If you were to go any further with strong flavors, you would lose those subtle oak qualities that make it a good tequila. Casamigos was designed to be a sipping tequila, one that "didn't have to be covered up with salt or lime. It’s a liquor made using 100% Weber Blue agave and a distillation process that combines techniques from both tequila and mezcal-making processes — most importantly, smoking and steaming the agave.

Casamigos Reposado Tequila, aged for 7 months in premium American white oak barrels, is soft, slightly oaky with hints of caramel and cocoa and has a silky texture with a medium to long finish. There are fears that recent months of extremely dry conditions in Mexico could significantly reduce agave crop production, resulting in a major mezcal shortage.The agaves are slow-roasted in traditional brick ovens for 72 hours - longer than that of most traditional tequilas which are usually roasted from 40 hours to as low as 7 hours.

This unique process creates a flavor profile that’s both familiar and brand-new: It’s light and fresh like great tequila, but also has a hint of the smokiness we look for with mezcal. Hints of tamarind and pomegranate aromas are followed by herbal tones of fresh mint and dried oregano. We love the Grand Patrón Burdeos ( find it here), which is twice-distilled and aged in used American and new French Oak barrels, before being finished in vintage Bordeaux barrels (Burdeos means Bordeaux in Spanish).com","authorization":"Bearer N2EzOTcyMWQzMzk1MTc5ZTkwZDY4MzM2N2U4NWRiNTQ4MTk3NjZmZDA1YWQzNjg0OWM3MjRhNmIzMDdiZTczYw","version":"2. If Casamigos is what you serve at your party, Clase Azul is what you break out for the select few invited to stick around after the crowd leaves. We like the Maestro Dobel 50, a smooth and complex Extra Añejo Cristalino that’s aged in American and Eastern European oak barrels, then twice-distilled in copper pot sills. The Reposado features notes of sweet vanilla, oak, mushrooms, ginger, caramel and citrus, which gives it that perfect balance of earthiness, sweetness and spiciness with an easy finish and no lingering aftertaste.