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Eight Amazing Ways to Pair Foods With Tequila Ocho

VinePair

Premium tequila makes for an amazing food-pairing partner with a wide variety of dishes, something that has long been known in Mexico, where fans sip premium tequila either neat, in cocktails, or enjoyed alongside anything from casual fare to fine dining. Each estate and each vintage (yes, Tequila Ocho has vintages just like wine!)

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The 30 Best Tequilas for 2025

VinePair

Over almost 10 years of tasting and recommending tequilas at VinePair, weve watched the category grow and evolve, ultimately becoming one of the best-selling and most popular spirits in the U.S. And tequila , specifically, is facing something of a reckoning: Are there too many celebrity brands?

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An Exploration of Japanese Shochu by Way of New York

Imbibe Magazine

Unlike spirits such as tequila or Cognac which must be produced from specific ingredients, shochu can be made from more than 50 types of grains, nuts, and vegetables, from rice and barley, to sweet potatoes and raw sugar kokuto. Momose made a warming hot toddystyle shochu cocktail, whileSuzuki-Orellana made a refreshing shochu highball.

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Cool Off With the 18 Best Summer Highballs

VinePair

Enter: the Highball. Typically consisting of a spirit, soda, and ice, Highballs don’t require much effort, which is ideal when there’s already sweat rolling down your neck. When it comes to the Highball, the world is your oyster. Keep reading to discover the 18 best Highballs to help beat the heat.

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Why the Best Paloma Cocktail Is Made With Tequila Ocho

VinePair

They say that good things come in threes, but for Tequila Ocho, one could argue that they come in eights. 8, 2008, known as “Ocho Day,” when founder Tomas Estes and third-generation master distiller Carlos Camarena set out to create a world-class sipping and savoring tequila — a tequila that showcased agave and the land where it was grown.

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Elements: Cocchi Americano Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

Is it a classic aperitif highball made with Campari, vermouth, and soda water? And the mild baking spices, bitter ginger, and floral notes mix beautifully with tequila and gin.” blanco tequila 3/4 oz. But to fully appreciate Cocchi Americano and effectively unlock its potential, it’s helpful to know what the wine is (and isn’t).

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5 Cinco de Mayo Camarena Tequila Margaritas You’ll Make All Year

VinePair

And while the celebration of Cinco de Mayo precedes the Margarita by nearly three-quarters of a century, the origins of Camarena Tequila date back to 1761 in Jalisco, Mexico. Pour into four highball glasses rimmed with salt. Add tequila, orange-flavored liqueur, lime juice, and ice. This article is sponsored by Camarena Tequila.

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