Añejo Manhattan

A sacrilegious take on the classic.

Añejo Highball

A new classic tail made with añejo rum

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Why drink an agave liquor if you can’t taste the agave?

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With flavors that vary widely from bright and citrusy to aged and smoky, tequila is fun to taste-test, to discover which you like best. But there are a few things you should know before you get started.

Youth Culture

Unaged tequila is considered by many aficionados to be the best way to enjoy the spirit because the longer tequila sits in a barrel, the more it tastes like oak or charcoal and the less it tastes like the agave plant it was made...

, reminiscent of cognac rather than that awful Cuervo stuff that finds its way into so many margaritas and lime Jell-o shots. So what restaurants besides Tommy’s have añejo and reposado selections worth checking out? I did...

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True Agave Flavor

El Tesoro and 7 Leguas fight the good fight against bland tequila.

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Make ecococktails at home.

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Margaritas? Of course. But try something new.

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A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

Don Julio is good, as is Patrón for the easy-to-find ones. As is usually the case, my favorite (Lapis Añejo) is extremely hard to find and expensive.

Anybody tasted this stuff yet? The $249.99 price tag at my local liquor store caught my eye. Apparently it is a 38 month aged tequila that is the brain child of Sammy Hagar. I like tequila but I won’t be buying this nor do...

[I was reluctant to post this, since it’s kind of like seeing your old friend with the big house and the nice car a year later and he’s now living in his car, but here goes...] Around the 5th of May, Wilson changed its...

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