How long is blanco tequila aged

Tequila is best known for its use in classic cocktails like the Margarita and Paloma. But the agave-based spirit is a workhorse that can be consumed neat or utilized in drinks from refreshing sours to potent stirred drinks.

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Consider the Old Fashioned. Made typically with bourbon or rye whiskey, it’s ripe for experimentation and still shines when featuring other base spirits, from brandy to mezcal to tequila. When tequila takes center stage, it lends its unique notes of earth, spice, and agave.

Shaken fresh-juice cocktails like the Margarita benefit from dry, earthy blanco tequila, but the Añejo Old Fashioned calls for añejo tequila, a category of tequila that describes those aged for a minimum of one year. The oak-accented spirit is more similar to whiskey—it’s often aged in former whiskey barrels—and takes on the vanilla, caramel and spice notes from the barrel while providing the roasted agave notes that tequila drinkers love.

The cocktail combines aged tequila with bitters and agave nectar (rather than simple syrup or granulated sugar) and i

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