blanco

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