Cocktails with Tequila blanco
Tequila blanco is unaged tequila, bottled clear straight off the still or after a rest of up to two months. It is made in Mexico from blue agave (Agave tequilana, the "Weber Azul" variety) and shows that agave most directly.
ABV35–55%That is the legal range, but most blanco is bottled at 40%.
Substitutes for Tequila blanco
100% agave blanco
The best substitute.
Softer, with a little vanilla and a pale gold color.
Can stand in measure for measure, but its smoke will lead.
Cheap gold tequila
Will not do: usually a colored mixto, a step down rather than a swap.
On the label
- "100% de agave" vs plain "tequila"
- The most important line. "100% de agave" is pure blue agave. Plain "tequila" is a mixto — at least 51% agave, the rest other sugars — and it drinks rougher. Always look for the "100%".
