Believe it or not, Don Julio is actually a man.  A man who is still alive, living in Mexico and making Tequila!  While Don Julio has passed on the reins of the distillery to the next generation, he is still an active participant in the business.  I think that is pretty cool.  I am always [...]

We were recently invited to a dinner celebrating the San Francisco launch of the Don Julio 70 Anejo Claro Tequila. The Don Julio 70 has been in the works for awhile and was launched with two purposes. The first was to celebrate Don Julio Gonzalez’s (the man behind Don Julio) 70th anniversary as a distiller. [...]

After 25 years and many many “Aha!” moments, Oprah signs off for good May 25th. How to toast the Queen of Daytime? Tequila, of course. The folks at Tequila Sauza whipped up these two Tequila Cocktails for you and your friends to enjoy during Oprah’s last call. The “O” Revoir Add a note of class [...]

This cocktail combines the delicate flavors of tangerine and lavender with the kick of tequila. The unique and slightly salty flavor of tequila really comes through. With Cinco de Mayo coming up, you may even consider this as a light and slower drinkin’ addition to your party menu. You can substitute rum for a slightly [...]

This cocktail combines the delicate flavors of tangerine and lavender with the kick of tequila. The unique and slightly salty flavor of tequila really comes through. With Cinco de Mayo coming up, you may even consider this as a light and slower drinkin’ addition to your party menu. You can substitute rum for a slightly [...]

Lunazul Tequila is a smooth, 100% blue agave tequila that tastes more expensive than it is. Lunzaul Blanco In general, the blanco variety of tequila can sometimes be too harsh, if not done well. However, Lunazul Blanco is very smooth while still possessing a little heat. It has a strong agave nose (which is a [...]

We recently had the pleasure to taste Tequila Avión, a new brand produced of Blue Weber Agave found in the highest regions of Jalisco, Mexico.  The brand, launched in July, by the founder of MarquisJet, is a labor of love.  Not a product of Entourage, the HBO series, where Avion has been featured this season.  [...]

Learn about tequila, how it’s made and some tequila drink recipes. The Sipper

Hola from Mexico, amigos. The Liquor Snob staff is on a much-needed vacation this week, drinking mucho tequila and murdering mucho Espanol. In other words, don’t expect much from us this week, but we’ll be back to our regularly-scheduled drunknness next week. To tide you over, we found an excellent book about tequila so you [...]

We just found out about Given, a tequila-based liqueur produced in the Cognac region of France. According to the email we got, Given combines: premium agave tequila from Jalisco, Mexico and once in France we incorporate some of the wine and cognac producing techniques to the tequila, even using grapes in the infusion process to [...]