Tequila's flamboyant, fun-loving, party image is a great start. But when the party's over tequila gets (often unfairly) blamed for the worst hangovers. Nowadays, though, the message is finally getting through: tequila deserves to be sipped and savoured, with a host of brands now enthralling connoisseurs as readily as enticing newcomers. Read More »
A 'crystal' unaged blanco tequila from Casa Noble, Carlos Santana's tequila company. Distilled and then bottled without any contact with wood this is pure agave spirit, packed full of peppery flavour.
A superb white tequila from Carlos Camarena at the La Altena distillery, home of the great Tapatio. This is a handcrafted blanco of the very highest quality.
Hacienda de Chihuahua's Anejo Sotol is a 24 month old sotol, matured in French oak barrels and made in Mexico from the Desert Spoon shrub. It picked up a Tequila.net's Best Sotol award in 2011 and is an excellent example of the 'Other Other' spirit of Mexico.
A traditionally made tequila from Jalisco, Tezon is made from agave hearts crushed using an old-school stone tahona that itself is made from 'Tezontle', a volcanic rock. Twice distilled for a clean tasting spirit.
An extremely highly-thought-of tequila from a top producer, we have been trying to get Cabo Wabo for some time now and are delighted to finally have it. NOM: 1467.
An absolutely top-quality anejo from Gran Centenario that can be enjoyed on its own over ice, as a really smooth shot or in a bling Margarita. A tequila to savour.
Tezon reposado is a traditionally made tequila, using slow cooked agave hearts and double distillation to make a clean spirit that is then aged for 18 to 20 months.
Del Maguey Crema de Mezcal is made with 80% mezcal from San Luis Del Rio, mixed with 20% pure agave syrup, so expect it to be quite sweet. As the bottle proudly proclaims, "For women only...and a few strong men".
Good-looking new 100% agave tequila distilled in a unique double-column distillation tower and bottled at a proper strength of 40% (unlike a lot of others who bottle a wussy 38%).
A superbly smooth reposado, Don Julio is made with 100% agave and is aged just under a year in ex-bourbon barrels. A bit more special than your average repo tequila.
Chamucos, which means devil or demon in Mexico, is made from 100% Weber Blue Agave under the watchful eye of master distiller Wilfrido Ortega Casas. A number of techniques are applied to bring the best out of these Agave plants including "playing Classical music during distillation".
A reposado tequila from Casa Noble, aged in French oak for 364 days, the maximum allowed before it legally becomes an añejo, for a great balance of agave spirit and woody flavour.