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The 8 Best Alternatives to Tequila Fortaleza

VinePair

There are countless tequila brands out there, but agave aficionados go particularly nuts for Tequila Fortaleza. Even whiskey taters are posting photos of Fortaleza bottles peppered in with their most recent hard-to-find bourbon hauls. In short, you can’t really go wrong picking up any bottle from Tequila Cascahuín.

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The Top 10 Tequilas and Mezcals of 2024

Drinkhacker

Well, we can fix that for you, thanks to our guide to the 10 best tequilas (and mezcals) we tasted in 2024. It complements the vanilla and caramel that you expect from a well-aged tequila, culminating in a groovy, seductive after-dinner sipper. This expression was distilled in 2015 and rested in glass for 7 years before bottling.

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Whiskey Around the World: Irish Whiskey

Chilled Magazine

Our annual content series, Whiskey Around the World, is a celebration of everyone’s favorite spirit—whiskey! The age-old friendly rivalry of who invented whiskey remains as vibrant as the jostling over who invented vodka or pisco. The world of whiskey looks very different today.

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Hail to the High Proofs! These 20 Tequilas are Superb Sippers

Taste Tequila

High-proof tequilas, once only for hardcore drinkers, are now being released at a steady pace. The first high-proof tequila, as far as we can tell, was Don Fulano Fuerte, released in 2002 at 50% abv (100-proof). Then, in 2013, Tapatio 110 landed in the USA, immediately setting a high bar for still-strength tequilas.

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5 Spirit Advent Calendars For People Who Don’t Like Whiskey

The Whiskey Wash

Whilst we are, first and foremost, a whiskey website, we understand that whiskey isn’t for everyone. Luckily, there is a wide range of spirit advent calendars out there for people who don’t like whiskey. So, let’s take a look at some of the best spirit advent calendars for those who prefer not to drink whiskey.

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We Asked 10 Bar Professionals: What Bottle Is a ‘Green Flag’ When You See It at a Bar?

VinePair

But sometimes, all it takes is seeing a specific bottle sitting on a shelf to let you know if a place is legit. It doesn’t matter if this bottle is in the well or if it’s a bit dusty and tucked in the corner of the top shelf — it’s there, and it sets off a IYKYK-type signal that says the bartenders behind the stick know what’s up.

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: What’s Your Go-To Tequila? (2024)

VinePair

A recent report published by beverage data analytics firm ISWR indicated that agave spirits — a space primarily driven by tequila — was the only alcohol category to experience growth in the U.S. This sustained popularity coincides with a market increasingly flooded with new tequilas. Tequila Ocho Plata.

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