Tequila

Tequila

Tequila is a tequila of Mexico carried here in 2 forms from 40% ABV to 40% ABV, used in 9 drinks on this site.

Not to be confused withMezcal (Tequila is one specific style of mezcal, made only from blue agave in a defined region and almost always in column stills; mezcal is the wider category and is usually pot-distilled with a smokier roast.)
A bottle of Corralejo reposado tequila with a blue glass neck and cream label, against a plain white background
Tequila Corralejo 100ml (Reposado), Mexico, 2026-03-30.jpg by Chris Woodrich
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A bottle of Corralejo reposado tequila with a blue glass neck and cream label, against a plain white background

Composition · Blanco

Strength40% ABV
Density0.95 g/ml (estimated)
Sugar0 g per 100
Acid—
Energy231 kcal per 100
Animal originNone
Allergensnone listed

USDA FoodData Central (Survey (FNDDS)) · 2710705. Tequila, a generic survey record rather than a specific brand. Public domain. 40% alc./vol. is the standard bottling strength for tequila under Mexican regulation. Unaged and bottled shortly after distillation, so its own macros are the record's straight figures with no barrel-derived sugar to add. No measured liquid density exists for tequila at this dataset; the density-classes.json 'spirit-40' class is used and marked estimated.

Composition · Reposado

Strength40% ABV
Density0.95 g/ml (estimated)
Sugar0 g per 100
Acid—
Energy231 kcal per 100
Animal originNone
Allergensnone listed

USDA FoodData Central (Survey (FNDDS)) · 2710705. Tequila, a generic survey record rather than a specific brand. Public domain. 40% alc./vol. is the standard bottling strength for tequila under Mexican regulation; reposado bottles vary little from it, unlike mezcal. No measured liquid density exists for tequila at this dataset; the density-classes.json 'spirit-40' class is used and marked estimated.

Used in these drinks

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Substitutes

Mezcal: Both are agave spirits, but mezcal's smoke is a flavour the recipe may not want; using it whole in place of tequila changes the drink rather than merely standing in for it.

A general substitute is a browsing aid rather than a drink-specific claim. Where a particular drink has a substitution worth making, it says so on its own page and recomputes the spec for it.