Black Tiger Distilleries, an Indian spirits company, introduced its first tequila brand, Bodega Suprema No. 5, at a launch event in Mumbai in early August 2026, with three 100% Blue Weber Agave expressions produced in Jalisco, Mexico.
The Blanco, Reposado and Añejo line was developed with Productos Finos de Agave (PFA), a Jalisco-based tequila distillery, and Mansha Group of Companies, an Indian spirits distributor, according to reporting from The Spirits Business and the Mumbai trade outlet Spiritz. All three bottlings are 38% ABV and sold in 750ml and 50ml formats, with the Blanco priced at INR 4,200, the Reposado at INR 4,500 and the Añejo at INR 5,500 per 750ml bottle, Spiritz reported.
What's in the three Bodega Suprema bottlings
The Blanco is unaged, produced through brick-oven cooking, open-tank fermentation and column distillation, per Spiritz's account of the launch. The Reposado spends a minimum of two months in ex-Tennessee whiskey American oak barrels, while the Añejo is held for at least 12 months in the same type of cask, Spiritz reported. The Spirits Business described the Blanco's tasting notes as fresh agave, mint, caramel and roasted pumpkin, while the Añejo was described with vanilla, golden apple, apricot, citrus and oak. The company has said its packaging steers away from sombrero and skull imagery, and instead draws on Mexican modernist art and what it calls the cultural exchange between Mexico and India, according to The Spirits Business.
Who is behind the brand
Black Tiger Distilleries was founded by Mohnish Mehta, who has said the idea took shape after he moved back to India from the United States. Mehta told The Spirits Business he saw a clear gap in the market for Indian tequila drinkers, describing a choice between inexpensive mixto blends and costly luxury imports, with little positioned in between. The tequila is made by Productos Finos de Agave, a distillery in Jesús María, Jalisco carrying the government registration NOM 1416. Industry sources including Caskers and Diffords Guide identify PFA as the same facility that produces Casamigos, the brand co-founded by George Clooney, as well as Tequila Avión. On the distribution side, Mansha Group of Companies describes itself as one of India's leading spirits distributors and says it has built its business since 1994 around distribution, regulatory work and route-to-market services for global spirits, wine and beer brands, per Spiritz. Mansha Group director Gaurav Singh said the brand was built for a generation of Indian drinkers he described as seeking authentic, well-crafted spirits over fancy labels, according to The Spirits Business.
Why India, and how big the opportunity is
The Spirits Business cited IWSR data showing India has been identified as one of the next major tequila markets, with Indian tequila volumes growing at a compound annual rate of 32% between 2019 and 2025 and forecast to rise a further 13% by 2030. Black Tiger itself has argued that despite that growth, tequila in India remains highly priced with limited choice, per the same report. Bodega Suprema No. 5 is not the first brand built specifically for this opening: Loca Loka, a tequila co-founded by entrepreneur Sree Harsha Vadlamudi and backed by Indian film and music figures, launched domestically in November 2025 after building an international footprint, entering Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad along with duty-free retail, according to Campaign India and Restaurant India.
What this means
Bodega Suprema No. 5 has not been tasted or scored by this publication's panel, and nothing above should be read as a judgment on what is in the bottle. Worth flagging for readers who track distilleries rather than labels: Productos Finos de Agave, the NOM 1416 facility behind this launch, is also the producer of Casamigos, a bottle already carried in the database. That shared plumbing says nothing about either brand's contents; it simply means Bodega Suprema enters a market already crowded with India-specific tequila launches, competing on price and story rather than on scarcity of supply.