Tequila and Cinco de Mayo

The tequila is sure to be flying off the shelves and out of the bottles this Saturday for Cinco de Mayo. Cocktails like the Mexi-tini, Paloma, and Margaritas are perfect for this springtime Mexican celebration. No matter which tequila cocktails you decide to shake up for your fiesta, do yourself a favor and pass up the cheaper bottles and go with a top shelf tequila. Don Eduardo, Voodoo Tiki and Sauza Tres Generaciones have great blancos with a light agave bouquet that is perfect for your fruitier mixed drinks and gentler tequila shots. Check out the reposado tequilas of Corazon, Cabo Wabo and Casa Noble for a Tequini, Envy or other neat cocktails. Of course, if you're the straight sipping type you'll want to look for the anejos, of which I highly recommend Tezon, Patron and (the ever satisfying) Don Julio. For those who "can't do tequila" (a phrase I hear all the time), give it another chance in the spirit of Cinco de Mayo with one of those bottles. I can almost gaurantee you'll be a believer because these are far beyond Cuervo Gold and it's no where near the same as those terrifying tequila experiences of your bygone college days.

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