The 5 Most Overrated Tequilas EVER!

[@violentneon2999]

I went from being mystified in the Tequila section of a store to an absolute snob just muttering to myself "crap, crap, additive filled swill, garbage, decent, ohh thats good...crap more crap!" hahaha Thanks Lui for all your knowledge on the World that is Tequila! Salud 🥃

[@sludog]

While I was very new to buying good tequila we went to Cozumel and a very kind liquor shop owner told me that usually the fancy bottle tequilas are usually the lowest quality and worst tasting. He recommended a bottle to me, Los Abuelos and it was one of the best tequilas I've ever tasted. Now I know is that is the coveted Fortaleza Tequila. Going back to Cozumel this summer and I pray I can find more of these bottles since Fortaleza is pretty much non existent on the east coast.

[@sliceofsparta8985]

I'm in SC and can confirm, it's impossible to buy. My buddy's bartender gf got him a bottle of Fortaleza anejo when her bar passed up on buying it. I was beyond jealous but he did share and gave me the dope Fortaleza baseball jersey that came with it!

[@sal4865]

Can’t find it anywhere in the states 😂

[@claybob]

Found it in KY a few months back.

[@sliceofsparta8985]

@@claybobSend me some!

[@scott94925]

I hope you bought it on site... especially if it was an anejo

[@betht555]

Thanks Lui love your honesty about which Tequila's are rubbish and which are worth spending a few extra $ on. I'm in Australia and our choices are limited.

[@erickhines4121]

G4, El Tesoro, Tapatio, and Ocho 🔥🔥🔥

[@fretless05]

I've been following you for a while and learning about good tequila and what to avoid. You hit on some of my favorites, Fortaleza, G4, Cascahuin... sadly, they can all be hard to find, particularly since I have really grown to enjoy companies still-strength blancos.

[@alexesparza7870]

Lui, thank you for the work that you do by informing us additive free tequila.

[@kevinnordby4808]

Always wonderful videos my friend! Keep up the great work!

[@jessicaoudsema7471]

I just found your channel and im rediscovering my love for tequila!! I haven't seen you say anything about Herradura, what do you think about that one?

[@TravelingSag]

Did you miss @2:59?

[@drew45footballskater]

Hopefully you're getting paid well for all this knowledge you're giving us, this is saving so many people from making stupid decisions.

[@carl_busch]

Great video. Thanks for giving suggestions. Now gotta get them special ordered in Iowa.

[@Lui_Fern]

hahaha good luck!

[@mackmcgill-e6v]

Never realized how different additives can influence a tequila. Great video!!!

[@MrDancer505]

I think I've seen so much of your videos I yelled out every single of your recommended tequila instead of Clase Azul before you even said it lol

[@Lui_Fern]

Lmfaooo hell yeah! Happy you guessed them haha

[@sweetsinnndy5201]

Thanks to people like you Lui, never again will I drink Cuervo, and won't try the others you talked about. Love Lalo, G4, Fortaleza and Cimarron which I tried on your recommendation.

[@maneater6977]

Hey lui! Nice video :) Wondering what you think of Casa Mexico. I've just been seeing it stock shelves around me in GA, and all my bartenders and I are obsessed. Thanks!

[@esoterictrinitarian1990]

Your channel is awesome.

[@tonybaloni1000]

If you live in in Indianapolis, La Margarita in fountain square does a tequila flight with a lot of the tequilas mentioned in the video :)

[@brianspengel4197]

Any opinions on good orange liquers to pair with them in margaritas? Is a 750 mL of Grand Marnier at $41.99 really worth it over Gran Gala at $21.99. Or just go with Cointreau?

[@alecwescott2987]

I like that he follows up the reveal with a recommendation for a better product at the same price point.

[@Lui_Fern]

Happy you enjoyed this

[@wolframf]

Hey, Lui! Nice video! What is your opinion on Espolon?

[@SuperValking]

@lui What do you do with the crappy brands that you don’t use??? Remove graffiti from walls lol

[@Lui_Fern]

They usually stay in the little bucket under my bar where no one can see them

[@smalltownbbq600]

Everytime I go to total wine. I always recommend additive free when I see them buy JC,1800 etc!!

[@jameslopez958]

Great Video And Well Explained Brother 😎✌️👏👏👏 Tucson Arizona Desert 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@joeyl669]

I remember Kim Kardashian tried 818 and even she didn't like it 😂

[@tonymuniz-yh5hz]

when you buy tequila, do you buy 1 brand like arette, you get anejo,blanco,resposado, or do you mix it up with different brands tequila.

[@heliosf2080]

My biggest issues with these videos is that these additive free options are not in the same category as the bad tequilas. people who drink casamigos are not going to want ocho reposado, they want something sweeter like el tequileno, mijenta or even siete leguas. and a better choice for claze azul is going to be another nice bottle option like volcan de mi tierra XA or even cierto's anejo

[@n0bly_hades]

Can you tried Casa Dragones Blanco?

[@sliceofsparta8985]

Yo Lui, when's the next cocktail competition? Got something I make with Tres Agaves anejo ready to go!

[@theonlymrkevin]

You are very right about which tequilas are good, but the tequilas you recommend are nowhere near the same prices in our Chicago big box liquor stores. I'm always ready to pay a little more for a better product, but when your recommendation is $15-$20 more for a fifth where I live, we're not in the same ballpark anymore.

[@dave1986R]

Another confirmed additive free brand of tequila that could be an alternative to any of these overrated brands is Tapatio (the Tequila, not the hot sauce 😄😄😄). That one has a very crisp natural agave aroma and flavor with lots of good citrusy aromas and flavors as well. Their blanco is my go-to tequila for margaritas and palomas, and I haven’t tried their other expressions yet, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about them. It’s also made at the La Alteña distillery which is owned by Carlos Camarena, and the Tapatio brand dates back to 1940.

[@OneDrinkThreeBars]

Hahaha, the fact that you only bought a small bottle of Casamigos, when you have 750ml bottles of the others, tells me all I need to know about it.

[@tonymuniz-yh5hz]

building rec room in the house, i want my buddies have great cocktails and sipping tequila.

[@Rustyb1590]

Jose Cuervo for many of us was our first taste of tequila coming up. I can’t disagree with anything you said. Don Julio I keep on hand. It may be overrated but I got to have it. I honestly I have yet to taste Clase Azul but I have been so tempted just for the bottle.

[@brianjacobsen6964]

I can't find Cascahuin for under $50. 😞

[@r___n___]

What are your thoughts on 1800 and Patron?

[@Lui_Fern]

1800 ew. Patron meh.

[@readk]

I just bought the Cascahuin Blanco but it's way too bright and vegetal, going back to Cimarron which I think is a lot better, more savoury and rounded with better agave flavors. Deserved more than a footnote in this video!

[@nccfball]

I live in Italy now (i'm Mexican) i had some other Latinos over for a Mexican dinner at our house last week...people from Argentina, Colombia, Peru and a couple Italians. They loved the Palomas i was making, using Cimarron tequilla. After dinner one of them asked me for a sipping tequila, I busted our a bottle of Fortaleza Anejo, thinking they woulnd't drink much....well was I wrong. They were all so surprised at how smooth and delicious it was. THey had multiple shots to sip on. I was kinda devastated that they basically finished off a bottle of Fortaleza anejo, but they left thinking differenlty of tequila...so a win there. Luckily here in Italy i found a place online that has Fortaleza in stock, they even jsut added a limited amount of Fortaleza 2023 winter blend, so just ordered that today €150, which Id ont' think is bad as I have heard in US they run 300-600 a pop

[@Lui_Fern]

That's an excellent price for the winter blend! I think you'll love it as well 😁

[@jasonczfan8658]

I found Pasote Still strength at my Costco today for $45 so I bought it. I enjoyed it for a sub $50 tequila.

[@Joel-RN141]

What do you think of Olmec Altos blanco?

[@pikachuhot8534]

They also have additives as far as I know

[@BeardedBourbonDrinker]

I’ve watched videos where him and Long Island Lou recommended olmeca altos for margaritas. That’s what I use now and it’s great.

[@michaelzelaskey2127]

He admits it may have additives but does like it. He use to use it as a well tequila in his bar.

[@firearminstructor135]

Well shit....are all Herraduras bad? I recently got the double barrel, the reposado and the anejo ultra. The double barrel is open and I thought it was pretty damn good. The others will be opened this weekend.

[@Peruvian07Prince]

Opinion on familia Rosa?

[@BlackDaiquiri]

I don’t even think the Clase Azul bottle looks nice. I won’t even give them that. Looks like a cheap trinket you could get at a Santa Fe Goodwill for five bucks.

[@icecoremusic]

Anyone got some recommendations for good quality bottles available in germany/western europe? Regular stores usually only carry low quality products and online the known quality brands mostly go for twice the price mentioned here. Or is that just the way it is with imports?

[@CG-il2vm]

I do agree that casamigos and clase azul are horrible tequilas, but I personally like herradura especially the ultra añejo.

[@Morral1337]

what about patron?

[@ennuigamer]

Clase Azul would be an okay product if it weren't marketed as tequila and the price was brought back down to earth (say, $30 or something close to that). It could have marketed itself as a tequila-based liqueur or something similar and I wouldn't have a problem with it. It doesn't taste bad in a vacuum but it doesn't taste like tequila, so it shouldn't be marketed as such. A friendly reminder to drink what you like but know what you're drinking.

[@Lui_Fern]

So basically if they change the everything about it then it wouldn't be so bad. Got it.

[@o.o-vt1rc]

Lowering the price would defeat the entire purpose of the brand, which is to maximize profits regardless of value.

[@mrfinesse]

Thanks Lui - I suspect that the majority of the youth (that I see in the store) when buying tequila, are only interested in shots, and stuff like Casamigos (because their buddies told them). While I agree with you 100%, you are "pxxsing into the wind". These celebrity tequilas are going to keep making big bucks. They did go to Marketing school.

[@o.o-vt1rc]

Maybe, but old guys like me appreciate the knowledge. Besides, I'm sure plenty of that college crowd will embrace the zero additive ethos just for the anti-celebrity/anti-megacorporation points.

[@58lukum]

Just scrolling up and down the comment section watching Lui deflect all the haters is hilarious. If you don’t like great/additive free tequila, fine. The more for the rest of us.👍🏽

[@georgesaraskeris3447]

Insane casamigos is double price than quervo in my country

[@fredymendez855]

I have a cheap ass friend who buys a 750 ML of a Fireball whiskey meanwhile I get myself Green Spot Irish whiskey (70 USD), as I give him a shot he starts to pour himself another and another until I tell him "dude chill don't finish my bottle" as he starts saying "hey man you can have shots of my fireball too" I just look at him with disgust smh he does this with everyone and not just me and question why the hell is he getting that cheap and disgusting drink if he never drinks his drink and opts for others and tries to offer his shity drink as a tradeoff. BTW Lui I just started getting into Tequila because of you as my family is Mexican and never liked tequila because my family would also fall into the trap in buying don julio and thinking its good because it goes down smooth. As someone who prefers whiskey I never understood why I would want my drink to just go down with barely any taste or smokeyness as the end. I tried Lalo Tequila and its awesome !!!!!!!!

[@violentneon2999]

If you love whisky then Anejos and Extra Anejos would be your jam. Good (but pricey) recommend is El Tesoro Extra Anejo. Gunna run you about $110-140 (depending where you live) and I have found it to be a great tequila to pair with any cigar, especially the Full bodied ones I enjoy. The anejo by them is also very good albeit more sweet and usually found for $60-70. Another recommendation is Siete Leguas Anejo which can be found for about $60.

[@fredymendez855]

@@violentneon2999 Thank You for the tips mate !

[@ElRosco187]

You need a better friend.

[@benh.7203]

I just moved to Mexico and ironically the selection is far worse than what I used to get in Oregon. The locals here seem to love Cuervo, Herradura, and Don Julio products. The only decent tequila I can find here is Siete Leguas, and I've looked everywhere!

[@cebailey5920]

Relative newcomer to your channel. I have learned a lot over the last 2 years, and I know I'm walking into a minefield when I do this, but I'd like to know the backstory behind a brand I drank for many years ... Sauza. I'm prepared for you to dump on it, but I would still be interested to know their role in the industry, past and present. Thanks for your consideration!

[@Lui_Fern]

Check out my video on Fortaleza tequila. I go into the history of Sauza quite a bit there.

[@cebailey5920]

@@Lui_Fern thanks, looking for it now!

[@cebailey5920]

@Lui_Fern ... Found it! Oh my goodness, I had no idea, what a story, thank you!

[@Lui_Fern]

@@cebailey5920 youre so welcome! Happy you enjoyed it

[@carlitos133]

Jose Cuervo is $13, not defending it. But I do not think I have ever heard someone say it is well rated

[@ennuigamer]

Heradurra used to be really good...until Brown-Forman bought them up. They went through a period where they used diffuser to make tequila and it was super awful stuff. Now the distillery makes the brand without the diffuser but it's nowhere near what it used to be like. It's just okay now. It's barely good enough for mixing and rather expensive for what you're getting. You've explained tequila made with additives being bad but I haven't seen you go in depth on how bad diffuser tequilas are, both on how acid is used to extract sugars or how immature agave is used to make these products. Oh, did you hear about the former executives of Patron are making agave-based vodka? What a waste of agave!

[@luckymetal13]

I knew something happened to that tequila. Herradurra is my recent acquisition and has been on my list to drink for some time. Finally got a bottle and was disappointed. The spirit felt flat and one dimensional. Its smooth but not interesting as others have stated, since this buy out. Reposado is a solid 8, the blanco an 7.5. For the price I rather buy a handle of 1800 reposado which is a solid 7.5 for me.

[@grcigar9911]

When factoring in price, there are a few quality tequilas that are overrated as well IMO.

[@sgtshin]

Try $65 in Virginia for Cosomigos Rep

[@SamoSlaven]

In Europe is 90-100€, same as Fortaleza.

[@WhiskeyBulldawg]

My friend, I love your content more with every video you make. To use a biblical reference, you are a "voice crying out in the desert" of ignorance regarding authentic Mexican spirits production. Thank you for having the courage to be honest about what constitutes authentic Mezcal and Tequila production. Please know also that it is not lost on many of us, your viewers, that you are also running a full time restaurant and producing new drink recipes, managing staff schedules, supply ordering and delivery, customer service and paying rent & utilities while finding time to provide for and love your family and care for yourself. May God bless you and your family, friend, as you seek to answer your call in life to enhance the lives of so many of us who you do not know!

[@anthonymaraldo5406]

I would like to see a true blind taste test. You don’t know what bottle is presented to you and you don’t know what pool of bottles it comes from. Best way to see if you can tell the difference between good and bad tequila

[@Lui_Fern]

I've done a whole video on a blind taste test if you want to watch it. But to expect me to pretend as if I don't know what certain brands of spirits taste like and why they are bad after 12 years in this industry is just nuts to me. Lol no one needs to listen to me btw. There's other content on KZbin that may fit their narrative perspective.

[@Zbecker13]

Excited to get additive free tequila. But man, you make it seem like you drank 6 month old milk...a bit excessive lol

[@rootbeer13]

Be careful about spreading the word of Ocho and G4 they'll end up being unobtanium like Fortaleza

[@Lui_Fern]

Lol. No. I won't be careful.

[@sombrerosaur]

Imma disagree on the Jose Cuervo: nobody who drinks it gives a crap about tequila or flavor whatsoever. That person is only trying to get wasted, most likely at a college frat party. Semantics matter not when you’re 6-8 drinks deep doing absolute dumb shit

[@anthonydejesus-cq6fi]

Yo lui you actually drink all of your pours. You pour like 2 ounces lol

[@BrianAttacks]

Lalo is delicious best tequila I’ve tried

[@sdpumas619]

Yeah..for the most part these overpriced celebrity brands are trash. I do like the smokey earthy taste of $40 Lobos tequila (Labron James).

[@SP-cp3qu]

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[@hosuff6267]

Cazcanes is so bad lmao it smells and taste like a rubber door stopper. The price on it is wild for how bad it is

[@marvingreen7441]

You are from USA and a lot of booze you propose is only available in your place. But that’s not the reason I went to write a comment; nobody cares about the trivia, what counts is the taste, availability (price) and how it mixes with other ingredients when making cocktails. If someone’s grandpa made the drink or not is irrelevant. If someone does or does not respect whatever your idea of sustainable (let’s just not even go there) mass market industry rules doesn’t change the three criteria I stated before: taste, availability and .. margaritas

[@Lui_Fern]

Well you know what's really cool? Maybe that stuff doesn't matter to you. But it matters to me. And since you found yourself on a video of Mine on My KZbin channel where I share my opinion. That's what I'm gonna talk about. But the best part is you are free to write whatever comment that is your opinion! The beauty of the Internet

[@gabelinares240]

Hater

[@Lui_Fern]

Lol ok

[@johnbluetooth4288]

You're the one who's over rated.

[@Lui_Fern]

i could see that