Tequila vs. Mezcal Cheat Sheet
Breaking down the differences between tequila and mezcal.
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A Tequila-Spiked Cocktail for Day of the Dead
If you’re nursing a Halloween hangover, there’s no better way to get moving than with a cocktail. And since today happens to be Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, you’ve got a built-in excuse for doing just…
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Tequila Ciudad Blanco Review
Hey, I’ve got nothing against leering luchadores and dancing skeletons. But it’s refreshing to see the modern approach that Tequila Ciudad has taken in its presentation. The brand, which currently sells its Blanco, Reposado and Anejo varieties in more than…
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Hornitos Launches Cristalino Tequila
The fastest growing segment in the tequila category isn’t blanco, reposado, añejo or even extra-anejo. It’s cristalino. This relatively new product is essentially añejo tequila—aged at least one year in oak barrels—that is filtered through charcoal to remove the color…
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Viva XXXII Tequila Reviews
Brush up on your Roman numerals, because there’s a new tequila in town: Viva XXXII. The Los Angeles-based maker receives its spirit from a distillery in Tequila, Mexico, using blue agave harvested from fields owned by Viva XXXII. It currently…
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Tres Agaves Blanco Tequila Review
Tres Agaves Tequila Blanco comes from Mexico’s Tequila Valley which, unsurprisingly, has a rich tradition of making good tequila. This specific spirit pours clear in the glass, with agave and lime peel on the nose. It begins soft, light and…
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with These Tequila Cocktails
May 5. Cinco de Mayo. The time when we all come together to commemorate the Mexican army’s victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla… by drinking tequila, eating guacamole and wearing large hats. So to that end–or the…
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Three Margaritas for National Margarita Day
February 22 marks National Margarita Day. And while we never need an excuse to drink margaritas, we’re also not going to turn one down. That leads us to the margarita recipes below. They creatively stray from the classic three-part recipe…
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Blue Nectar Añejo Founder’s Blend Tequila Review
If you want to attach the word “founder,” to a bottle, you want it to look stately. Blue Nectar Tequila certainly hit that mark when it came to designing the vessel for Founder’s Blend, the añejo tequila sitting at the…
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Ghost Tequila Review
I’m old enough to remember a day when if you wanted a hot pepper-infused tequila, you had to infuse the damn tequila with the damn peppers yourself. Oh, the burden. Now, any liquor store worth it’s… well, it’s liquor, likely…
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Celebrate National Tequila Day with the Walking Dead Cocktail
It’s a big week. First, there was National Daiquiri Day. Now, we’re dealing with National Tequila Day, which is Sunday, July 24. And all the while, Tales of the Cocktail is in full swing. But we’re never too busy to…
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Arrandas Highball, an Extra Refreshing Tequila Cocktail
The highball is an easy-to-make, refreshing cocktail that’s comprised of a spirit and nonalcoholic mixer like soda or ginger ale. In this case, we’ve got the Arrandas Highball, a more interesting than usual variation that’s starting with Olmeca Altos tequila…
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Santera Añejo Tequila Review
Released in fall of 2015, Santera Tequila is produced in the northern highlands of Jalisco. We reviewed Santera Blanco last year, and now we’re going straight to the Añejo. Santera Añejo Tequila is aged for up to 16 months in…
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Mediterranean Margarita Recipe
This refreshing tequila cocktail comes from Hollywood’s Cleo at the Redbury, where they’ve updated the classic recipe to incorporate some house-made fig-almond syrup for a Mediterranean touch. MEDITERRANEAN MARGARITA 2 oz Don Julio Silver 3/4 oz Lime Juice 1 oz…
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Jasmine Margarita Recipe
This riff on the classic margarita comes from Hollywood’s Cleo at the Redbury. It skips orange liqueur and instead utilizes the bright taste of pomegranate juice. Paired with both lemon and lime juice, you’ve got a tart and refreshing cocktail….
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Qui Tequila Review
Qui Tequila is a new spirit with the distinction of being the only clear extra anejo tequila. Filtering out the color from aged tequilas isn’t new (just look at Milagro Unico or Maestro Dobel), but in this case, all the…
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Santera Blanco Tequila Review
Santera is a new tequila that’s distilled and bottled by Destilladora del Valle de Tequila Casa Maestri. The brand is producing a blanco, reposado and anejo from mature blue agave harvested in the northern highlands of Jalisco. The agave hearts…
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5 Cocktails for Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is fast approaching, and that means we’ll soon be awash in a preponderance of margaritas. Which, to be clear, is a very good thing. But there are more ways than one to increase your tequila uptake. So…
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Casa Dragones Blanco Tequila Review
Casa Dragones Blanco Tequila is the second release from a brand that made its mark with Casa Dragones Joven, an ultra-premium tequila that runs $275 per bottle. And while the joven is explicitly for sipping, the brand has given its…
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The Best Tequilas Under $30
Even in the midst of a craft tequila boom, the tequila category continues to offer some real bargains with many quality options priced under $30. And in some cases, these value buys are actually better than their more expensive, fancier-packaged…
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