It’s a national holiday! National Tequila Day. Cheers. Grab that salt and lime and of course a bottle of your favorite tequila. No matter what you choose to drink or where you choose to celebrate make sure you have the perfect playlist of tequila-inspired songs. And lucky for you, there is no shortage of country songs about the delightful liquor known as tequila. Whether old-school favorites by Joe Nichols or Tracy Byrd or new classics from Dan + Shay and Jon Pardi there’s a song for you.
Tequila is characterized by the agave plant. But what makes certain brands better than others? The quality of the tequila is influenced by how much blue agave is in the drink. To be classified as a tequila it must be at least 51%. What makes up the other 49%? Some lower-end distillers use a sugar cane substitute which can contribute to that tequila hangover.
You may enjoy it straight either sipping shots or in a margarita but either way, July 24th is the time to celebrate. Other popular tequila cocktails are frozen margaritas (sometimes flavored), the Mexican Mule (think a Moscow Mule with tequila), the Paloma, or the tequila sunrise. I hope if you’re 21, that you enjoy wasting away again in Margaritaville but that the tequila doesn’t make your clothes fall off. Cheers!
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This Is North Carolina's Favorite Brand Of Tequila
North Carolina
Don Julio
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 09: Tequila Don Julio on display at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.
1. Don Julio
Don Julio was not just the most popular in North Carolina, it was in the most US states as well. In fact, it takes the crown in 29 states.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- New Mexico
- Arizona,
- Kansas,
- Nebraska,
- Colorado,
- Utah,
- Nevada,
- California,
- Oregon,
- Washington,
- Idaho,
- Montana,
- North Dakota,
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Indiana,
- Kentucky
- West Virginia
2. Casamigos
MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 16: A bartender creates specialty cocktails made with Casamigos at the opening party for Alo Miami on December 16, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
17 states chose Casamigo as their favorite tequila brand, making it the second most popular.
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
- New York
- New Jersey
- Delaware
- Pennsylvania
- Maryland
- Virginia
- Tennessee
- South Carolina
- Missouri
- Louisiana
- Michigan
3. Patron
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JULY 15: Patron Tequila on display at the 34th Annual Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular at The Compound on July 15, 2019 in Inglewood, California.
In a very distant third place is Patron. Only ranking as the most popular in two states.
- Ohio
- Wyoming
4. Jose Cuervo
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 08: A view of general atmosphere at the Jose Cuervo booth at ‘Night Market’ presented by The Los Angeles Times on May 08, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
Sorry Jose Cuervo, you are only Alaska’s favorite!