LONG ISLAND LOU'S TOP OVERALL TEQUILA BRANDS
I am constantly being asked, what brands to buy. I have spent years evaluating, rating, and comparing tequila brands, and organizing this list to help you. I am totally independent and do not make a cent, giving honest advise and guidance to others. I don't care about making brands happy, I am here for you. I never had anyone honestly telling me when I started out, which brands were better made and tasted better. Good tequila is simply my passion.
Obviously I don't list brands I have not tasted and rated. I try new tequila's all the time and keep in mind that as time goes by, brands can change and new brands come on the scene, so for that reason...... this list WILL occasioinally change. If you don't see a tequila brand on this list, it's either because I havent tried it, or it didnt make this list, for a lack of quality or unnatural features.
....... THIS LIST GETS UPDATED FREQUENTLY .......
I own each tequila here, and have compared and tested each one according to Aroma, Flavor, Easy Drinkability, Enjoyability, and Overall Balance. REMEMBER that SMOOTH and SWEET is NOT what you always want..... that can get boring real fast, and is often artifical. Tequila is NOT inherently smooth.
I do NOT like additives, cristalinos or diffuser use, as they are inferior.
My choices may NOT be yours exactly, and that is to be expected, but if you try each of these brands, I think you'd agree the top half belongs where it is, compared to the bottom half. It's a guideline.... and remember brands also change, so ones you remember being great years ago.... may not be so great now. If I hit a flavor profile that I don't like, or think it tastes fake and has additives....it goes lower on the List. "Blanco IS Tequila", so if a brand has a great blanco... the chances are very good that the rest of the line will follow.
Don't be fooled by 'word of mouth', BS Celebrity brands, advertising and promotion, and most importantly..... pretty bottles. I have always said that "85% of tequila in pretty bottles is crap." Watch out for gimmicks like the bland, artifical and overly filterd Claro tequilas, Celebrity Tequilas (for the most part), or especially the inferior additive-laced diffuser made junk. I recommend blind tastings to know your real favorites, as I often do.
If you can't find these Top Quality Brands at your local stores, try online like HERE- http://www.oldtowntequila.com/tequila
They are ALL good on this list, and you can't go wrong with ANY of these, which taste additive free 'for the most part' (except for maybe a few in the bottom section of the list), and none are Cristalino or diffuser made.
I truly believe THESE ARE THE WORLDS TOP PRESENTLY MADE OVERALL TEQUILA BRANDS. Some of these brands only make a blanco or another expression, so keep that in mind, as I then only reccommend the expression I listed. In that case, that brand would NOT be an "Overall" Best Brand" in that spot... but just for that expression listed. ALSO realize, although a blanco is the key to a good brand, some brands make exceptional expressions, like maybe a top XA, so I take that into consideration when considering a brand a top "overall" brand.
REMEMBER, IF YOU DONT SEE A BRAND ON THIS LIST, I EITHER HAVENT TRIED IT .... OR it SUCKS in my opinion
**** THESE CAN ALL BE SIPPED ****
MY FAVORITE TOP presently made 'OVERALL' TEQUILA BRANDS (in 'Basic' Order)
Fortaleza
Calle 23 Criollo (blanco only)
Cascahuín
Caballito Cerrero
Wild Common
Fuenteseca Cosecha 2018 (blanco)
Cazcanes
Terralta
Siete Leguas
Kokoro (blanco & Joven)
Tequila Ocho
Tears of Llorona (XA only)
El Gran Legado De Vida (blanco only)
Gran Dovejo
Volans
Siembra Azul
G4
El Tesoro
ArteNOM (overall)
Montagave (blanco & Anejo)
Siembra Valles
Primo 1861 (blanco only)
El Ateo
Rey Sol (XA only)
Don Valente (blanco only)
Santanera Tahona (blanco only)
Fuenteseca (XA's only)
Don Vicente
Siempre- Nom 1414
LALO (blanco only)
Alma del Jaguar
Alquimia
Buscadores (repo & anejo)
Tequila Aguila Superior
Suave
Don Fulano
Tapatio
Amatitena
PM Spirits Projects (blanco)
Lagrimas
Atanacio
Valor
Tepozan
El Tequileno
Arette
Volcan de Mi Tierra
Don Felix
Tau
De-Nada
Mijenta
Juan Lobo
Number Juan
Suerte
San Matias Tahona (blanco)
Azunia
Inspiro (blanco only)
Yeyo (blanco only)
Los Dos (blanco only)
Tanteo (blanco only)
La Leyenda
General Gorostieta (blanco/joven)
Sauza Tres Generationes Cenobio Batch (blanco only)
Hermosa Casagave (blanco)
Viva Mexico
Don Rico
Don Pilar
Crotalo
Espacial
Codigo 1530
Patron
Pasote-Nom 1584
Villa Lobos
Tequila El Mexicano
Cierto
Quintaliza (repo only)
Hijole (blanco only)
Mi Casa
Maracame
Herencia Mexicana
Insolito
Santo Fino
El Luchador
123 Organic
Don Abraham
Francisco J. Gonzalez
Zarpado
El Pintor
Tierre Noble
Corrido
Tequila 21
Curado
Calle 23
Grand Mayan (XA only)
Partida
Pura Sangre
Tequila Cabal
Chamucos
Los Tres Tonos
El Bandido Yankee
Tres Agave
Uno Por Favor
DesMaDre
Espero
Kostiv
Oro de Lidia
Anger Management
Mala Vida
Hacienda Vieja
Dulce Vida
Manana
Aztecha Azul
Dos Almas (blanco only)
Reserva de Don Alberto
Excellia
Casa Maestri
Villa One
Espanita
CasAgave
Cenote
Rejon
TC Craft
El Tesoro De Chuy Chavez
Sangre De Vida (blanco only)
Frida Kahlo
Astral (blanco only)
El Velo
Dos Armadillos
El Sativo (blanco only)
YaVe
Flecha Azul
Cantera Negra
Embajador
Reserva del Senor
Gran Orendain
Juan More Time
Authentico
Cimarron
4 Copas
El Espolon
Tromba
Paladar
Lokita
Dos Primos
Don Cosme
San Matias Legado
Milagro Select Barrel
El Mayor
Corazon
Chinaco
Abre Ojos
Cruz Del Sol
Arta
Aha Yeto
Avion
Cabo Wabo
Fubar (blanco only)
Don Sueños
Herradura
One With Life (OWL)
Don Julio (Real XA only)
Pueblo Viejo
Alien
Olmeca Altos
1921
Dos Primos
Cabrito
Centinela
Route 66 (Repo only)
Alma de Agave
Asombroso
Casa Noble
Gran Centenario
DeLeon
Hotel California
Los Azulejos
Mucha Liga
El Güell
Blue Nectar
Milagro
Kah
La Reyna Y Yo
Aguila Tequila
Vizon
Tequila 512
Nuda
Penacho Azteca
Challenge
Coco Pura
Bandero
Los Rijos
Peligroso
The Bad Stuff
Gran Vida
Dos Artes
Riazul
Corralejo
1800 (Milenio anejo only)
Dos Caras
IF YOU DONT SEE A BRAND ON THIS LIST, I EITHER HAVEN'T TRIED IT, OR IMO.... IT DOESNT DESERVE TO BE HERE
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