Updated March 2026.
Store inventory varies. We will not print a national SKU crown. US tequila is bottled at or above 40% (27 CFR 5.148). A house NOM or house ABV is only locked if a label or ABC tile fetches this run — none did. Call that store’s liquor desk. No shop price.
Same grocery-desk caution already on disk: leftover does Trader Joe’s sell Buffalo Trace. US class: leftover how tequila is different from other alcohol. Age class: leftover what is reposado tequila. Cabinet: leftover how to store tequila. Another grocery private label is a different retailer: leftover Kirkland tequila.
Retailer, not a national catalog
Trader Joe’s is a retailer. Liquor sets are local: state law, that store’s license, and the last distributor drop. Some stores sell beer and wine only. Some sell no alcohol. Some licensed stores have carried a house-label tequila or a national brand on a given week; others have not. That is not a national catalog. Unused as a yes. Unused as a no. We will not reprint a current item number or a 2026 price.
27 CFR 5.148 this fetch: agave spirits bottled at or above 40% ABV; tequila is a distinctive product of Mexico, made in Mexico under Mexican law. CRT Our Tequila this fetch: Agave tequilana Weber blue variety; NOM-006-SCFI-2012; Mexican band 35–55%. A US-labeled bottle still has to meet the 40% floor. A 1.5 oz pour at 40% is one NIAAA standard drink (December 2025). A 750 mL at 40% is about 17 drinks. Color is not a proof grade. A NOM number is the registered distillery CRT certifies. It is not a flavor score and it is not a Trader Joe’s SKU.
CRT maturation paragraph this fetch: reposado rests at least two months in oak or holm oak; añejo at least one year; extra añejo at least three years. The same CRT English page’s “categories” tile still lists reposado as matured a minimum of 1 year — that contradicts the maturation paragraph and leftover reposado lock. Unused as a year lock. Use two months for reposado.
| Label | What we can lock | What we will not print |
|---|---|---|
| US tequila | 5.148 ≥40%; Mexico-made under Mexican law | A national Trader Joe’s SKU list |
| CRT / NOM-006 | Weber blue; reposado ≥2 months (maturation paragraph) | English 1-year reposado tile |
| House NOM / house ABV | Read the neck if a bottle is on that shelf | A 2022 or 2019 NOM lock this run |
| Trader Joe’s store | Inventory varies; liquor law varies | A 2026 MSRP or “best tequila at TJ’s” |
| 1.5 oz at 40% | One NIAAA drink | A hunt challenge |
The 2022 list is unused
The 2022 URL locked a house Blanco / Reposado / Añejo trio at 80 proof, named Destiladora Gonzalez Gonzalez, El Viejito, and Fabrica de Tequilas Finos as current houses, then printed a national other-brand table: Casamigos, Campo Azul, Hornitos, Mi Campo, Espolòn, Teremana, Cazadores, Milagro, plus a price column. No official Trader Joe’s liquor page and no ABC tile fetched those SKUs this run. Unused as a national catalog. Unused as a house NOM. Unused as a house ABV. Secondary 2019 review NOM 1143 and later Matchmaker / blog NOM 1173 / 1487 reads are not a label this fetch. Unused.
If a licensed store has a Trader Joe’s-branded tequila, read the neck: the word Tequila, the category (100% agave vs mixto), the class (blanco / reposado / añejo), the NOM, and the percent alcohol by volume. A private-label fifth is not Kirkland and it is not Casamigos. Leftover Casamigos lock stays NOM 1609 current / 1416 historical if you meet that brand elsewhere — it is not a Trader Joe’s inventory lock. DJ 1942 is añejo, not extra, if you meet that bottle. We will not invent a 2026 shelf map.
Call the store. Trader Joe’s locator, when a store page lists beer / wine / liquor hours, is a store tool — not a magazine inventory. A New Mexico or California anecdote from 2022 is not a 50-state map. Unused as a state table. If the store sells no spirits, the class floor on this page does not put a bottle on that shelf.
What we will not print
- No national SKU crown. Store inventory varies.
- No invented house NOM or house ABV. No ABC tile this fetch.
- No 2022 brand-and-price table. No 2026 MSRP. No #1 ranking.
- No “TJ is cheaper than Costco” crown. That is shop overlay.
- No health-claim crown. 5.148 does not print caffeine.
Sources
- 27 CFR 5.148 this fetch — agave spirits bottled ≥40%; tequila = distinctive product of Mexico.
- CRT Our Tequila this fetch — Weber blue; NOM-006; 35–55% in Mexico; reposado ≥2 months (maturation paragraph).
- NIAAA December 2025. Leftover /does-trader-joes-sell-buffalo-trace/ already treats TJ inventory as local.
- No official Trader Joe’s liquor catalog and no ABC house-tequila tile this fetch.