Industry Stats

As of January 2012 there are… 1,234 Tequila Brands 145 Tequila Companies An avarage of 8.5 Tequila Brands per Tequila Company Total Production of Tequila and Tequila 100%: Volumes expressed are 40% Alc. Vol. in millions of Liters As seen in the graph below the increase of 100% Blue Weber Agave Tequila (aka Tequila 100%) [...]


YEYO SILVER TEQUILA

Yeyo Silver Tequila Tequila Rating: 91 Points Rated Month/Year: January 2012 Bottle No: No Num NOM: 1414 The Critico Tasting Notes: Visually YEYO Silver Tequila has good clarity, it’s a mid to full body spirit. The aroma has notes of olives, Tabasco, agave, pineapple, and pepper. The taste profile is nicely balanced, containing flavor of [...]


Tequila Authenticity

Information from gathered from Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT/Consejo Regulador Del Tequila): Categories As per sugars percent coming from Agave used to prepare Tequila, this can be classified within one of the following categories: “100% agave”. It is the product, which in fermentation is not susceptible to be enriched with other sugars different than those obtained [...]


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Tequila Ratings

Welcome to the The Critico® Tequila Ratings Page. In this section you will find a list of all tequila ratings grouped by category. After tequila is rated we issue our tequila ratings logo depicting the category and points attained. We also license our tequila ratings to participating partners like TequilaSpectator.com, so be sure to look [...]


Very Good! Hotel California Tequila

Hotel California Blanco Tequila Tequila Rating: 90 Points Rated Month/Year: December 2011 Bottle No: L01511/1/3 NOM: 1529 Hotel California Reposado Tequila Tequila Rating: 93 Points Rated Month/Year: December 2011 Bottle No: L02111/285 NOM: 1529 Hotel California Anejo Tequila Tequila Rating: 92 Points Rated Month/Year: August 2011 Bottle No: L04010/197 NOM: 1529 In August 2011 Hotel [...]


TOP 11 Tequila’s of 2011

“This year I enjoyed over 100 different tequilas from various categories, below is a list of the tequila that I found myself drawn back to throughout the year. The taste for each of these tequilas is unique and range from traditional agave taste to a sweeter and dessert like profile. Each of the selected tequilas [...]


On The Hunt For Tequila, Nassau Bahamas

Nassau mission… to compile a list of tequilas available in the Bahamas. Day 2 in my mission, we have found the following tequilas… Don Julio Blanco Don Julio Reposado Don Julio Anejo Don Julio 1942 Tres Generaciones Anejo Tres Generaciones Plata Porfidio Anejo Herradura Antiguo Herradura Reposado Herradura Anejo Cazadores Jimador Plata Jose Cuervo Gold [...]


It’s Tanteo Time!

Tanteo Tequila

TANTEO INFUSED TEQUILA! Last year we tasted Tanteo Jalapeno Infused, Tropical Infused and Cocoa Infused Tequila. In our opinion Tanteo Cocoa Infused tequila was very good. It has all the characteristics that you would expect from cocoa and it is fantastic sweet tequila that can be enjoyed neat or mixed to create an excellent mudslide. [...]


Tequila on the Rocks!?

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Don Julio Tequila 70th Year

Don Julio 70th Anniversary Anejo Claro Tequila Tequila Rating: 94 Points Rated Month/Year: September 2011 Bottle No: L112180150W M 06:14 NOM: 1449 From Don Julio’s Master Distiller’s Special Reserve. In 1942, at the age of 17, Don Julio Gonzalez began perfecting the art of tequila making. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the fine tequila [...]