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Tequila Reviews

Blanco, reposado, añejo, and extra añejo — the finest agave spirits, scored and ranked

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Cascahuin Tahona Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Cascahuin Tahona Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Cascahuin makes tequila for some of the biggest boutique brands. Now their own house expression is demanding—and deserving—the spotlight.

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Fuenteseca Cosecha Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Fuenteseca Cosecha Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Vintage-dated, variable-proof, and from the same master distiller behind budget darling Cimarron. Fuenteseca is where tequila meets fine wine ambition.

#3
Cimarron Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Cimarron Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Made by the same master distiller behind ultra-premium Fuenteseca, Cimarron delivers $40 flavor at a $20 price. In a liter bottle. The math is absurd.

#4
LALO Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

LALO Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

The grandson of Don Julio himself returns to traditional roots. Three ingredients, no shortcuts, and the fastest-growing upscale tequila in America.

#5
Arette Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Arette Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

From the third-oldest distillery in the town of Tequila itself, Arette is rapidly replacing Espolon as the budget blanco every enthusiast recommends. And at $20, the math is irresistible.

#6
Casamigos Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Casamigos Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

George Clooney's tequila empire sold for nearly $1 billion. But when you set aside the celebrity, what does the liquid actually deliver? Less than you'd hope.

#7
Tears of Llorona Extra Añejo Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Tears of Llorona Extra Añejo Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Five years in three types of oak. Limited to 9,000 bottles per batch. Tears of Llorona is the ultra-premium tequila that actually justifies its price tag.

#8
Olmeca Altos Plata Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Olmeca Altos Plata Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Created by bartenders, priced for everyone. At roughly $20, Olmeca Altos is the additive-free workhorse that every home bar needs and every cocktail deserves.

#9
Terralta Blanco 110 Proof Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Terralta Blanco 110 Proof Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Deep well water from 150 meters underground gives Terralta an earthy, mineral complexity unlike anything else in tequila. This is liquid terroir.

#10
Don Julio 1942 Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Don Julio 1942 Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Rap lyrics, nightclub menus, and Instagram feeds can't be wrong... can they? We pour the world's most famous premium tequila and ask the uncomfortable questions.

#11
Clase Azul Reposado Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Clase Azul Reposado Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

The most Instagram-famous tequila in the world. That hand-painted ceramic decanter is undeniably gorgeous. But what about the liquid inside? We investigate.

#12
Siete Leguas Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Siete Leguas Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

This is the distillery that originally made Patron—before they refused to compromise their traditional methods. That refusal created something extraordinary.

#13
Tapatio Blanco 110 Proof Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Tapatio Blanco 110 Proof Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Bottled at the legal maximum of 55% ABV, Tapatio 110 is often called 'the GOAT' of blanco tequila. After tasting it, we're not inclined to argue.

#14
Tequila Ocho Plata Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Tequila Ocho Plata Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Single-estate, vintage-dated, and terroir-driven—Tequila Ocho is the wine lover's tequila, proving that where agave grows matters as much as how it's distilled.

#15
Wild Common Still Strength Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Wild Common Still Strength Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

From the same Jalisco distillery as some of tequila's biggest names, Wild Common is the boutique brand that's earned its spot at the grown-ups' table.

#16
G4 Blanco 108 Proof Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

G4 Blanco 108 Proof Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Bottled at 108 proof—nearly the legal maximum—G4's high-proof blanco is an unfiltered, undiluted expression of what highland agave can truly deliver.

#17
El Tesoro Reposado Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

El Tesoro Reposado Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Carlos Camarena's highland masterpiece rests just long enough in ex-bourbon barrels to achieve that rarest of things: perfect balance between agave and oak.

#18
Fortaleza Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Fortaleza Blanco Tequila Review — Score & Tasting Notes

Fifth-generation craftsmanship meets volcanic tahona stone. Fortaleza Blanco is the tequila the cognoscenti stack their shelves with—and for damn good reason.

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