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Remember When Bacardí Thought a Tequila-Rum Hybrid Would Be the Next Big Thing?

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So went spirits critic Robert Whitley’s 2002 review of Ciclón, a just-released Barcardí product that combined the brand’s Gold Rum with “blue agave” tequila and a “hint” of natural lime juice. The spirits giant’s own motto was a little more blunt: “90% rum, 10% tequila, 100% un-be-lievable!” “ It’s new, it’s hip, it’s a mere $14. ”

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The 25 Most Important Tequilas of the Last 25 Years

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But it was tequila that I think, ultimately, would define drinking in the first quarter of the 21st century. From 2000 until the present, tequila sales have grown over 300 percent, accounting for some $6.7 Though purists accuse it of being artificially sweetened, it made consumers comfortable paying so much for tequila, he says.