The Tequila Hall Of Fame: 20 Blanco Tequilas

Forbes ^ | Sep 12, 2024 | Joseph V Micallef

[ChicagoConservative27]

Tequila is the fastest-growing spirit category in the United States. Here’s a list of the 20 most medaled Blanco Tequila expressions. All of them have won gold or higher awards or scored more than 90 points in at least five international spirit competitions over the last decade. Each is worthy of the Tequila Hall of Fame, and each is a candidate for World’s Best Blanco Tequila. Each entry includes the competitions where they medaled, a brief note on the distillery where they are produced, and a short tasting note.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Reference; Society
KEYWORDS: blanco; halloffame; tequila; tequilas

[ChicagoConservative27]

I never was a tequila fan. I know a lot of people that swear by it and drink expensive ones that that are smooth.

[Deaf Smith]

Mezcal when I used to shoot pool in honky tonks.

[lee martell]

Right away, I’m hearing that early Rocj and Roll song named
TEQUILA!! I’m trying to edit out the visual of Pee Wee Herman dancing to it while on top of a Bar.

[BipolarBob]

Lui Fernandes has podcasts about tequila reviews on YT. He goes to the distilleries and checks them out. Some tequilas are not 100% agave but is cut with sugar. others have additives. He is down on most celebrity and rock star tequilas because they are cheaply made but heavily advertised. Let the buyer beware.

[doorgunner69]

I think i read decades ago that “gold” tquilas were that way from food coloring, not really a different type.

Any good info on gold?
Used to love Cuervo Gold, but it started tasting funny a while back.

[Tijeras_Slim]

In the late 70’s I learned I was allergic to tequila, it make me break out in handcuffs.

[Charles Martel]

Blanco tequilas are young, with little cask aging (no more than two months, IIRC). Resposado tequilas have a bit of color, having been aged longer in oak casks (for at least two months, up to one year). Añejo tequila is cask-aged for at least one year, up to three years. Some mezcals (of which tequila is a sub-group) can be aged longer.

Gold tequilas are usually a blend of the new-made Blanco with one of the cask-aged expressions.

[doorgunner69]

Since this article was about blanco, it implies that is the version favored by those that drink it straight and go for the taste?

[dfwgator]

[AZJeep]

Ditto here.
Vodka, Gin, Whiskey.