Cuervo’s latest doesn’t stray far from its profitable core: Jose Cuervo Especial is a mixto tequila (meaning it’s over half blue agave and the rest neutral grain spirits) and unaged.

The results should surprise no one: Especial is a crystal clear and clean spirit, (it’s also known as simply “Cuervo Silver,” although it doesn’t actually say “Silver” on the primary label), an extension of Cuervo’s amazingly successful “Cuervo Gold” line, currently the world’s best-selling tequila.

Complicating matters is the prior existance of a tequila already known as Cuervo Silver — Jose Cuervo Clasico, a very inexpensive mixto which is a fixture at any liquor store alongside Cuervo Gold. I’m not sure if it will be discontinued as the new Especial Plata/Silver rolls out, but be aware that both bottles are likely to be on shelves together for the forseeable future. (For many, the big difference will be price: Clasico runs about $13, Especial Plata about $18.) . . .(CLICK HERE for entire review)

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