When things get a little hot outside, I tend to gravitate towards is a spicy margarita. I feel like the added jalapenos add a layer of complexity to the experience,
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When things get a little hot outside, I tend to gravitate towards is a spicy margarita. I feel like the added jalapenos add a layer of complexity to the experience,
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There’s something special about lifelong friendships that develop from work colleagues. Which is why I can completely understand why Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul would want to start a mezcal
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We’ve recently checked out Austin-based Dulce Vida Tequila’s blanco offering, and we weren’t too mad about the results. The bottle was deemed a worthwhile way to spend about $25: a
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With summertime in full swing here in Austin, I figured it was high time that we looked at a hometown brand of tequila that I’ve been hearing about but have
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We recently reviewed the plata version Olmeca Altos tequila, which had some flavors in it that made me suspicious that it spent some time in an oak barrel before bottling.
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If you are of a certain elder-millennial age (as I am), you might see the brand name on this tequila and immediately think of Olmec, the giant animatronic stone talking
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I first heard about LALO tequila from the bartender at Soho House in Austin. I had asked for something new and interesting beyond the endless procession of Casamigos and Padron
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We recently reviewed the blanco version of Socorro, and found it to be closer to what you’d expect from an anejo (or at least a cristalino) tequila… but the flavors
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Tequila marketers have definitely zeroed in on their newest target audience: trendy millennials attracted by chic minimalist designs and purpose-driven brands. There’s a new brand variation on this theme every
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We reviewed the blanco version of this quizzical tequila earlier this week and found it to be a solid (if a little overpriced) spirit. The only issues in the blanco
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It’s not often that I can use the phrase “question mark of a bottle” literally. Typically, this would describe a bottle that I’ve never heard of before, or a spirit
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You’ve probably heard of the standard kinds of tequila: blanco, anejo, even reposado. But then there are the unique offerings (like the newer “cristalino” that some folks are experimenting with).
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Last year we took a look at the Codigo 1530 Artesanal Mezcal, which was an interesting example of a mezcal that seemed to work more like a scotch whisky. (Spoiler
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Today we’re rounding out the product line of JAJA Tequila. We started with the youngest version (their blanco straight off the still), checked in with their middle aged reposado, and
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When we first tried JAJA Tequila back in 2021, we checked out their blanco version and stopped there. But since their new partnership with Proximo Spirits, things are looking up
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