Guitar

Guitar is a tequila, which means it is distilled from blue Weber agave. Expect the category's typical baseline: cooked-agave sweetness, a vegetal or peppery edge, and some citrus. The details supplied for this bottle don't state its age category, ABV, region or tasting notes, so check the label for whether it is a Blanco, Reposado or Añejo before choosing how to serve it. The guidance below follows from the category, not from a measured profile of this bottle. Age tells you most about how a tequila will drink. A Blanco (silver) is unaged or rested only briefly, so it tastes of the agave itself: bright, herbal, often peppery. A Reposado spends at least two months in oak, which usually adds light vanilla and a rounder body while keeping the agave in front. An Añejo spends at least a year in barrel and tends toward caramel, baking spice and toasted wood. An Extra Añejo, aged three years or more, is generally deeper and drier, and better sipped than mixed. If the label says Blanco, it is the natural choice for mixing. Its crisp agave character holds up against lime, grapefruit and soda. It works in a Margarita (tequila, fresh lime juice and orange liqueur, served over ice in a rocks glass with a salted rim if you like). It also works in a Paloma (grapefruit soda over ice with a squeeze of lime) and in a Ranch Water (tequila, lime and sparkling mineral water in a tall glass over plenty of ice). A Reposado also makes a good Margarita, a little softer and warmer than the Blanco version. For sipping neat, use a caballito or a small tulip glass and serve it at cool room temperature, so the aromas are not muted. A lime wedge, or orange slices dusted with salt, is a traditional accompaniment. If you prefer it chilled, a single large cube in a rocks glass dilutes slowly.