Best tequila?!
The aging has a lot to do with the taste, so try a few to see which style you like best, and then remember how the aging is labeled:
Blanco (because it's totally clear) - no aging
Reposado - minimally aged at least 2 months, but can be up to 1 year
Anejo - heavily aged, minimally 1 year but less than 3 years.
Some really expensive ones can even be aged longer than that, but you'll want to work your way up to those.
In the under $30 range, for a 750ml bottle, ones I would recommend are:
Cazadores reposado
Correlejo reposado
XXX Reposado (from the Casa Noble family)
Milagro reposado
Just over that, in the $30-$50 range (for a 750ml bottle) you will find some great ones too, like:
Don Julio
Dos Lunas
Patron spends more money on marketing in the US, which why so many people talk about it, and they do make decent tequilas, but you can find better for less that just don't have the same marketing budget.
If price is no object, and you want the very best, get Herradura Seleccion Suprema. It's considered an ultra-anejo. It's about $320/bottle. It's an ultra anejo tequila aged for 5 years. Dark brown in color and more like a smooth cognac or bourbon than a cheap tequila.
The best tequilas in the world are ultra anejos that have been aged for years, the Suprema being my favorite.
You can also check out Don Julio 1942, Don Julio Real, Jose Cuervo de la Familia and Gran Patron (sometimes called Platinum), all of which fall into the same category.
Answers: To get the correct tequila experience, don't drink anything that doesn't say 100% agave (like junk like regular Cuervo or Sauza). These are cheap poorly made tequilas designed to sell to college kids to get drunk. They are only 51% real tequila, and the rest are fillers like corn syrup and grain alcohol (and thus the hangover the next day is born).
The aging has a lot to do with the taste, so try a few to see which style you like best, and then remember how the aging is labeled:
Blanco (because it's totally clear) - no aging
Reposado - minimally aged at least 2 months, but can be up to 1 year
Anejo - heavily aged, minimally 1 year but less than 3 years.
Some really expensive ones can even be aged longer than that, but you'll want to work your way up to those.
In the under $30 range, for a 750ml bottle, ones I would recommend are:
Cazadores reposado
Correlejo reposado
XXX Reposado (from the Casa Noble family)
Milagro reposado
Just over that, in the $30-$50 range (for a 750ml bottle) you will find some great ones too, like:
Don Julio
Dos Lunas
Patron spends more money on marketing in the US, which why so many people talk about it, and they do make decent tequilas, but you can find better for less that just don't have the same marketing budget.
If price is no object, and you want the very best, get Herradura Seleccion Suprema. It's considered an ultra-anejo. It's about $320/bottle. It's an ultra anejo tequila aged for 5 years. Dark brown in color and more like a smooth cognac or bourbon than a cheap tequila.
The best tequilas in the world are ultra anejos that have been aged for years, the Suprema being my favorite.
You can also check out Don Julio 1942, Don Julio Real, Jose Cuervo de la Familia and Gran Patron (sometimes called Platinum), all of which fall into the same category.
Petrone....hands down.
Patron
In my experience? None. Whiskey all the way.
patron or cabo wabo!!
Patron...super smooth!
Cazadores. the best!
Patron and Cabo Wabo. Dont ever drink cheap tequila! Yuck.
Depends on the tequila type....anejo, blanco, reposado....
My favorite type is blanco and in my opinion the best brand is Don Eduardo Silver Tequila or Gran Patron Platinum Tequila ... Chin chin!!!
Don Julio or Milagro in my opinion, both are smoother than the much more popular Patron (also good).
Definitely Patron.