Milagro Select Barrel Reserve Silver Tequila

Milagro Opens a New Window. makes ultra-smooth, triple-distilled tequilas, and though it opts for modern, spiffy bottles, its product remains steeped in traditional production methods. Its blanco Opens a New Window. is one of their top choices for use in margaritas, but they recommend a step up to this special stash Opens a New Window. (a steal compared with similar offerings from other top-shelf producers), which spends a month in French oak, said to impart spicier and less vanilla-like flavors than American oak does. The results walk the sweeter side of blanco – the spice is clove, not jalapeño – but with a sharp, tangy edge.