We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it comes to tequila, certain "musts" apply. Tequila must be made from the blue agave plant. And it must be produced in certain areas ...

Tequila Ocho Plata is pretty much the Platonic ideal of margarita-ready tequilas. It has a touch of pepper spice and herbal fortitude, both of which anchor the sweeter, tarter tones introduced by ...

My whipped frozen margarita includes unexpected ingredients like frozen pineapple chunks and rich coconut cream. The magic ...

However, connoisseurs will tell you that certain tequilas can be just as complex as fine wines. Bottom-shelf tequilas may be fine for mixed drinks, but if you want something truly spectacular that ...

This complex, swoon-worthy tequila doesn’t taste like a blanco. Its multi-dimensional flavor profile is leaps and bounds above the bottom shelf clear tequilas you once drank out of plastic handles.

but still bottom-shelf stuff that matches its cheap price tag in flavor, quality and value. Jose Cuervo’s Tradicional line is the real stuff, made from 100 percent blue agave tequila cooked in ...

In less than 20 years, tequila has gone from the bottom shelf to the top shelf but the key to its future success lies in sustainability. Former Half Full Editor When I first started writing about ...

In fact, you'll find it as the go-to tequila in many well-known house margaritas in the Houston area. I ordered the small margarita and it arrived, on the rocks, in a salt-rimmed beer mug.