"I love (sorry, LOVE) tequila, but it's started to bore me. There are hundreds of new brands every year - even some without celebrities - and most of them fail to differentiate themselves. Which might be a reason there are only 150 to 200 distilleries but more than 2,000 tequila brands. That said, I've stumbled upon eight really good tequilas in the last 12 months that I had almost zero knowledge of before the year began."
"This year, the family-owned Arette released an artesanal blanco aged seven years in glass in El Llano's original aging room. If you can't find that release ( Arette Aniversario 125), you can still stick with the distillery's elevated Artesanal line, which features a checklist of ideal tequila production: estate-grown agaves, mineral-rich spring water sourced near the volcano, five- to six-day natural fermentation in concrete, double distillation in alambique."
The tequila market is crowded, with hundreds of new brands annually and more than 2,000 labels despite only about 150–200 distilleries. Eight tequilas emerged as especially intriguing discoveries over the last year, each notable for some combination of history, craftsmanship, or fresh release. The list is not a best-of ranking, and several featured brands are longstanding while others are newly interesting; familiar household labels were intentionally excluded. Arette, based at the historic El Llano Distillery (dating to 1900), exemplifies artisanal practice with an artesanal blanco aged seven years in glass and an Artesanal line emphasizing estate-grown agave, volcanic spring water, multiday concrete fermentation, and alambique distillation.
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