The tequila business is booming, with current studies exhibiting that agave spirits are persevering with to develop, and are on a trajectory to turn out to be the best-selling spirits class within the US.
With such exponential development, new manufacturers are hitting cabinets every day. Virtually each cocktail bar price its salt (pun meant) has a tequila cocktail on the menu, and celebrities are bringing unprecedented consideration to the class by launching their very own manufacturers.
With so many choices to select from, it’s by no means been a extra thrilling time to get pleasure from Mexico’s most iconic liquid treasure.
With the staggering variety of choices accessible to US drinkers, that is additionally some of the doubtlessly daunting instances. To establish the very best, we tasted 24 bottles of unaged (blanco) tequilas that may be good for each sipping and mixing—ones that categorical the total aroma and taste the agave plant has to supply, made according to traditions that outlined the class earlier than industrialization streamlined the processes.
We thought-about 58 bottles and narrowed our testing to the two-dozen that match our standards. Then we evaluated them neat (with out ice or different accouterments) and blended into three favourite tequila cocktails: a basic margarita; a Tommy’s margarita; and a Ranch Water (made with blanco tequila, Topo Chico, and a squeeze of lime).
The 12 finalists are tequilas that provide vibrant and diversified aromas and flavors with good texture and a lovely aftertaste. No two tasted precisely alike; some supplied savory, herbaceous qualities whereas others burst with vivid, refreshing citrus notes. All of them have been nicely suited to sipping neat, and a few additionally labored significantly nicely when blended—we organized the tasting notes to focus on these attributes and to incorporate suggestions on the right way to drink every one. Though there have been clear frontrunners, there wasn’t a dud within the bunch. All the bottles, offered so as of value, have been fairly scrumptious in their very own proper, so you should use this listing as a place to begin to your personal agave adventures.
Observe that liquor costs can differ considerably relying on the place you reside, and so they might fluctuate over time.
