Inn the Know... — Tequila of the Month

Have you been enjoying our monthly journey through tequilas as much as we have enjoyed curating it for you? The goal is to offer you a mix of well-known popular brands and more exclusive hidden tequila treasures. This month we are eager to share an exciting find with you, Tequila Fortaleza. Since discovering this tequila gem, it has become one of John's favorites. Check out the shelf above his desk! He has been "doing research" on the whole line for you.  It's a special order tequila so you won't be able to find it too many other places in Pittsburgh....

If you attended our tequila cocktail making class this past October, you have had the opportunity to taste this ultra-premium tequila and meet some of our favorite tequila reps, Elizabeth and Michael.  If you regularly drink our Golden Margarita, you have indeed, been drinking Tequila Bribón. Palm Bay International partnered with distiller Casa Don Roberto, a legacy family producer in the Jalisco region of Mexico to create Tequila Bribón.  Don Roberto Orendein is one of the forefathers of commercial tequila (we use Orendein Tequila in our house margaritas). The Orendein family emigrated from Spain in the early 19th century and...

Meet Tattoo Tequila! Tattoo Tequila is an artisan, small batch, super premium craft tequila.  CEO, John Atanasio, prefers to go by his nickname, Tequila John, because his surname is hard for many to pronounce.  Why the name Tattoo?  Being an artist himself, Tequila John was looking for a connection between artistic pursuit and his passion to create the finest organic and smoothest best tasting tequila in the world.  The word Tattoo resonated with him because a tattoo is an artistic representation of what one stands for.  Tattoo Tequila has only been available to the market for several years but has...

Cazadores means the hunter. This tequila's name is inspired by an experience of founder, Don Jose Maria Bañuelos, in 1922. He looked out his window to see a deer in his agave fields. "Something about the prideful, confident beauty of the stag struck a nerve with Don Jose — it was the perfect symbol for his new recipe for a smooth yet bold, highland tequila. “ According to legend, after he perfected his Cazadores tequila, Don Jose hid the recipe in the walls of his house where he guarded it as his most prized possession.  It remained a family secret...