All tequila starts as an unaged blanco. Put it in a barrel for at least two months and up to a year, and you have a reposado. Both of these styles are the most popular…
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Alma del Jaguar’s Unfiltered Blanco Tequila Is a High-quality, Conservation-focused Spirit
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. In the tequila-saturated world we live in, there’s no shortage of high-quality agave spirits…
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This New Premium Tequila Is Unlike Any You’ve Tried Before
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. The Campari Group, the alcohol company behind the eponymous aperitif as well as a…
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How a College Assignment Turned Into an Award-winning Tequila Brand With a Costa Rican Ethos
Tequila is a Mexican spirit through and through, but its influence is felt far and wide. Case in point: Nosotros Tequila & Mezcal, which makes tequila and mezcal backed by the Costa Rican ethos of…
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8 Bartenders Explain How To Perfectly Customize Your Next Margarita
There are few drinks as beloved as the Margarita. It comes in all shapes and sizes, from petite cocktails from a fancy bar to giant goblet-sized ones at (often tacky) restaurants. But it’s also an…
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What to Drink This Weekend: Paloma
Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. While the high temperatures have…
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The 8 Best Classic Tequila Cocktails to Beat the Heat
There are few spirits more synonymous with warm-weather drinking than tequila. From Margaritas to Palomas and everything in between, few drinks are as satisfying as a classic tequila cocktail on a hot day – so…
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What to Drink This Weekend: Tommy’s Margarita
Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. We recently professed our undying…
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The Best Margarita Cocktail Recipes
There are few cocktails that signal the start of summer like the Margarita. This tequila cocktail is refreshing, delicious, and ubiquitous and has seen its ebbs and flows in popularity for years. Some might write…
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The Best Mezcal to Drink Right Now
While tequila broadly speaking has had its place in the modern cocktail scene, mezcal in particular has only recently seen a surge in popularity. But, the once niche Mexican spirit has become just as much…
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Tesla Tequila
What industry has Elon Musk not dipped his toe into? Well, it’s not booze, that’s for sure. The culmination of a project that’s actually been in the works for years, Telsa Tequila is finally here…
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Patrón Made Tequila With Guillermo del Toro
If you’re looking to tell a story, particularly one about rebirth and transformation, there is no man more suited than iconic filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. Because of a shared history based in Jaliso, the state…
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A Few Days with Altos Tequila, from Arandas to Mexico City
The minute we got the itinerary for our trip to Mexico with the folks from Altos Tequila, we knew it was going to be memorable. Three days, from Arandas (North, in Jalisco) to Mexico City,…
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9 Refreshing Tequila Drinks to Enjoy This Summer
Haunted by college experiences tainted by too many shots of less than savory variants, tequila gets a bad rap. We’re not advocating for a return to form—in fairness a shot of tequila now and then…
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Fire Dept Booze-Infused Coffee
If you haven’t already tried the easy-drinking, powerful and delicious coffee from Fire Dept Coffee, now is the perfect time. Fire Dept Coffee is now infusing their coffee with booze. The Spirit Infused Coffee line…