Summer of George
Bartender Jeremy Oertel's pear- and tequila-infused riff on a Mai Tai.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
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Patrón Accidentally Creates a Seven-year-old Tequila
Patrón has just created the oldest tequila in its twenty-six years of tequila making—accidentally! Thirty forgotten French Oak barrels were left to age year after year in the Highlands of…
- story: Danielle Bergere
Meet Tequila’s New Competitor, Raicilla
According to First We Feast, tequila may have some competition from a smokier, fruiter mezcal called raicilla. Made from wild agave plants and ripened under the Mexican sun on a beach…
- story: Joanna Harkins
Oyamel
José Andrés's casual ode to Mexico City, Oyamel can feel a little big box-y, but proves worth the bustling mall atmosphere when the bright, crisp plates of ceviche and soft,…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Jalisko Flower
Agave and mastic trees are both slow-growing, hot climate plants that lend their resin to make the spirits in this sweet and vegetal sour.
- story: joanna_h
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Clyde Common Eggnog
A tequila- and sherry-spiked eggnog that tastes like the holiday season and drinks like dessert, from Portland's Clyde Common.
- story: Liz Lucking
- photo: Lizzie Munro
La Bodega Negra
Not to be confused with the street-level café of the same name around the corner on Moor Street, La Bodega Negra restaurant and bar is an evening-only, dimly-lit basement decked…
- story: punch_intern2
Mayahuel
Perhaps one of the first single-subject spirit bars (outside of whiskey) in New York, Mayahuel is fervently dedicated to the worship and preservation of agave. The work of Phil Ward, one…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
The Latin American Club
An old-school Mission dive with graphic piñatas hanging from the rafters, the Latin American Club mixes Mexican kitsch with some of the stiffest drinks in town. A sign that reads, “sin”…
- story: punch_intern2
