In this era of “Green is In” and corporations like Walmart ‘greenwashing’, you’d expect one of the biggest players in the tequila space to trumpet their environmental efforts on every bottle, package and press release. But Patrón is actually quite understated when it comes to their landmark environmental efforts. In an industry where terms like ‘fair trade’ and ‘environmentally conscious’ aren’t thrown around [...]
It’s amazing how much growth we’re seeing in the tequila market, with expanded offerings outside the traditional Blanco, Reposado and Anejo (read our exploration of tequila and mezcal article for more information). We’re expecting to see a number of new products hit the market which take a different approach to tequila. For Asombroso, the La Rosa Reposado Tequila is a [...]
In what may be the best product tie-in since the Wonka Bar and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Tequila Avion has transcended beyond product placement into a major plot line in the Seventh Season of HBO’s Entourage. The show’s back story for Tequila Avion is fiction (Turtle isn’t their brand rep and Marc Cuban isn’t on the hunt to buy the company) [...]
The Collins is a quintessential classic cocktail that combines gin, simple syrup, lemon juice and soda. As with many classic drinks, the origin is often up for debate. The Tom Collins first appears in the 1876 edition of Jerry Thomas’ “The Bartender’s Guide ” but (according to BAR) it got its start as a way to stretch out a Gin [...]
Over the past few weeks we’ve been spending a lot of time with tequila and mezcal: sipping it, doing extensive tasting notes and mixing it up. All this lead to our monster piece with over 20 mezcal and tequila reviews and our Top 5 List of Mezcal and Tequila. While we love sipping good tequila and mezcal there are 3 mind blowing cocktails [...]
We had such great feedback for our Top 10 Irish Whiskeys for St. Patrick’s Day piece that we decided to do something similar for Cinco de Mayo. After tasting over 20 different tequilas and mezcals, we’ve come up with our Top 5 Tequilas and Mezcals for Cinco de Mayo. Since this is our first year doing the list, there are [...]
After getting some really positive feedback on our piece exploring the world of Cognac, I thought I’d do something similar with Tequila and Mezcal. Like cognac, tequila refers to a spirit which must be distilled in a very specific part of the world. Originally called mezcal de tequila, this spirit is only tequila if it’s distilled in the Mexican state of Jalisco and [...]
After a bender trip in Mexico after high school I swore off drinking any and all tequila. In the late 80′s and early 90′s that probably wasn’t a bad thing to do (the big selling point of many tequilas was that they had a worm in the bottle). Flash forward many years and a friend of mine urged me to try a [...]
Follow Drink Spirits
Drink Spirits Newsletter
Twitter
Facebook
