VinePair

MAY 1, 2024

As tequila inches in on vodka’s title of best-selling spirit in the U.S., Add into that mix the spirit’s range of traditional styles — from earthy and spiced blancos to subtly aged reposados, and luxurious añejos — as well as its starring role in cocktails, and tequila’s hot streak should come as no surprise.

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VinePair

JANUARY 23, 2024

After 13 years of consecutive growth, tequila exports have finally fallen, according to a report from the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT). percent by volume compared to 2022. Tequila exports first started seeing substantial growth in 2009, when Mexico was shipping 136.4 The article Tequila Exports Fell 4.2

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Drinkhacker

AUGUST 19, 2024

In 2022, Maestro Dobel dropped a rare extra anejo tequila dubbed Dobel 50 1967 , named in honor of its founder’s birth year. Maestro Dobel 50 1968 Tequila – Initial aging in bourbon barrels, finished in Armagnac casks. We got samples of each of these prized offerings for review, so let’s dive in.

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VinePair

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the category’s seemingly unstoppable growth and trend toward premiumization, it’s no wonder that spirits companies are eager to buy into the tequila craze. Several major drinks companies have quickly thrown themselves into the rapidly accelerating tequila market, buying up brands to fill out their portfolios.

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Spiritz

JULY 18, 2024

The readiness of the Indian market for super-premium and luxury tequila brands is evidenced by the significant rise in high-end tequila sales at Duty Free stores in Delhi and Mumbai. “Projections for the tequila market in India are very encouraging. They also have Reposado XR, which is a new category in tequila.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 8, 2024

Tres Generaciones upgrades its Anejo expression with this third bottle in its Legacy Edition series of tequilas. ” This is our second Legacy Edition bottling, following up on the La Colonial Reposado expression we reviewed in late 2022. ” It’s also released at 45% abv instead of the usual 40%.

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VinePair

MARCH 5, 2024

In this excerpt from the book, out on March 5, I tell of the unsung American who may have got the ball rolling in turning tequila into the nearly $10 billion global industry it is now. 1 icon to vintage tequila collectors. Robert Denton is the No. Denton reintroduced Chinaco to America in 1993.)

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VinePair

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The number of blanco tequilas on the market can be head-spinning. But we did the heavy lifting by tasting through hundreds of tequilas this past calendar year, and after all the dust settled, there was one expression that we felt was deserving of the top spot: Primo 1861 Blanco.

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BarLifeUK

MAY 3, 2024

As such, I am honoured to be able to support Equal Measures in some small capacity, by donating some of my most prized bottles of Tequila Ocho, some of which have been in my private collection for over 16 years, since we launched the brand.” Tequila Ocho Plata Puntas Overproof 2021 La Ladera, 50.5% ABV, 700ml 2.

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VinePair

MARCH 4, 2024

It’s not news that tequila is near the top of spirits sales in the U.S. Last year, tequila sales totaled 31.6 percent over 2022. Vibrant across the board, tequila is strongest in the premium-and-above tiers, where 100-percent agave brands dominate, accounting for at least 70 percent of U.S. million cases, a rise of 5.7

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Taste Tequila

JUNE 1, 2023

In 2020 we launched our Tequila Matchmaker Additive-Free program for brands and distilleries that want to be super transparent about their production processes and their non-use of additives. It is an opt-in program, which needs to be renewed each year. You can read more about our methods and program goals, here.

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Bartender.com

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Dobel Tequila Club will offer fans a world class, authentic Mexican hospitality experience, serving featured tequila cocktails including the Dobel Tequila Ace Paloma and a selection of culinary offerings from one of the world’s most iconic Mexican chefs, Chef Enrique Olvera.

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Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Tequila Ocho recently announced the release of Plata Puntas 2023, the second iteration of the overproof expression of the brand’s plata tequila that was introduced in 2022. Other high-proof tequilas on the market only use the “heart” cut of distillation, rather than the highly selective cut known as Puntas.

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Chilled Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Passionate entrepreneur and philanthropist John Paul DeJoria, the self-made billionaire and founder of Patrón Tequila and Paul Mitchell hair care, has announced the purchase of Waterloo Gin, the first gin brand distilled in Texas. Both varieties of Waterloo Gin are naturally free of gluten, carbs, and additives.

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The Maison was acquired by the Piffaut family in 2022, making it the third family at the helm since 1874. Excelia Tequila ½ oz. The story of the House of Gabriel Boudier is primarily one of passion since 1874. The brand’s motto is “quality without compromise” for the past 150 years. Strain mixture into cocktail glass.

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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

The 2024 Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Judges are: Lance Bowman Chicago, Illinois Expertise: Agave spirits, whiskey, rum, amari, CRT certified in tequila, curated backbar of over 100 agave spirits. John Prepolec Detroit, Michigan Expertise: Bourbon, Japanese whiskey, and tequila. Winner of several prestigious competitions. Sarah Karl St.

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Spiritsfully

JANUARY 9, 2022

The trends that were already there in 2021 will continue in 2022. While recyclability and zero-waste cocktails formed the thrust of sustainable action this year, 2022 will see more initiatives shaped by a focus on how spirits are made. Tequila + Gin & vodka. I could have written the same article as last year. Now your turn?

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VinePair

JULY 8, 2024

importer until it was acquired by Brown-Forman in 2022. by volume) and continues to expand its portfolio, which also includes New Amsterdam Vodka , E&J Brandy, RumChata , Camarena Tequila, RumHaven, Stratusphere Gin, The Dalmore Scotch Whisky , Tequila Komos, Don Fulano Tequila, Horse Soldier Bourbon, Amaro Montenegro , and Condesa Gin.

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VinePair

AUGUST 2, 2024

“Cocktail College” is brought to you by tequila Don Julio. He loved his land, agave, and community — basically, every choice he made was for exceptional tequila, something I know you can appreciate, “Cocktail College” listener. We even dedicated an entire episode to transforming other classics into tequila drinks.

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VinePair

APRIL 4, 2024

Over the past decade, tequila has experienced a meteoric rise in sales in the U.S. But after years of unencumbered growth, it seems the consequences of the tequila boom are catching up to the industry. Now, as these plants reach a productive age, there’s an abundance of agave for tequila production.

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Chilled Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

At Le Loup, which opened in 2022, Clarke has created a sophisticated, intimate bar experience inspired by New York and L.A. Photo by Andrew Thomas Lee Liqueur , Mezcal , Tequila Viva Maria by Le Loup Nashville Ingredients 6 JD* chili tincture 2 JD Peychauds Bitters.25 Cecilia, BeetleCat, Marcel, and Le Loup in Nashville.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

Eavesdrop Eavesdrop, opened in spring of 2022, is one of the now numerous “listening bars,” with as much thought directed into the musical programming as the cocktail menu. Little Rascal Functioning as the cocktail-centric annex of the long-beloved Lower East Side restaurant of the same name, Little Rascal opened in summer of 2022.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Mara Smith is the founder of Inspiro Tequila. I founded Inspiro Tequila in February of 2020 and we launched our first state, my home of Illinois, in May of 2022. For years, tequila has been my adult beverage of choice. That perfect tequila did not exist, so I decided to create one.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the fall of 2021, when Patrón decided to discontinue XO Cafe, the tequila-based coffee liqueur the brand first launched in 1992, it seemed like a smart idea. Tequila sales were booming, up 30.1 Everybody’s drinking tequila. To be clear, it’s mostly not tequila connoisseurs who are chasing Patrón XO Cafe. It’s the No.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

In this country from 2021 to 2022, the luxury tier of spirits as defined by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) showed strong annualized growth of 4%.

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Good Spirits News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It’s the third installment in its Extra Rare series which began with a 29 year-old offering in 2022. SRP $599) El Tesoro Mundial Collection: Basil Hayden Toast Edition (2024 Release) Introduced in 2021, The Mundial Collection from El Tesoro Tequila is a limited edition series featuring one-of-a-kind expressions. (SRP

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In 2022, a tropical classic came in at #5 on the list, but in 2023, that same recipe seized the top spot, pushing last year’s #1 Negroni Sbagliato to #2. Horse With No Name LA bartender Ramsey Musk created this tropical tequila cocktail to showcase the savory and unexpected flavor combo of sesame and banana.

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VinePair

APRIL 17, 2024

The ruling from the Southern District of Texas allows both tequilas to continue operating under their respective names, no matter how confusing it might be. Clase Azul , widely recognized for its iconic bottle shape, first filed the trademark infringement action against Casa Azul in September 2022.

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Spiritz

JULY 21, 2024

Mexico’s national drink is a current rage across the globe – statistics released by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) peg tequila as the 2nd highest-selling spirit by value in the US in 2022-23, displacing American whiskey and outranked only by vodka. One might ask: why only this species?

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2020, generational family member Ronald Dodge, Executive Vice Chair, handed the reins of the company to industry veteran David Ballew, who was subsequently named President and CEO in 2022. For example, Batanga Tequila is a 100% agave tequila that highlights the agave and enhances a margarita rather than getting overpowered.

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VinePair

JUNE 18, 2024

Despite explosive growth, sales themselves have slowed in recent years, largely thanks to rising demand for spirits like tequila and American whiskey. in thousands of 9-liter case depletions) Rank Brand 2022 2023 Percent Change 1 The Glenlivet 513 445 -13.1 practically doubling in size to hit 2 million cases for the first time.

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VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2024

The Ukrainian bars and restaurants that sustained and impressed me at every turn, from the overstuffed chocolate Suprême croissants from Cheese Bakery in Lviv that transported me back to Lafayette in New York to the nuanced hospitality of displaced bartenders from Kyiv to Kharkov — all of which had one unexpected, tequila-centric gesture in common.

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Cheers

JUNE 14, 2024

It was followed by Lobster Corn Chowder, with roasted corn relish, chili oil and a mini lobster roll with chipoltle mayo, that matched with the Sunset at Tan cocktail, with silver tequila, St. Tán, which opened in 2022, also boasts the speakeasy-style cocktail bar Lúm. Germain, sparkling wine, Campari and orange.

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Drinkhacker

DECEMBER 23, 2023

When we first tasted Casa Dragones over a decade ago, we were blown away by what was, at that time, a very unique joven expression, made in the lowlands on column stills from both aged and unaged tequilas by the first, and then only, female Maestro Taquilera, Bertha Gonzalez Nieves. Thoughts on each follow. Cocktail all the way. 80 proof.

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Australian Bartender

JANUARY 31, 2024

Mark Watkins & Jez Spencer For Watkins, the love of agave began 12 years ago on a trip through Jalisco, the heartland of tequila production, and quickly turned into an opportunity, with Watkins identifying numerous similarities between the terroir of Jalisco and the Atherton Tablelands.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The deal mirrored Diageo’s acquisition of George Clooney’s Casamigos tequila brand, and it proved to be savvy. From 2020 to 2022, the New Western Dry gin was one of the fastest-growing gins in the U.S., Gin was the only spirit to achieve a volume increase in the 52-week period, with tequila down 0.8 percent, whiskey down 2.7

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Spiritz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

At first, Neeraj Singh, Chief Business Officer, Cartel Bros LLP, and the Co-founders of the company thought it would be best to launch their start-up with tequila. Hence, when they launched their start-up in the alcoholic beverage space in July 2022, they wanted their first product to be tequila.

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