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Liquid Intelligence

TRENDS AND CREATIVE APPROACHES TO SPIRITS, WINE, AND BEER. MENTIONED IN THIS STORY AÑEJO RESTAURANT • • • A'VERDE

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TEQUILA IS EXPERIENCING a bit of a renaissance. What was once consid ered a party liquor has quickly become one of the country’s favorites, with sales climbing more than 30 percent between 2020 and 2021, per the Dis

tilled Spirits Council. The only category that outperformed tequila was pre mixed cocktails, which were helped by pandemic-related demand. Coupled with tequila’s surge is the rise of mezcals, another spirit made

BY TREVOR GRINER Mixologists and guests are seeking more nuanced, elevated tequila.

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