Best Tequilas

for Making Margaritas

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What's the best tequila for margaritas? It depends your tastes! Each of our top tequila brands has a unique flavor profile for your perfect 'rita.

Here are our faves!

Teremana Blanco

With notes of citrus and vanilla, this tequila has  a smooth finish, ideal  for a margarita. 

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Blanco  tequilas are unaged. They have a fresh agave flavor.

Convite Esencial Espadin Mezcal 

Smoky with a touch of citrus  zest, Esencial Espadin is a balanced mezcal. While it isn’t a tequila, it's still great in a marg. 

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Exotico Blanco

Here's a well-priced spirit with a crisp, herbal flavor and hints of pepper and spice.

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Patron Silver

This popular blanco tequila is available nearly everywhere, and has a sweet and light flavor. It’s a great tequila to use in cocktails—or to sip on its own.

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Casamigos Reposado 

This tequila has some serious star power: George Clooney  and Rande Gerbere founded the brand!

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Reposado means it has  been aged for two to twelve months.

Casa Noble Tequila Crystal

Made from 100% USDA-certified organic blue agave, this tequila is triple-distilled, giving it a very smooth flavor with hints of honey and citrus.

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Clase Azul Reposado

This is an “ultra-premium” spirit aged for eight months in oak barrels. Each bottle is hand-painted by artisans from a village in Mexico.

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Hornitos Añejo

This tequila is a lovely amber color and has a complex flavor profile with a light citrus finish.

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Añejo tequilas have been aged in oak barrels for one to three years.

Cazadores Tequila Reposado

Here's a clean and light tequila with slight hints of dill and black pepper. These flavors make it good for savory margs, and even for cooking shrimp or carnitas.

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El Padrino Blanco

Slow-fermented for up to 60 hours and then double-distilled for a smooth taste, this tequila has a unique flavor profile featuring banana and cinnamon.

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1800 Silver

This tequila features delicate floral and fruit notes, and its clean taste makes it an excellent base for margaritas.

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Espolòn Reposado

Aged in new American oak barrels for three to five months,  this tequila retains a lot of oaky flavor that mixes well with agave.

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