After various blind taste tests and rankings, we can say with absolute authority that the sweet spot for “good” tequila is around $40. Whether you’re looking for the ideal bottle for shots, a great foundation for your cocktails, or something worthy of the slow sip treatment, at you can find a great bottle of tequila that fits your needs. But just because that’s the sweet spot, doesn’t mean more aren’t worth the price.
There is a reason hardcore tequila fans love these pricier bottles, and it’s not just about being snobby about an over something mass-produced and more . There is depth and nuance to these more expensive bottles that someone with a well-experienced palate can appreciate. But that has us wondering — how noticeable are these nuances? So we put bottles that hover around our $40 sweet spot against some high-end bottles that cost double or more than double the price in a blind taste test.
Will the expensive bottles outright crush the cheaper stuff? There is only one way to find out! Methodology: For this blind taste test, we wanted to keep the flavors as consistent as possible, so we limited our tasting pool to a single expression: blanco. Because blanco tequilas are un-aged, the higher price point is a little bit harder to stomach for some people, and we get that. It’s easy to accept a higher price tag when you account for aging, but that’s not the case here, so does that high price tag on a blanco really make that much of a difference? Let’s f.