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Jose Cuervo Especial Gold
Jose CuervoSpiritsTequila
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Budget basic
Does the job and doesn't pretend otherwise. Bottom-third reviews at a bottom-third price. Tequila Matchmaker drinkers give it 37 across 1,182 ratings, vs. 82 for the typical tequila (1,899 rated).
Jose Cuervo Especial Gold is a mixto "joven" tequila and the world's best-selling tequila, produced by Jose Cuervo at La Rojeña distillery in Jalisco, Mexico. It is a blend of reposado and younger silver tequilas, made from at least 51% blue Weber agave, offering a smooth, sweet agave flavor with hints of oak and vanilla, bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof).
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