10 Best Tequilas in the Philippines 2024 | Don Julio, 1800, Olmeca, and More

1800's Anejo possesses excellent flavors of toasted oak, vanilla, and scotch from aging that lasted for 14 months in French and American barrels. A notable presence of vegetal sweetness and spice highlights its smoothness. These imparted flavors can topple Whiskey and Bourbons in a dash.

This classy robust liquor came from the perfected centuries-old technique of Tequila production that fits for a quick snug. Sipping with finesse is always possible with premium-made quality Tequila such as this Anejo you see.

For a tasty treat of fruity notes in a Tequila sip, this bottle from Olmeca serves the deal. What you'll have is a multi-awarded blend of liquor from six-month aging inside barrels previously occupied by Bourbon. The yield presents in gold and packs a sweet-citrusy aroma with a dash of smokiness and woody fragrance.

The touch of this Tequila's taste offers a sweet and honey flavor with black pepper hit. It is serving as a perfect complement for cocktail recipe tweaking and preparation. A bit of brown sugar and orange slice can amplify its presented taste as a side note.

Ocho has become one of the distillers that did a signature craft that outclasses the usual and traditional tequilas. Its triple-distilled concentrated agave element conjoins with floral, nutty, and zesty aromatics. What you'd get in every shot is a balanced, clean, and smooth drag without a stalling aftertaste.

Moreso, the palate experience will give you a combined herby, plum, and slightly spicy pepper kick from initial taste up to its finish. This blend of Tequila is surely bringing a new character unknown to the previous make of its competitors.

As a testament to each maker's signature aromatic blend, this Añejo from Don Julio offers a neat Tequila experience straight from American white-oak barrels. With its reasonably strong 38% - 40% ABV, each sip will bring you aromatic goodness with every drop. Fair enough for a 700mL-sized bottle of spirit.

The richness of the aromas of combined cooked agave, wild honey, and oak-infused butterscotch with vanilla hints are up to serve combined sweetness and fragrant tang for the palate. Whether you prefer it straight-up neat or with the aid of ice cubes, the experience will take you to places with its smoothness.

The best Tequila will always see its origin from 100% Agave extract, which embodies the liquor's very own distinctiveness. Patron offers their very own blend of Blanco Tequila with a whiff of fresh citrus and fruit that can complement countless Margaritas. A quality unparalleled contained in one 750mL bottle.

Its smooth buzz allows for either a neat shot or a primary cocktail base by its character that yields sweetness from fresh Agave with tangy presence. Each swig will be left with a light peppery note as a little spice. In this case, simplicity and naturality often stand out best for the best.

Another superb offering from Don Julio, this Reposado boasts eight-month aging—over from industry standards—where it presents a highly dynamic presentation to your senses. It delivers the fullness to enrich your cocktail recipe or as is. From the meticulous process that this Tequila underwent, you'd be sipping like a king.

Upon the first trickle, you'd have the essence of dark chocolate, vanilla, and light cinnamon, all at once. As it goes down, the sliver of warm and full hints of nuts, caramel apple, and dried fruit comes with a satisfactory gulp. The dynamic taste and aroma are something amiss from other Reposado that you may have had.

Milagro's Blanco was a slow-roasting product that accentuates the agave other than its secondary sensory vibes. The freshness of agave brings forth its crisp, citrusy character with a black pepper tail. You'd get a highly versatile and mixable tequila that complements most cocktails that needed it.

These presented qualities make for tolerable sipping without mixing required. For the most part, its affordability compared to most Blanco blends is what sets it apart to stand out. The patience in its crafting certainly yields a smooth and unaggressive shot that even starters can enjoy.

Kah doesn't shy away from showcasing from craft-intensive distilling and producing hand-made bottles for its precious produce. Such as this two-year-aged Anejo in American Oak kegs that definitely created a Tequila with combined chocolate, tobacco, and coffee notes. A stark difference from the usual zesty character of most tequilas.

At first glance, you'll be greeted by a bottle in skull form that resembles the iconic "Dia de Los Muertos" symbol. It is worth mentioning that each bottle is carefully handmade to seal the full-bodied agave and rich aroma waiting to be consumed.

If you search for a Tequila's full-body character, Codigo 1530's creations are up to deliver. Here is a robust three-year-aged Extra Anejo giving a concentrated cooked agave sweetness with profiles of caramel, vanilla dash, and old wood hints. The long steep in oak barrels allowed for such richness to develop and mature.

The robustness of the liquor presents a smooth, and slow warm finish as the oils of the wood tend to stay on the palate. As it goes down, the dried fruit's presence oozes last. In its price range, you'd get every peso that you paid.

Blanco Tequilas often classifies its purity with no added natural elements due to the absence of aging after distillation. However, Herradura changes the way for a known Blanco character that most people identify and know about. Its agave blend sets out earthy, grassy, and fruity presence without raging aftertaste experience.

Interestingly, the fair presence of wood notes gives an eccentric touch for this type. It ends with a hot peppery tail to take as a good for mix-ups. For most Blanco's, this sets apart the lines as the aging technique almost renders the liquor turn reposado.