Started down this road of agave spirits about 4 years ago and it’s been great. I couldn’t stand what was happening to bourbon with people just buying and sitting on bottles as collection pieces.

Finally decided to get a liquor cabinet for the majority of my bottles. I live in a state that doesn’t have the best selection of tequila so I will typically bring a bottle or two home from different areas of the country when I travel. By far my favorites are Siembra Valles Reposado and Cascahuin Plata 48 for tequila and the 5Sentidos Espadin Con Frutas.

Also thanks everyone for your recommendations and answering questions. This community has been great. Also, every bottle has been opened and shared with friends for the most part.

So after scrolling for forever and reading through everyone’s wonderful recommendations that each of you give each other I decided to go ahead and make the move and go by the store today and try to find my top 2 that I had narrowed it down to that I would like to try based on everyone’s recommendations.. that being - G4 Blanco Premium & LALO Blano! I’m eager to give both of these a try based on all the nonstop great things I kept reading people say about them both and treat myself for the holidays with something new for the “new year”! I will keep everyone updated on what I think after opening them up and trying them out - but I can tell you while at the store I did overhear several other people asking where the “LALO” was so it def does seem to be highly favored, so am glad I picked up a bottle for sure of that!

Also highly recommend the tequila matchmaker app as it was a huge help while in the store I was able to look up other tequilas I had never heard of and get more information on to see if I thought they would be worth a try! In the end I think I am still happy with my final two 🥰🎄 Happy Holidays!

Best blanco/plata under $300 usd. Something rarely or never available back home. Recommendations please!

My dad collects tequila, he fell in love with this bottle on a recent trip to Ensenada, but has not been able to find it anywhere in the states. I believe this is Rancho de Oro Reposado.

I would love to be able to get this for him for Christmas or his birthday at the end of the year. If anyone is able to tell me where to get a bottle online I would be extremely grateful. He is very much looking to have this bottle as a fancy ornament to grace his bar.

• Artenom 1146 Anejo $105
• Ocho Plata - Estate Mirandillas or Estate Tierras Negras $45
• Siembra Vales Blanco High Proof $110
• Siete Leguas Reposado $51
• Siete Leguas Decadas Blanco $125
• Wild Common Blanco Still Strength $78

Finally acquired a single barrel reposado to round off the collection! Will definitely be saved for special occasions since they are not producing single barrels anymore. I’m a big fan of the still strength and regular repo, so I imagine this will be the best of both worlds!

I try not to idolize Fortaleza, and I’m not the biggest fan for the 40% blanco, but their lineup is truly excellent. Probably won’t buy another non ss blanco from them though when this is done.

All found at very fair prices in Denver!

My connecting flight is in DFW. How strict are they when it comes to tequila in check in luggage? What is the limit?

SS Tier

• Fortaleza
• Cascahuin

S Tier

• ArteNOM 1146
• G4
• Tequila Ocho
• El Tesoro
• Siete Leguas

A Tier

• Terralta
• Siembra Azul/Valles
• Tapatio
• Don Fulano
• Wild Common

B Tier

• Cazcanes
• Mijenta
• Volans
• Lalo

C Tier

• Tres Agaves
• Cimarron
• El Tequileño

D Tier

• Dulce Vida
• Arette

This was my experience. The Still strength is surprisingly smooth, but doesn't offer much flavor. Honestly, I would never know that it was high proof unless I saw the bottle. The blanco on the other hand is a much more enjoyable sipper.

Thought I'd treat myself for my birthday and add a new tequila to my small collection today but the only decent tequila in my fairly small Japanese town (and I mean only) is this 2021 Winter Blend! Basically 140 usd -or 195 cad which I'd be paying. I could do it but have no knowledge of this Winter Blend and prefer to get reasonable value for the bucks. Lots of other good to great decently priced tequilas online here in Japan if I want to wait a couple of days....

I’m narrowing down the amount of open bottles I have in preparation for dry January. The excelencia I’m going to wrap up to have again in February but everything else I’d like to finish. The plan for January is to lose 20 pounds and can only be achieved if I don’t drink. I’ve got bottle set aside to open in February. I’m looking forward to a reset in January.

El Águila, my non-expert review/experience (top of the bottle). Nose: Oak and light honey. Taste: cooked agave, fruit. Other impresions: pristine, clean, super smooth. Veredict: very pleased, great for sipping. Extras: such great label. Artsy, classic, elegant. This one DOES have ties to Jesús María (read Context below)

TL/DR: so smooth, so clean, balanced, elegant. Great sipper.

Context: in Mexico for a week. Wanting to find/explore bottles I’ve only read about but haven’t been able to find in the US. Very particularly with ties to Jesús María, Jalisco and/or Tizapán el Alto, Jalisco. The former is a somewhat common production by region, the later is not so extra point if I’m able to find any.

Try a new bottle recently? Have a question about what to try next, or a new cocktail recipe? This is the place for general questions and recommendations and anything else.

I was recently in Puerto Vallarta. Our tour guide brought us to this tasting place (This one I believe: Tequilera Ojo de Vidrio, El Nogalito - you can pull it up on google maps, but they don't appear to have a website). They give you some surface level info about tequila, say it's 100% blue agave etc.

I bought some extra anejo tequila and a couple flavored mixes with the blanc we tasted as the base). They all taste great (to me.. I don't know a ton about tequila) / I know some people who've been there before and have bought. So, I don't think it's unsafe or anything. I was just doing some looking to try and find out more about it and discovered NOM's. These bottles don't have one.

The back of the bottle for the extra anejo says it's manufactured by Licores Partida, but I looked them up and they don't have any bottles that look like this / they have NOMs. the tax QR code on the extra anejo also doesn't actually work. I'm figuring it's probably something cheaper re-bottled and sold to tourists at a big mark up. I like it, so I'm going to chalk it up as a learning experience that tastes good at least.

I was curious if anyone has run into these at all before or anything like that?

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Hello,

New here, and not very knowledgeable about tequila. My girlfriend has a small collection of tequila bottles, two clase azul and one don julio 1942. These bottles are from her work and she displays them on top of her cabinets. I really want to get her another clase azul but they’re all so dang expensive. Do you guys have any ideas for other tequila that’s good quality and comes in a unique/aesthetic bottle? I don’t want to get her something cheap. Probably 100-150 would be what I’m willing to spend. Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks!

A friend of the family joined us for thanksgiving dinner this year and brought a few different bottles of liquor for all to enjoy. Two bottles went unopened the whole weekend; Monkey 47 Gin and this bottle of Tapatio 110. Everyone went to bed early tonight and I cracked open the gin (delicious neat, btw) but after searching this sub I feel like I’m going to have a great time with this Tapatio🥳. At 110 proof is this good with a big rock, neat, or mixed? I like a hot bourbon with a big rock, but I’ve never had a tequila this hot before.

I planned poorly as I didn’t have a replacement bottle of Cimarron anejo as my favorite mixer to tequila old fashions. So, in the back of my collection, I see a somewhat dusty bottle of Don Julio 1942 I received as a gift. Welcome to my new mixer. Apologies to Cimarron for the comparison.

I picked these 2 amazing tequilas up today from Ancestral Bottle Shop in Atlanta, GA. The owner is amazing, she is very knowledgeable on all things tequila and was a pleasure to speak with. Her store is amazing and I will back soon. She had an amazing selection and all very reasonably priced. I am so happy to have found this place. If your in the area stop by it is a must for any tequila lover.

Hello! Tequila have been my favourite spirit to drink pure (basically the only one I do), since I started drinking. Now, im still young and dont have a lot of money. I also live in Sweden so the range of tequila available is very limited, but it is possible to special order stuff. Now im wondering what the best tequila is to try out next. I've tried a few different brands (Jose Cuervo, Patrón, Olmeca Altos etc...) and I seem to like blanco the best. My favourite so far has actually been José Cuervo Blanco, but I've seen that not many people in here seem to like it. What tequila would you recommend in the $50 range? I want to stress that I don't know much about this, and I have a feeling this is a very nooby post, but thats why im posting. :)

So my wife and I only drink tequila as we have found with liquid iv and plenty of water it is much less of a hangover. My wife only likes taking shots, and so we always try to find the smoothest we can.

We actually like(don’t hate me, I don’t know better)- number Juan and terramana(sp)

Basically because we have found those to be the smoothest that are usually readily available around us.

I just picked up a bottle of Siete Laguas blanco to try after seeing that people liked it. But that was after trying to search inside a liquor store with poor service for way too long.

So TIA for helping me be better prepared for next time!

These were the errands. Lol. I don’t like extra añejos or overproof spirits. He won the still strength with a raffle ticket, and the anejo he got via a liquor rep connection but he paid a ton for it.

He’s supporting small business Saturday. Curious if anyone has tried either of these, and what you thought of them!!!

One of my best friends birthdays is coming up. He’s a tequila guy, I’m a bourbon guy so I don’t know as much about tequila. I’m looking for a bottle that we can sip on the rocks or others can shoot. $200 or less, what are your recommendations?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ LALO High Proof Tequila is incredible! Its bold, smooth flavor and pure craftsmanship make it a standout. Made with 100% blue agave and no additives, I prefer it over Cazcanes Cask Strength. It’s right up there with Cascahuin High Proof. Perfect for sipping or cocktails—a must-have for tequila lovers!

Have you had it? What are your thoughts?

Looking for a bottle of Fortaleza reposado around the treasure coast area, without paying secondary. A little markup is ok.

I had heard that is possible to harvest sotol without killing the plant unlike harvesting blue Weber agave for tequila. I Googled and this came up. So, I am curious if anyone knows if there is “sustainable” sotol available in the US by distilleries that harvest the pinas without killing the plant? If not, I would think there would be a niche US market for people willing to pay for sustainably made sotol in the US or Mexico.

I found a bottle of Fortaleza in the wild after weeks of hunting only to see it was over priced. It's a shame that the store owners mark it up so much, when I asked the clerk about it he had no clue. After I told him this was a $65 bottle at best he said the owner was greedy and liked his money. What is everyone's thoughts at the outlandish prices for Fortaleza these days and the greed of the store owners with these insane mark ups.