As a liquor store worker when anyone asks for casamigos or any other celebrity brand. Or even popular brands like Patron and Don Julio. I always push people to better organic tequilas
El Tesoro is actually the most widely available traditional tequila. They have nationwide distribution. As for fortaleza, you’d be lucky to find it anywhere other than the distillery
“Most widely available traditional tequila” doesn’t mean it even comes close to “most widely available tequila”, sadly. Barchemistry’s point still stands. While it may be the biggest traditional, it doesn’t mean it’s available everywhere like Cuervo.
@@ClaireBear_yt You don’t have to settle on the corner store. Try somewhere else. Go to a bigger store and you’ll probably find something decent. You can google additive free tequilas and you’ll see hundreds of options
@@crazynavyhm As a Mexican, if you’re Mexican and think Cuervo is real traditional tequila then you’re dumb af. We drink Cuervo cause it’s the best middle option, that shit is nowhere near traditional, but it tastes okay and it’s cheaper
We all know Fortaleza is hard to find nowadays because of the high demand and low supply. But El Tesoro is much easier to find, obviously not every liquor store in America stocks that brand but it is produced and distributed in much larger numbers. Both are excellent brands that are additive-free, but there are plenty of other great brands on the market that are also additive-free. Tequila Ocho, Siete Leguas, G4, Cimarron, Tapatio (not the hot sauce 😄😄😄), Mijenta, and El Tequileño, just to name a few.
Yes....I have several bottles of Fortaleza, and El Tesoro, Cazcanes, G4, Tequila Ocho...plus some crappier ones that are used for mixing.....no " mixtos" though.
Its true, like it or not, tequila is the lowest in calories out of all liquors, that and mezcal. Even though alcohol slows your metabolism down to a halt and treats it as a poison, so i mean its a lose lose situation
@@rayonensb This is only for blancos, but I like that minerality of the G4. I hear that Fortaleza anejo is the bees knees though, if I ever see one I will try it.
Out in Colorado I have both the Fortaleza Blanco and the El Tesoro Reposado. Lots of great options though that have no additives: G4, Cazcanes, Lalo, Mijenta, Tequila Ocho, even a pretty cheap bottle of Cimarron.
Where in Colorado, though? Obviously Denver is going to have a wider selection than Julesburg. In Kansas and Nebraska, you have to get to the population centers on the east end of the state before you find very many options.
Fairly new sub here. Your channel is great, because I have learned so much about mixed drinks related. Funny, as my ex worked for a large distributor, I am an ex stew,.but you are a 🐐! Happy New Year. 🎉 🍾
Tried fortaleza for the first time in a random bar 2 weeks ago. I easily found three locations that had stock and I got a bottle for $60. I didn't know how scarce it was.
For the price you can get a ton of different natural options that are honestly 10 times better tasting. You can even spend less and still get quality tequila. Arette is one of my favorites and it’s about 30 dollars
I don’t like alcohol very much but a 100% pure agave tequila is so good. I can drink it like juice. The flavor or raw tequila is just so refreshing and good
So dose anyone know why the volume or alcohol content is lower in some of the offerings you can get and Mexico compare to something you would or can get in the states that dose change the flavor profile
I live in mid Missouri, can’t get more central USA then that and I go with Herradurra Ultra Añejo when I can. When I worked at the busiest liquor store in town I just talked to the Hispanics and that’s how I found several really good tequilas
Herradura used to be good back in the 90s before they got bought out by a bigger company. Since then their tequila is d level at best and not as good as it used to be.
Fortaleza Tequila is made to be sipped and not for shots. Another thing about Fortaleza is if you remove the front label it has the Original Brand Name Los Dos Abuelos, they had to call it Fortaleza due to a liquor copyright of a Whiskey or Bourbon with the name Abuelo.
It taste like tequila for toddlers, with overwhelming notes of vanilla and caramel while also being sweet. I really don't know what's happening in the tequila market right now. I think that people want to drink it, just not the real thing. So, we end up with sweet cotton candy-like tequila. I'll still to the old earthy, oaky classic brands...
Idk the tiny backwoods town I grew up in always had a unique bottle of something. Picked up a couple good bourbons, tequilas, and one really good bottle of wine.
Thankfully I’m from the region that makes tequila :) so if you ever come across Tapatio, Centinela, Don Julio 70, San Matias, Don Nacho (pretty good if you ask me) & 7 Leguas, i’d say you’re drinking some really good stuff! There’s more out there I am sure but real tequila tastes amazing and not many places outside of the region of Los Altos, Jalisco drink these brands that we all find to be classics and delicious
Pueblo viejo, cheap as hell, easy to find (im in rural ga) amd no additives and ewally food for the peice, solid 7/10. La grotona is harxer to dind bur the beat imo, 10/10
i think the issue is more so what celebrity tequila brands have done to the agave cultivation and the tequila industry generally. those cut corners are actually harmful to agave agriculture, and the cheaper tequila has driven the market out of real local latin american tequila producers, who i think deserve the money much better than a celebrity does.
When I tell you that this liquor doesn’t sit well in my stomach I mean it everyone around me thinks it tastes great and I’m the only one like not only does it taste fake but my stomach is in shambles after
Tbh, it's really hard to get even half decent tequila here in ohio. You can find whiskey and bourbon by the truckload, but finding a top shelf tequila seems borderline impossible unless you're willing to take out a small loan to buy a bottle.
Good to know What about Don Julio? What's the quality of Don Julio Don Julio Blanco is my shit But have drank much since 2016. Did alot of coke that year lmao
@TheRichie213 yes, but there are also very good ones that are not so expensive like Don Julio and they are just as good and sometimes are better for lower prices
Um that's just Tesoro and Fortaleza. The worst thing of the celebrity boom is that now people gate keep things like Tesoro. I have a case I forgot about in my garage. I paid lie 100 bucks for the case 20 years ago 😆 🤣
By CRT law there is only 1% of “natural”additives allowed in tequila . So it is not “pumped” full of additives. Traditionally tequilas were made with these additives because distilling techniques weren’t as up to par as they are today, so they had to add them to make it drinkable
My dad goes to Mexico twice a year. I tell him to bring me a bottle of that local good good stuff
Fuck yeah
The locals mostly drink Cuervo lol
@@DzigaJerkovnah bro city locals, ranch folks be drinking that shit out of the plastic bottles 😂
@@Mylowerbackhurts so basically Mexican moonshine lol?
@@soulassassin0gno no
Lol the subliminals in the captions are gonna hurt some people’s feelings
@crazynavyhm mate, we're all in the youtube comment section. Let's drop the ego 😂
huh??
Dude in that thumbnail, I clicked on it thinking, “what does this girl gotta say?” lol good video
😂😂😂😂 me too
As a liquor store worker when anyone asks for casamigos or any other celebrity brand. Or even popular brands like Patron and Don Julio. I always push people to better organic tequilas
You’re a good person
“Yeehaw America”
DYING
Preach my brother, this is much needed knowledge. Save yourself from the hangover and bodily harm
El Tesoro is actually the most widely available traditional tequila. They have nationwide distribution. As for fortaleza, you’d be lucky to find it anywhere other than the distillery
@@crazynavyhmhe said traditional tequila… Jose Cuervo is just additives with a dash of tequila in it
“Most widely available traditional tequila” doesn’t mean it even comes close to “most widely available tequila”, sadly. Barchemistry’s point still stands. While it may be the biggest traditional, it doesn’t mean it’s available everywhere like Cuervo.
@@ClaireBear_yt You don’t have to settle on the corner store. Try somewhere else. Go to a bigger store and you’ll probably find something decent. You can google additive free tequilas and you’ll see hundreds of options
Was able to find Fortaleza at a local liquor store here in Australia. Pretty much the only good tequila at that store tho.
@@crazynavyhm As a Mexican, if you’re Mexican and think Cuervo is real traditional tequila then you’re dumb af. We drink Cuervo cause it’s the best middle option, that shit is nowhere near traditional, but it tastes okay and it’s cheaper
I’m one of those who say they love tequila
While pounding patron 1800 camarena
This koren lady knows her liquor
HELPP
Hahahaha
I recently bought a bottle of Tesoro Reposado from a local online liquor store network for $45. Immediately after my purchase, the price rose to $70!
We all know Fortaleza is hard to find nowadays because of the high demand and low supply. But El Tesoro is much easier to find, obviously not every liquor store in America stocks that brand but it is produced and distributed in much larger numbers. Both are excellent brands that are additive-free, but there are plenty of other great brands on the market that are also additive-free. Tequila Ocho, Siete Leguas, G4, Cimarron, Tapatio (not the hot sauce 😄😄😄), Mijenta, and El Tequileño, just to name a few.
Have you tried Sammy Hagar's new tequila, Santo Fino?
@@o.o-vt1rcI have tried Santo Fino, and I enjoyed it. It’s one of the few celebrity owned tequila brand worth drinking because it is additive free.
@@o.o-vt1rcyeah I did. It was actually pretty good. It’s nice to know that Santo Fino is one of the few celebrity brands that is additive free.
“Healthiest liquors” - Imma stop you right there…
Its true.
Healthy may be wrong term I’d say cleanest
I’m from the region in Mexico that invented tequila and I can honestly say when I’m drinking Mexican tequila the next day there is zero hangover
Technically wine is the healthiest, but it depends on graduation
This happens with everything with no additives! Less sugar less hangover @@alexrmzz08
Living in flyover country working at a bar right now that only sells additive free tequilas lol
Why not have both as options? Maybe help educate on the differences? Just an idea.
Also that sounds like a headache, must be hustlin.
Flyover country, but I bet you're not too far from the interstate.
Man he pulled out two of my absolute favorite
Why are they your faves. Genuine question bc I'm looking to build my home bar
Yes....I have several bottles of Fortaleza, and El Tesoro, Cazcanes, G4, Tequila Ocho...plus some crappier ones that are used for mixing.....no " mixtos" though.
The captions, good sir 😂😂😂. Subbed for the poisons, stayed for the lols
ABC stores in NC have the Tesoro and I found fortuleza at a Whole Foods in Baton Rouge
I agree . Fortaleza reposado is a health drink
“Healthiest liquors you can drink”
Lol.
Tequila in small quantities is actually good for the health. Agave is a wonderful plant and has alot of health benefits look it up
@@melchorgarcia2804you can just have agave no need for it to be in alcohol for you to get the benefits
I mean, it's technically correct. Just like saying a .22 is the healthiest bullet calibre. It's the one that kills you the least.
Its true, like it or not, tequila is the lowest in calories out of all liquors, that and mezcal.
Even though alcohol slows your metabolism down to a halt and treats it as a poison, so i mean its a lose lose situation
@@AlexlalpacaThats a really dumb comparison
I was like "wait, these captions don't match. Oh, they're insulting me" 😂
Fortaleza the king of tequilas 💯
Amen brother!!!
El Tesoro is good $h!t too man, no additives no BS...
I’ll take a G4 or Cazcanes over a Fortaleza, but just preference
@@Grype they both great tequilas as well can’t go wrong with them either 💯
@@rayonensb This is only for blancos, but I like that minerality of the G4. I hear that Fortaleza anejo is the bees knees though, if I ever see one I will try it.
Out in Colorado I have both the Fortaleza Blanco and the El Tesoro Reposado. Lots of great options though that have no additives: G4, Cazcanes, Lalo, Mijenta, Tequila Ocho, even a pretty cheap bottle of Cimarron.
Where in Colorado, though? Obviously Denver is going to have a wider selection than Julesburg. In Kansas and Nebraska, you have to get to the population centers on the east end of the state before you find very many options.
I was never a big tequila fan until I had espolon for the first time. That shit is goooood
Fairly new sub here. Your channel is great, because I have learned so much about mixed drinks related. Funny, as my ex worked for a large distributor, I am an ex stew,.but you are a 🐐! Happy New Year. 🎉 🍾
Thank you for Explaining this properly. primo
Fortaleze is hard to find...But El Tesoro and Don Fulano can be had at my local liquor store (non big box)
Thanks for spreading the word
Tried fortaleza for the first time in a random bar 2 weeks ago. I easily found three locations that had stock and I got a bottle for $60. I didn't know how scarce it was.
Tbh I love the old school styling of the bottle and label it's always caught my eye. Almost as much as it's price tag 😂
🤣🤣 the subtitles are everything
Im in Peoria il. I've purchased both of those bottles for retail.
For the price you can get a ton of different natural options that are honestly 10 times better tasting. You can even spend less and still get quality tequila. Arette is one of my favorites and it’s about 30 dollars
I always found it funny when supposedly tequila drinkers think they all that and they they say
Casa amigos is my favorite
Of course it is 😂
I had casamigos once it tasted like vodka in a cheap tequila halloween costume
funny enough i think they can have up to like 80% vodka in it and still call it tequila. corralejo can be really bad about it at times.
Whats a good tequila brand?
The captions 😂😂😂
I don’t like alcohol very much but a 100% pure agave tequila is so good. I can drink it like juice. The flavor or raw tequila is just so refreshing and good
Can u suggest one to me
@@godgeoussolflowerel tesoro, hervas, la gritona, g4, mijenta, cazcanes, three amigos, el tequileno, tres agaves, tequila ocho
Bro got the Fortaleza shits impossible to find right now.
So dose anyone know why the volume or alcohol content is lower in some of the offerings you can get and Mexico compare to something you would or can get in the states that dose change the flavor profile
I live in mid Missouri, can’t get more central USA then that and I go with Herradurra Ultra Añejo when I can. When I worked at the busiest liquor store in town I just talked to the Hispanics and that’s how I found several really good tequilas
Where you get it from? I’m yee-haw American also. 😂.
Herradura used to be good back in the 90s before they got bought out by a bigger company. Since then their tequila is d level at best and not as good as it used to be.
Fortaleza Tequila is made to be sipped and not for shots. Another thing about Fortaleza is if you remove the front label it has the Original Brand Name Los Dos Abuelos, they had to call it Fortaleza due to a liquor copyright of a Whiskey or Bourbon with the name Abuelo.
Or you can do whatever you want with the bottle you purchased
@@LeatherDaddy97 Calm down, nobody said you couldn't.
@@aolson1111 "fortaleza tequila is made to be sipped and not for shots"
It taste like tequila for toddlers, with overwhelming notes of vanilla and caramel while also being sweet. I really don't know what's happening in the tequila market right now. I think that people want to drink it, just not the real thing. So, we end up with sweet cotton candy-like tequila. I'll still to the old earthy, oaky classic brands...
Here in Utah the selection is trash and it’s almost all celebrity tequilas. Although it does give us one more stop to make in Nevada 🎉
Total Wine before heading north on I-15 in a must.
Is it not possible in the US too order your alcohol from the internet?
@@joelschmidt887 not in backwards ass Utah. They just barely let us start ordering from wine clubs last year.
@@khaostheory117 man your laws are pretty strict
Idk the tiny backwoods town I grew up in always had a unique bottle of something. Picked up a couple good bourbons, tequilas, and one really good bottle of wine.
Thanks didn’t know!
My buddy told me it taste like cotton candy, and now thats all I can taste. 6 out of 9 of us were able to pick it out in a blind taste test
Idk why you would ever buy casamigos when tequila ocho is basically the same price, casamigos is so bad
where tf in LA do I get real tequila bottles
Me staring at that bottle in my house rn 😅
I like how the subtitles only occasionally reflect his actual words.
I want that shirt - where do I buy it?
I rewatched the video for the subtitles lol
“Its giiivinnnggg artificial“
💅
I live in middle America we have El Tasoro!
Why does he make me feel some type of way? I’m straight lol
Cazadores Blanco is that one 🔥🔥🔥🔥
El Tesoro and fortaleza, man of culture I see
the captions lol
me agrada este man
Thank u for this i didnt know
this guy looks like liu kang in the new mortal kombat game
Us Mexicans take pride with what’s REAL tequila.. my family and I don’t buy celebrity own tequila we buy from mom and pops
Got brands to recommend, or do you mean real mom & pops, like moonshine?
How the heck did he find Fortaleza?
Thankfully I’m from the region that makes tequila :) so if you ever come across Tapatio, Centinela, Don Julio 70, San Matias, Don Nacho (pretty good if you ask me) & 7 Leguas, i’d say you’re drinking some really good stuff! There’s more out there I am sure but real tequila tastes amazing and not many places outside of the region of Los Altos, Jalisco drink these brands that we all find to be classics and delicious
Pretty sure don Julio is huge dude lol
@@NYC_Goody yeah but there’s a difference between Don J here in the states and the one from Mexico it’s much different taste
What are some ones you recommend that you can find easy in America? This goes to everyone!
Pueblo viejo, cheap as hell, easy to find (im in rural ga) amd no additives and ewally food for the peice, solid 7/10. La grotona is harxer to dind bur the beat imo, 10/10
LOL 😂 3 opinions; 😅 I live in south Texas
This guy looks like Jimmy O Yang in an alternate universe
I didnt know han from fastnfurious did liqour reviews good for him😂😂😂😂
i think the issue is more so what celebrity tequila brands have done to the agave cultivation and the tequila industry generally. those cut corners are actually harmful to agave agriculture, and the cheaper tequila has driven the market out of real local latin american tequila producers, who i think deserve the money much better than a celebrity does.
El Tesoro is litteraly everywhere
When I tell you that this liquor doesn’t sit well in my stomach I mean it everyone around me thinks it tastes great and I’m the only one like not only does it taste fake but my stomach is in shambles after
Fortaleza really is hard to find
That shit is 90$ a bottle here in Ontario Canada, not always an option even if I did like it lmao
Middle america has 3 tequilas...
Me in Texas with mezcal delivered in 15 mins from doordash...
This makes me want to try Casamigos
Tbh, it's really hard to get even half decent tequila here in ohio. You can find whiskey and bourbon by the truckload, but finding a top shelf tequila seems borderline impossible unless you're willing to take out a small loan to buy a bottle.
In Las Vegas, we can get any Tequila out there.
Yeah buddy viva Las vegas I love my
City
Put some respect on George Clooneys name 😂
He doesnt own it anymore anyway
Fortaleza is the best, well priced tequila
Olmeca Altos is cheaper and additive free 👌🏼 super smooth
Acholic drinks aren't healthy right?
Good to know
What about Don Julio? What's the quality of Don Julio
Don Julio Blanco is my shit
But have drank much since 2016. Did alot of coke that year lmao
Don Julio is good, but in my personal opinion it's overpriced and a little overrated
@@beaner6455 Most all tequilas are overpriced now.
@TheRichie213 yes, but there are also very good ones that are not so expensive like Don Julio and they are just as good and sometimes are better for lower prices
Don julios quality is slowly going down, and their prices are slowly going up. Its not terrible but you can do better for the same price
Mijenta Tequila is a very good and natural brand
Can you make a content how to doing bartender style like you
You can literally order anything online.
Yes, you can get real tequila in the midwest.
NO SUPER BONSAI AD MENTIONED? RAAAAH WHAT THE FUCK
I live in Arkansas and i always find fortaleza la grito and el tequileño. But yeah most ppl around here believe casa amigos is the best tequila lol
Bro El Tesoro is available everywhere there’s a liquor barn.
Like Soju. And alcoholic Solo. All mixed chemicals and straight alcohol mixed with flavours.
Casamigos is terrifble
Um that's just Tesoro and Fortaleza. The worst thing of the celebrity boom is that now people gate keep things like Tesoro. I have a case I forgot about in my garage. I paid lie 100 bucks for the case 20 years ago 😆 🤣
By CRT law there is only 1% of “natural”additives allowed in tequila . So it is not “pumped” full of additives. Traditionally tequilas were made with these additives because distilling techniques weren’t as up to par as they are today, so they had to add them to make it drinkable
Homie lives in or around Texas
No cap go to any liquor store in the Midwest and you’ll find a lot more then you’d think
"Yeehaw americans" 😂
Hussongs silver is fire. It's not too expensive either.
What are true great tequilas
El tesoro, el tequileno, mijenta, cazcanes, three amigos, hervas, tequila ocho, la gritona, codigo
😆👍He said it like I would
I’m from Texas so I have unlimited options 😊