It’s perfect for a margarita because balance of fresh agave like you would get in a blanco, but also brings roundness and complexity from the wood aging. It’s a beautiful tequila with ever-present floral and vegetal agave notes, light sweetness and provides the perfect amount of wood and baking spice, which stems from being aged for eight months in old bourbon barrels. “Tapatio Reposado is a great tequila from Arandas, located in the highlands of Jalisco. Lead bartender Chris Burmeister of Citizen Rail in Denver, Colorado counts himself among this number, recommending a reposado tequila for a margarita with appealing flavor depth. While the light texture and refreshing profile of blanco tequila make it a margarita favorite, some bartenders prefer the rich and nuanced notes present in an aged tequila for this cocktail. Tequila Ocho Blanco’s signature flavor profile – clean, crisp, peppery, bright – works beautifully with the sweetness of Cointreau and sourness of fresh lime juice. Each ingredient is meant to complement the others. The grapefruit and lime in pair perfectly with the agave spirit.”Īccording to bar manager Cari Hah of Big Bar in Los Angeles, “Balance is the key to any great cocktail. The flavors complement the tanginess of a traditional margarita well.”Ī popular prestige tequila, Don Julio Blanco is the margarita tequila of choice for beverage director Andrea Cornwell of Ocean Prime, who tells us that “ is clean, soft and a great complement to fruit notes. It offers a delightfully smooth flavor with a pleasant hint of sweetness. At Halifax, we use Clase Azul Plata, the silver tequila of the family. They harvest 100% organic Blue Weber (Tequilana) agave plants and cook them in old brick ovens prior to their fermentation process. It has a smooth, clean finish, along with citrus notes and a subtle sweetness that lends itself to making the perfect margarita,” says bar manager Cara Frink of Comida in Denver, Colorado of her preferred margarita tequila.īlanco tequila is also commonly known as “silver” tequila or silver’s Spanish translation, “plata.” Beverage director Weng Lee of Halifax in Hoboken, New Jersey likes Clase Azul Plata in margaritas “because a truly artisanal tequila family – each type comes in its own unique, handcrafted bottle. It is made traditionally with 100% Blue Weber agave, crushed with a traditional tahona wheel and slow-roasted in a brick oven. I’ve tried lots and lots of tequilas, and I’m always coming back to this one. “My favorite tequila to make cocktails with is Suerte Blanco, for good reason. My partners and I at Va’La Hospitality are proud to pour Tromba as it’s family owned, ethically sourced, and produced in batches small enough to be consistent.” It’s a great addition to a margarita!”Ĭo-bar director Othón Nolasco of Hermanito in Los Angeles opts for Tequila Tromba Blanco when making his bar’s signature margs, explaining that “the Hermanito Margarita features Tromba Blanco as its lush tropical flavors burst with a viscosity that cuts through citrus and lingers with a smooth finish. It’s such a fresh tequila, and I love the undertones of mint in it. tells us that, “One of my favorite tequilas to put in a margarita is Casa Noble Blanco. Lead bartender Lauren Mathews of Urbana in Washington, D.C. Many of our surveyed bartenders selected clean, lightweight blanco (unaged) tequilas as their picks for margarita inclusion. The innovative world of Japanese cocktails, according to an expert mixologist 8 delicious drink recipes for Cinco de Mayo (that aren’t all margaritas)ġ1 of the best sparkling water cocktails to rival hard seltzers
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