Every bottle of certified tequila carries the word NOM on its label, followed by a four-digit number. That number identifies the authorised producer that made the tequila, whatever the brand. ArteNOM turns it into the name of each bottle: Selección de 1123, de 1414, de 1146 and de 1579, four tequilas certified under four different producers. IVIN carries all four, in five bottles, from $783.00.
What the standard says
NOM-006-SCFI-2012, Bebidas alcohólicas-Tequila-Especificaciones, was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF) on 13 December 2012 and remains in force according to the Ministry of Economy's register of standards. Its section 11.1, item j), requires the label to show the official mark "accompanied by the registration number of the Authorised Producer". Under section 10.4, that registration is assigned by the Dirección General de Normas (the standards directorate) or by the conformity assessment body.
The standard defines an authorised producer (section 4.32) as the person or company authorised by the Dirección General de Normas and by IMPI, Mexico's industrial property office, to make tequila in facilities located within the territory of the denomination of origin. The label must also give the name and address of the producer or the plant where the tequila was made and, where there is one, of the bottler.
In practice, the brand says who sells the tequila and the NOM says where it was made. Two different brands can share a number if they come from the same producer.
One distillery, many brands
The Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT), the Tequila Regulatory Council, publishes the list of certified companies and brands. The version updated to 1 October 2026 records 2,730 brands of tequila bottled at origin, spread across 203 NOM numbers. The four ArteNOM producers appear as follows:
| NOM | Producer (per the CRT) | Registered address | Brands on the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1123 | Tequila Cascahuín, S.A. | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 19 |
| 1414 | Feliciano Vivanco y Asociados, S.A. de C.V. | Arandas, Jalisco | 50 |
| 1146 | Tequileña, S.A. de C.V. | Tequila, Jalisco | 12 |
| 1579 | Destilería El Pandillo, S.A. de C.V. | Arandas, Jalisco | 9 |
In each case, one of those brands is "ArteNOM Selección de" followed by the number. The address the CRT publishes is the one the company registered, not necessarily the distillery's.
Categories, classes and strength
The same standard sets two categories. "Tequila 100% de agave" is not enriched with sugars other than those of Agave tequilana Weber, blue variety, and must be bottled at the plant controlled by the authorised producer itself, within the territory of the denomination. "Tequila" allows up to 49% of other sugars.
There are five classes:
- Blanco or plata: may rest for less than two months in oak or encino containers.
- Joven or oro: a blend of blanco with reposado, añejo or extra añejo tequilas, or blanco with permitted additives (abocamiento).
- Reposado: at least two months in direct contact with oak or encino wood.
- Añejo: at least one year, in containers of up to 600 litres.
- Extra añejo: at least three years, in containers of up to 600 litres.
The alcohol content for every class ranges from 35 to 55% ABV. According to the CRT, the declaration of the denomination of origin was published in the DOF on 9 December 1974, covers 181 municipalities in five states (Jalisco, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Nayarit and Tamaulipas) and allows only Agave tequilana Weber, blue variety.
The ArteNOM bottles at IVIN
All five bottles are in the ArteNOM collection:
| Bottle | NOM | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArteNOM 1579 Blanco | 1579 | 375 ml | $783.00 |
| ArteNOM 1123 Blanco Histórico | 1123 | 700 ml | $1,042.84 |
| ArteNOM 1414 Reposado | 1414 | 700 ml | $1,156.52 |
| ArteNOM 1146 Añejo | 1146 | 375 ml | $1,380.40 |
| ArteNOM 1146 Añejo | 1146 | 700 ml | $2,492.84 |
The two blanco bottles, 1579 and 1123, come from different producers; the series makes it possible to compare tequilas of the same class with the same brand on the label and a different NOM number. The shop's other tequilas are in the Tequila collection, and other Mexican spirits with a denomination of origin are covered in Sotol, charanda and raicilla: Mexico's other spirits.
How to look up a NOM
The CRT list is public on its website, crt.org.mx, in the section on certified companies and brands, and can be downloaded as a spreadsheet. Searching for the number on the label shows the producer and the other brands it makes.
To choose between the four, the IVIN Sommelier answers the question "How do the four ArteNOM tequilas differ?". More agave spirits are in the Agave collection.
Sales to adults 18+ only. Online orders can be delivered to the customer's address or collected at the shop: Emiliano Zapata 424, Santa María, Puerto Vallarta.
This article was drafted with the assistance of artificial intelligence from the shop's catalog and the sources cited, and reviewed by the IVIN team.
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