https://www.tequilawatch.com/ Independent tequila intelligence: industry news, blind-scored bottles, brand dossiers. en-us Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/patr-n-asks-consumers-to-look-beyond/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/patr-n-asks-consumers-to-look-beyond/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Bacardi's Patrón brand launched billboards, murals and a bartender cocktail book pressing its no-additive claim after a 2025 clash with Mexico's tequila regulator. Purity https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/1800-tequila-unveils-11-000-extra-a/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/1800-tequila-unveils-11-000-extra-a/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Proximo Spirits' 1800 brand priced its latest Colección release at $11,000 a bottle, a posthumous tribute to Mexican surrealist Pedro Friedeberg who died in March. Market https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/tasted-wine-barrel-aged-tequila-insolente-plata/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/tasted-wine-barrel-aged-tequila-insolente-plata/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Melbourne importer Miro has added a red-wine-barrel finished tequila to its small Australian portfolio, its second release after last year's bourbon-aged Inquieto. Market https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/tequila-surges-34-in-india-in-2025/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/tequila-surges-34-in-india-in-2025/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT IWSR data show Indian tequila volumes rose 34 percent in 2025 as US demand stalled, drawing new investment from Radico Khaitan and celebrity backed brands. Market https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/blended-blue-tequila-appoints-team/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/blended-blue-tequila-appoints-team/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Clase Azul spinoff luxury brand rounds out its US expansion team and confirms Tierra Cobriza as its production partner in Jalisco. Market https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/old-vines-at-mercato-closes-out-summer/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/old-vines-at-mercato-closes-out-summer/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Old Vines at Mercato caps its Summer Spirits Dinner Series on Aug. 12 with a four course menu built around Tequila Ocho's single estate expressions. Culture https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/tequila-ocho-brings-a-taste-of-jalisco/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/tequila-ocho-brings-a-taste-of-jalisco/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The single-estate brand has taken over 70 Windward Ave. as Casa de Ocho, hosting terroir-focused dinners through September led by co-founder Carlos Camarena. Culture https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/campari-agrees-to-sell-bisquit-dubouch-cognac/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/campari-agrees-to-sell-bisquit-dubouch-cognac/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Italian spirits group is exiting the tequila brand it built up from Sammy Hagar's 1996 startup as part of a wider portfolio cleanout. Market https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/marcado-28-tequila-announces-national-distribution-expansion/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/marcado-28-tequila-announces-national-distribution-expansion/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The Voltaggio brothers' tequila brand says two years of market-by-market expansion have landed it in 14 states and D.C., with a new Añejo already pre-sold to one retail chain. Market https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/here-s-where-you-can-find-the/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/here-s-where-you-can-find-the/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT A year-old Guinness title for 1,825 agave spirits at M Cantina in Dearborn is getting fresh pickup, and the count still beats New Jersey's Meximodo by hundreds of bottles. Culture https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/8-forgotten-old-school-tequila-cocktails-you/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/8-forgotten-old-school-tequila-cocktails-you/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT A Tasting Table roundup, syndicated by AOL, resurfaces the Gay Caballero, El Diablo and two rival Matadors, cocktails that predate tequila's modern boom. Culture https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/shweta-jain-joins-tequila-maker-proximo-spirits/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/shweta-jain-joins-tequila-maker-proximo-spirits/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Becle's tequila arm hires its first standalone India chief as reports point to an end of its longtime distributor arrangement with Monika Alcobev. Market https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/the-premium-tequila-revolution-why-the-middle/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/the-premium-tequila-revolution-why-the-middle/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Mexico's tequila regulator shows genuine growth in Japan, China, South Korea and the Gulf, even as a wave of templated market reports inflate the story. Market https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/tequila-and-baijiu-weigh-on-diageo-as/ https://www.tequilawatch.com/news/tequila-and-baijiu-weigh-on-diageo-as/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Don Julio and Casamigos led a 16 percent tequila decline as Diageo's full year sales fell, with baijiu weakness compounding the drag. Market