Tequila News

There's more to tequila than margaritas and slammers. Tim Wapshott hits the agave trail and learns to savour the real thing TERI PENGILLEY Tequila's sunrise: UK restaurants such as Wahaca want diners to consider tequila as an aperitif or part of a meal enlarge Cleo Rocos is on a mission.

Many of us have experienced the good the bad and the ugly while trekking through Margaritaville, a journey that can leave the even most adventurous a little fuzzy about the merits of tequila.

To celebrate one of today's great NFL match-ups: two team-themed, layered tequila shots - using the team colors.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila ... floor! Nothing can make a night -- or a year -- disappear quite like the agave-fueled Mexican liquor.

San Diego is blessed to have some awesome places to enjoy great tequila, like Cantina Mayahuel in the University Heights area and El Agave - one of the top 10 tequila lounges in the United States , according to Playboy - in Old Town.

Here's another new take on a classic tequila cocktail - the Matador. The Passionate Matador adds Skyy Passion Fruit infused vodka and a bit of bubbly, for a nice extra flavor and texture.

Celebrating the company's 250th anniversay this year, the world's oldest maker of tequila, Jose Cuervo has released a limited edition '250 Aniversario Tequila'. Limited to just 495 bottles, this ultra-rare tequila is made with a blend of 5-, 10-, 15- and 20-year-old anejo tequilas, plus a selection of blanco tequila uncovered in the Cuervo cellars ...

There's a new tequila in town, and it ain't like those other vaqueros. Dulce Vida tequila is pure, plain and simple: it's 100-proof, nothing but the distilled juice of organic agave plants from Mexico.

There's a new player on the tequila market: Dulce Vida, which has just released a complete line on a limited basis in the Austin and San Antonio markets.

While out to dinner at Blue Agave to start celebrating my Mother's 60th birthday this week I learned about a great event: Tapas & Tequila tasting on November 18th.

Dulce Vida tequila launches in Austin and San Antonio, Texas. Triple distilled and 100 Proof made with 100 percent organic single estate blue agave--Dulce Vida Tequila is already a fan favorite amongst mixologists.

Texas is a state with a rich tradition of culture, history, and independence. It is also the second largest tequila market .

Mariah Swan, pastry chef at both of Neal Fraser's restaurants, BLD and Grace , had an epiphany last year.

Howard County has other places where you can get Mexican food, but a $100 margarita? I don't think so.

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.