Tequila Tour: Taste the Best of Mexico

Do you consider yourself a savvy traveler and looking for an unique experience? While many people associate wine with tasting experiences, did you know that tequila tastings are becoming more and more popular? Tequila originates in the western state of Jalisco and continues to be a booming industry. Top shelf tequilas can compete with the best wine and champagne markets in the world. In Puerto Vallarta, you can find many different tequila tasting venues in Puerto Vallarta and some of them are smaller, charming ‘mom and pop’ venues where visitors can just walk in off the street and sip a varieties of flavors. Are you interested in a more upscale and sophisticated setting for your tasting? If so, schedule a tequila tasting at Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa located just south of downtown Puerto Vallarta. Read more to learn about the fun tequila tours in Puerto Vallarta so you can try for yourself Mexico’s most famous export.

Puerto Vallarta Viva Tequila Experience and Trolley

You can find the well-known and fantastic Tequila Museum in the Teatro Vallarta building that is located in downtown Puerto Vallarta on the south side. The museum provides a full day experience that even children will enjoy as well. The Puerto Vallarta Viva Tequila Experience and Show will take you back to the early times where you will learn about the revolution of Mexico’s agriculture and how the agave cactus was discovered which is now one of Mexico’s most prized resources. When you take a ride on the Tequila Trolley, you will start your tasting tour experience there. The Tequila Trolley is very similar to the trolleys in San Francisco, California. The Tequila Trolleys can be seen leaving Galerias Vallarta and this is where the tour will start. There are tours daily that take tourists on the major landmarks in Puerto Vallarta en route to the Viva Tequila’s Museum Experience.

Viva Tequila’s Interactive Experience

Once the trolley has arrived at Viva Tequila, an interactive tour and experience will begin. The guided tour will show visitors how the tequila is made from the crop to harvest, then how it is processed in the distillery stage. Of the main highlights that visitors look forward to with the tour is the actual tasting itself. The tequila will be set on some of the oldest oak barrels, then each individual tequila to sample which includes the best tequila that is made in Mexico will be introduced. Visitors can sip and sample each of the tequilas, but they will not be served in a shot glass, but instead poured into a fine, delicate rimmed glass. This is due to the face that tequila is a drink that should be sipped and savored and not gulped down like the young people do in the bars. Tequila is highly respected by Latin Americans as many compare it to Cognac and is considered an art in their eyes. Once the tour has ended and the tequila has been sampled, visitors will enjoy a live folkloric show that features the best mariachi music and Mexican dancers. The entire environment where the tequila is made is highly sophisticated and air conditioned, and this tour is fun for individuals of all ages. There is also an aroma room where you will try to figure out all the unique flavors that can be found in different tequilas. There are lavender seeds, coffee beans, and other ingredients that will tempt and intrigue your senses even more.

Garza Blanca Tequila Tasting

Do you imagine yourself trying your tasting in an elegant and high end location that is like no other? At the award winning luxury resort Garza Blanca, you will find yourself in a dream like setting that can only be described as paradise. Located on one of the most beautiful and private beaches in the area, Garza Blanca offers in-house tasting tours that will not disappoint. You can enjoy sipping and swirling a variety of tequilas including reposado, anejo, silver and blanco tequilas. Which one do you prefer? If you work up an appetite during your tasting, be sure to check out one of the amazing restaurants located on site. Bocados STK is a steakhouse with amazing views, and Blanca Blue has some of the best sushi in all of Puerto Vallarta.  If you find that you fall in love with this incredible property, there are beachfront residences available for sale whether you are interested in full or fractional ownership. Want more info? Check out Garza Blanca real estate at www.garzablancarealestate.com to learn more about what living in paradise could look like for you.

When you are visiting Puerto Vallarta on your next vacation, make sure to spend time getting to know tequila. Schedule a trip to the Puerto Vallarta Viva Tequila Experience and Show, and enjoy an amazing and upscale tequila tasting at Garza Blanca. Your tastebuds will thank you!