The majority of Jose Cuervo tequila is a 51% mixto tequilla meaning only 51% is fermented from the sugars of the Agave plant. The remainder is fermented from other cheaper sugar sources.Better...
Jose Cuervo Gold and Silver, along with the flavored line is made of a mixture of fermented agave and distilled sugar water. It is a style of tequila called mixto. SommelierDrew