Emma Janzen is a James Beard Award–winning book author, journalist, and photographer with over a decade’s worth of experience traveling and reporting on global drinks cultures. Writing and editing from her home base in the Midwest, she prefers her mezcal neat, her martinis made with gin, and her Champagne served in a coupe.

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  • Twelve bottles of blanco tequila; all in various brands, shapes, and sizes; with a few lime slices scattered about.

    The Best Blanco Tequilas

    by Emma Janzen

    We tasted 24 blanco tequilas neat and mixed them into margaritas and other cocktails to find our 12 favorites.