Know Your Tequila: Margarita Season Is Upon Us

The sun's out. The temperature's high. You have an insatiable desire to get out on a rooftop and drink.

And now this: tequila season.

Which brings us to our old friend Don Julio, the world's first ultra-premium tequila, handcrafted in Mexico for your summertime pleasures.

Consider it an excuse to get to know—or get to know again—your tequila. It started the way these things often do: by word of mouth. Don Julio (yes, there was a real guy) started distilling tequila in 1942, and passing it out to his friends. (Lesson: always befriend a guy who spends his days distilling.) Today, it's made much the same way—lovingly, by hand, in Mexico. (By a team of Salma Hayek look-alikes, we assume.)

All of which is a long way of saying it's the perfect fuel for your summertime bacchanalia. Use it to make your ultra-premium margaritas, or even as the perfect substitute for rum in an ultra-clean mojito. Or just pour it into a glass and enjoy it neat.

Okay, you can add ice. If you must.