r/tequila

getting married and having a margarita as one of our signature drinks. me and my fiance like tequila and Camarena blanco is our favorite because of how smooth it is but we honestly dont know much about different brands. looking for advice ona good classic tequila that doesnt scream cheep but isnt going to cost a crap ton to mix in for some margs. TIA!

Any thoughts on this?

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If recommended, where can I find them from a great deal in Orange County (CA)?

I like chamucos. The expression comes out in its 55 blanco hard.

Statement 2 fuck lucho and ateo 🤣. I couldn’t respond to the other thread.

I’m interested in getting more knowledgeable in bottles and taste, and also want to try some more to be my favorite. I typically drink mine with a cup full of ice, couple shots, and a splash of OJ.

Favorite mezcal is 400 Conejos
Favorite tequila is Lalo

I don’t drink frequently enough to drink low tier stuff, so I don’t necessarily have a budget. What are some suggestions you have? TIA!

Hey gang - Ive been tasked to make a large format drink for a birthday party and it was requested to be a tequila based cocktail. I have some grapefruit and honey black tea, and an herbal grapefuit tea. I was thinking i wanted to make like a Paloma milk punch type of cocktail. Is that crazy?

Generally speaking the rough recipe I’m using would be:

1.5oz blanco
0.5 repo
0.5 grapefruit liquor
1oz gf juice
0.25 lime
0.25 honey syrup
1.5 grapefruit tea

Then scale up depending on the guests and clarify.

Does this sound like a good idea? I genuinely like the whole process of making cocktails but I cant help but think I’m over engineering this lol

Any thoughts/comments/suggestions would be welcomed!

Calle23 makes a version of their tequila based on Criollo, which is a sort of variaty of Blue Weber. I have been a bit confused as to how it has been possible to introduce this variaty without getting into conflict with the denomination? As I understand it, there are other varieties which may also be used without violating the denomination, but ARE they being used? And did the introduction of the Criollo not cause any discussions?

I like trying to turn my passions into profit. I’ve invested in bottles of wine before, partly because I like wine and partly because the idea of owning something tangible that might appreciate is more interesting than watching another number move around a brokerage account.

(It also feels better to tell my wife that I am “investing” rather than just spending thousands of dollars on expensive booze, but I digress..)

Anyway, as of late I have got super into tequila.

There seem to be two completely different plays. Keen to hear the Tequila world's thoughts on the below.

Option one: buy “rare” bottles.

Find a limited release, store it in perfect condition, and hope someone pays 3x in five years because the producer has become trendy.

It can work. I’ve seen the same thing happen with certain wines. The problem is that tequila stops ageing once it leaves the barrel. From then on, you’re betting almost entirely on branding, scarcity and collector hype.

Every producer also seems to have a “limited founder’s ancestral reserve edition” now and most of them won’t become properly collectible.

Option two: buy the actual barrel.

This is where it gets interesting.

Tequila needs at least one year in oak to become Añejo and three years to become Extra Añejo. Those are official classifications from the CRT.

While you hold the barrel, the actual product is changing. You’re buying younger tequila and waiting for it to turn into something scarcer and potentially more commercially valuable.

You then sell it to someone that needs to bottle it.

Where can you get absolutely rugged?

Pretty much everywhere if you don’t get the legal structure right.

A PDF saying you own “Barrel #69420” doesn’t mean much on its own. I’d want to know:

• Which distillery produced it?
• What’s the NOM?
• Is it 100% Blue Weber agave?
• Where is it stored?
• Is the barrel individually recorded and verifiable?
• What do I legally own?
• Is it protected if the provider goes bust?
• Who insures it?
• Who takes the evaporation loss?
• What are the storage and exit fees?
• Who is realistically going to buy it from me?

If the salesperson responds with a chart showing guaranteed 20% annual returns, congratulations, you’ve found the tequila equivalent of a shitcoin.

Which providers actually exist?

A few names I found:

• WineFi offers tequila barrel investments alongside its existing wine-investment business. It stood out because they have some big/reputable backers.
• Tequila Financial is a US-based specialist offering portfolios of barrels held at Mexican distilleries.
• Barrel Global looks more collector-friendly, with single-barrel ownership and the option to bottle or explore resale.
• Colecta is aimed mainly at Hong Kong and Asian investors and says it provides sourcing, insured storage and resale support.
• GORDON offers several three-year cask structures.

That isn’t a ranking, and I haven’t done full DD on all of them, but WineFi and Gordon look the most legit.

Bottom line

The tequila market is still pretty underdeveloped, and so bottles are lottery tickets on brands and collector hype.

Barrels are illiquid private-market inventory where the actual liquid continues developing during the hold.

Neither is free money. There’s counterparty risk, evaporation, storage costs, currency exposure and no guarantee anyone will buy your barrel at the price you want. But I like investments connected to things I’m genuinely interested in, and I like the possibility of making a passion profitable.

If I had to choose between a speculative collection of bottles and a properly structured barrel investment, I’m taking the barrel.

I have begun using this Cuervos Reserva de la Familia Extra Anejo in the tastings I make for people. Mostly because it allows me to tell some good stories about Jose Cuervo and his time. I must confess it is a product which I find a wee bit to brandy like for my taste. What is the verdict in this forum?

Which Fortaleza would you add to your shelf next if you already have the blanco? Fortaleza Still Strength, Reposado, or Añejo? $70.00, $74.00, & $100 respectively. I generally drink only blanco and am leaning towards the still strength to compare with the Cascahuin Tahona I currently have on my shelf.

So Disney Epcot la cava del tequila has an exclusive margarita for d23 members called the Aztec eagle. It's one of my favorite margaritas but it's also pre made up so I can't see the bartender making it. Does anyone know the ingredients of this drink so I can make it at home?

going to cancun in the next few months, and i wanted to buy a good additive free tequila. ive heard ocho and siete luguas are good options in the hotel zone does anyone have any recommendations? i am fairly inexperienced in what is good and what is not( I think things like herradura repisado or patron extra anejo are good lol) and im looking to expand my horizons. any advice would be much appreciated.

Hey everyone, I’m getting married in a few weeks and I am searching for a quality/nice bottle of sipping tequila to enjoy with my groomsmen as we get ready. I think given the magnitude of the event, some rarity/scarcity would be nice to have, but I default to those who are much more knowledgeable in quality tequila. As some background info, I’m typically defer to sipping el Tesoro anejo as my go to, but I’m really open to anything.

What’s one celebration splurge bottle that you would recommend? Thanks in advance for any recommendations you may have for bottles that fit the event. Still quite the newbie but appreciate it.