Tequila: Our Premium Tequila Selection

Once confined to cocktails and late nights, tequila has come into its own in recent years as a sipping spirit in its own right, driven by a new wave of 100% agave brands crafted with the same care as a cognac or a whisky. From bright, vegetal Blanco to barrel-aged Anejo, this Mexican spirit deserves a lot more attention than just the shot glass. At Infinivin, we've selected tequilas from brands known for their quality, equally at home in a cocktail or enjoyed neat.

What Is Tequila?

Tequila is a Mexican spirit made exclusively from blue agave (Agave tequilana Weber). It's a protected designation: only tequila produced in the state of Jalisco and a handful of neighbouring regions can carry the name. Production starts with cooking the heart of the agave plant (the piña), followed by crushing, fermentation and double distillation. The final ABV usually falls between 38% and 40%.

There are two main categories:

• 100% agave tequila, seen as the higher-quality option,
• and mixto tequila, which allows up to 49% of other sugars to be added.

Every tequila in our selection is 100% agave.

The Different Types of Tequila

Tequilas are mainly defined by how long they spend ageing in oak barrels.

Blanco (or Silver) Tequila is bottled straight after distillation, or after a very brief rest in a neutral tank. Bright and vegetal, it showcases the agave at its purest and shines in cocktails: margaritas, palomas, tequila sunrises.

Reposado Tequila spends 2 to 11 months in oak. It picks up roundness, a light golden colour, and vanilla and woody notes, all while holding onto the fresh character of the agave.

Anejo Tequila ages for 1 to 3 years in barrel. The colour deepens to amber, woody and spiced notes take over, and the agave settles into a more complex profile. This is a tequila made for sipping.

Extra Anejo Tequila spends over 3 years in oak. A more recent category, created in 2006, it delivers a dense profile of caramel, cocoa and dried fruit, often compared to an old cognac.

Our Selection

Our cellar highlights three standout brands:

Don Julio, one of Mexico's most respected tequila houses, founded in 1942 by Don Julio González. Our selection includes the Reposado, a benchmark balance of agave and wood.

Casamigos, founded in 2013 by George Clooney and his partners, quickly became a quality benchmark of its own. We carry the Reposado and the Añejo, both smooth, carefully crafted tequilas.

Tequila 818, launched in 2021 by Kendall Jenner, follows the same path with a focus on sustainable production. We carry the Reposado and the Añejo.

How to Serve and Enjoy Tequila

A Blanco or Reposado is best served in a cocktail or as a chilled shot. Margaritas, palomas and tequila sunrises remain the classic choices, especially for Blanco, which brings the liveliness and vegetal edge these drinks need.

An Anejo or Extra Anejo is meant to be sipped like a whisky or a cognac: in a small tasting glass, at room temperature or very slightly chilled. Skip the salt and lime, which would only mask the aromatic complexity built up during barrel ageing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between tequila and mezcal?
Both spirits are made from agave, but tequila uses exclusively blue agave and comes from strictly defined regions, mainly the state of Jalisco. Mezcal can be made from a wider range of agave varieties and covers a much larger territory, mainly the state of Oaxaca. The traditional method of roasting the piñas in pits dug into the ground gives mezcal its signature smokiness, which tequila doesn't have.

What's the alcohol content of tequila?
Most tequilas sit between 38% and 40% ABV. A few rarer bottlings can reach 45% or 46%.

Blanco, Reposado or Anejo: which should you choose?
It depends on how you plan to drink it. Blanco for a fresh, punchy cocktail, Reposado for a balance of agave and wood that works both in cocktails and neat, Anejo or Extra Anejo for sipping neat like an aged spirit.

What's the "right" way to drink tequila?
For a Blanco or Reposado: in a cocktail, as a chilled shot, or neat in a caballito glass. For an Anejo or Extra Anejo: in a small tasting glass, at room temperature or slightly chilled, no salt or lime needed. The salt-and-lime ritual popularised in Europe was really built around lower-end mixto tequilas, and it tends to mask what a quality tequila actually has to offer.

How should tequila be stored?
Upright, at room temperature, away from direct light. An unopened bottle keeps indefinitely. Once opened, it holds up for several years without any real change thanks to its alcohol content. Unlike wine, tequila doesn't continue to age once it's in the bottle.