Would the Real Most Common Barrel Please Stand Up The most common barrel used for aging anejo tequila is usually an American oak whiskey barrel, with casks via whiskey companies generating anejo tequila on a regular basis. The wood imparts a smoothness to the tequila, and also infusing the anejo tequila together with the wood oils. These interact with the anejo tequila to produce different flav... more.

Jun 26, 2009 (Sun Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- In 2006, Lighthouse Point resident Donna DeCunzo-Taddeo launched Voodoo Tiki Tequila, a high-end tequila that's distilled and bottled in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. "It's clean, not harsh, hot or woody," said DeCunzo-Taddeo, 42, who expects sales of $1.2 million in 2009, up from about $240,000 in her first ... more.

Do Brand New French Barrels Produce the Best Anejo Tequila? Companies employ Brand new French barrels because it would make the tequila better? - Patently False. Aged tequila requires barrels.  By law a reposado tequila must spend at least two months, but not more than 364 days (under one year) in a barrel.  For anejo tequila, the tequila must spend a minimum of one year, but not more than... more.

There are quite a few members of the "Tequila Snobberati" that insist that each individual tequila that comes out of the exact same NOM are actually the same exact tequila and that only the bottles differ. This is so ridiculously false that it's laughable.  It's more rhetoric attempts at preserving sacred cows. Firstly, what is a NOM.  NOM is an acronym for "Normas Oficial Mexicana".   T... more.

Thankfully, unlike Festivus we do not begin with the airing of grievances, just a simple plea - Please savor your Voodoo Tiki Tequila.  We've been working on the tequila in your bottle of Voodoo Tiki for over a decade - minimum. That's how long it takes to go from an agave seedling to the distinctive and trademark Voodoo Tiki "Spare No Expense" quality, sweet flavor, smoothness and no heat. ... more.

Voodoo Tiki Tequila has announced that in 2012 twenty-five “Magic Words” will be retired.  The change has collectors scrambling to find bottles which will soon become very hard to find and collectable. “If you’re looking for “Sexual Attraction”, "Irresistiblility" or "Invisibility" you had better hurry”, said Michael Cuevas, Voodoo Tiki Tequila VP of Southeast Sales.  “The... more.

Tequila isn’t just for "Spring Breakers", margaritas or “bad” girls anymore (although thankfully "Bad Girls" still love it!) Across the country, Tequila sales are continuing to grow at a healthy clip, driven by the popularity of Mexican and Southwestern dining and consumer interest in upscale, distinctive potables. While the big brands continue to dominate the Tequila category, other bra... more.

For centuries the cure for a hangover has been as elusive as the quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, the pursuit of a better mousetrap, and construction of robotic maid like that Rosie’ on the Jetson’s, but now researchers think they might have a lead.  Oddly it might also be found in a bottle of tequila. Scientists in California and Louisiana have stumbled on somethin... more.

Although the hottest cocktail ordered right now is the Prickly Pear margarita, it’s also the toughest to find made correctly.  The proper recipe calls for Prickly Pear infused tequila, but prickly pears are spiny, dangerous and can kill,  plus you can’t buy them just anywhere. In Mexico they’re known as “Opuntia”,where they’re recognized as the first domesticated plant.  In T... more.

Voodoo Tiki Tequila has announced the ultimate Bar Chef Competition – “Voodoo Mixology 2012.” The competition gives Bar Chefs and Mixologists a chance to compete for prizes and one of only 100 coveted spots in the 2012 Voodoo Tiki Tequila Mixology guide of the same name.   proceeds from the Daytime Gala Winners Party will be donated to Dogs Rule Rescue, a charity that rescues, and fin... more.