Tequila News

Sitting quietly in an unassuming storefront on Adams Avenue, in the University Heights area of San Diego, Cantina Mayahuel is small and easy-to-miss. If you are in the San Diego area, make it a point to stop at this tequila bar and restaurant, which offers an excellent selection of over 100 artisanal tequilas and some of the best mole in the city.

Celebrity chef Richard Sandoval is hosting a four-course tequila themed dinner at Zengo on November 17.

To start this article out, I wanted to tell a story explaining just how it was that I came into contact with this particular brand of tequila.

Tequila has a bad reputation and it's because we've all been there, lured by its ritualistic methods of consumption and its promise to take us to a higher level of consciousness, but in the end we're left with a vague recollection of the night's proceedings, wondering who's in the bed beside us, cotton-mouthed and crusty-eyed. Some might blame all ...

Tequila is a lot like snowflakes - no two blends are exactly alike. And Javier Martinez, and president and CEO of Pasadena-based Tequila Holdings Inc., figures he's crafted a winning blend that sets his high-end PaQui Tequila apart from others.

Having dinner with Ron Cooper is an experience every true mezcal lover must have.

Halloween is better with cocktails. Here's a ghostly treat that tastes a little bit like a root beer tootsie roll.

El Grado Spirits Inc. is based in Corpus Christi. The tequila will have promotional and branding rights during bowl-related events.

Booze just keeps getting better looking. Feast your eyes on these vivid bottles of 1800 Tequila, crafted by up-and-coming artists from New York to Hawaii.

Whenever I drink tequila, it has been accompanied by salt, a lemon and usually another shot of tequila.

FOR YOUR DRUNK ARTIST FRIEND: For the second year, 1800 Tequila has selected 12 artists from around the country to design their bottle labels.

The "stone sour" is a traditional drink using a spirit and adding flavors of sweet and sour citrus .

Tequila Aha Toro blanco, reposado, and aejo. Tequila Aha Toro is a 100% Mexican owned and operated artisanal tequila made from 100% blue agave.

Tequila is trendy these days. Several brands have hit the market recently, but, surprisingly, few of them are 100-percent Mexican-owned. Don Roberto, named for Don Roberto Orendain, who founded the brand back in 1924, is.

The lamb and goat burger at East Side Show Room gets added zip from a roasted tomato compote and goat cheese and is served with a mash of potato and carrot.

Looking for an easy-to-make cocktail for your Halloween party? If anyone picks tequila as their "poison," serve them an AppleDura.

As the leaves change and the temperatures cool, it's time to heat up the cockatils! A delicious way to keep warm is the Apple-Cran Toddy.

Oct 16th 2009 at 2:02PM Starting in October, the Aejo expression of Tequila el Jimador , the #1 selling tequila in Mexico , will be available here in a new package that aligns its look with its Blanco and Reposado offerings.

Antiguo Tequila, originally developed in 1924 and served exclusively to guests at Casa Herradura 's Hacienda San Jose del Refugio, is now widely available in the U.S. It was released throughout Mexico in 1995 to commemorate Casa Herradura's 125th anniversary.

Washington has its first lounge devoted to tequila, as well as a new restaurant serving creative Asian-Latin fare, both under one roof.