Category: Tequila

As we head into the summer months, my selections from the liquor store aisles have started skewing more towards the gin and tequila section rather than the heavier bourbons and

In addition to reviewing spirits, I’m also a licensed pilot. As such, I’m a sucker for anything aviation-related, and especially aviation-related spirits like Ryan Reynold’s Aviation Gin. So, naturally, I

As a local Austin, Texas resident I feel like it’s my responsibility to check out all of the locally produced (or at least locally headquartered) spirits on the market —

Given the choice, I’ll always reach for an anejo tequila before a blanco or reposado. I started in the whiskey world and have a taste for barrel aging notes, so

Manufacturing and putting out a reposado tequila is a tough challenge. You need to get things just right so that the flavors are all in balance, the color is just

There’s really only so much that you can do to a blanco tequila. It’s probably the most restrictive of the tequila styles and, as a result, the flavor profile you

We’ve done a lot of reviews on this site, and not all of them have been a great experience. At times, we’ve deliberately scraped the bottom of the barrel. But

We’ve reviewed the “standard” version of Milagro’s anejo tequila, and it was considered it a solid buy. But there’s a slightly more expensive version available as well: the Barrel Reserve.

There’s a blessing and a curse that comes with doing this blog. On the one hand, I’ve tasted more spirits than I ever knew existed, which is fun and interesting.

Barrel aging is a pretty safe bet for taking something good and making it great. Start with something delicious, shove it into a barrel, and conveniently forget about it for