Tequila Festival.

join us as We take you through the world of plata, oro, reposado, anejo and mezcal, showing you the highlights of what Mexico’s best known spirit has to offer. With over 30 different tequilas, 15 cocktails and Mexican specials throughout February, Tequila Festival at The Packhorse is not one to be missed.

When life gives you lemons...

Come to The Packhorse and have a tequila. On Saturday 3 February we're joined by The Leseditrio, kicking off the festival with live music from 8:30pm.

Blanco / Silver

AKA Plata. This clear tequila is not aged before storing and will have the simplest flavour. This is a popular type for mixing since it won't overwhelm the flavour of the drink. Best known for shooters, it's the most popular tequila type in the UK - a great tequila for the vodka lovers.

Reposado

Tequila reposado is aged in oak for between two and eleven months before storing or distribution. This medium-amber coloured spirit will have a light but complex flavour, making it the ideal all purpose tequila. You can shoot it, sip it or mix it.

Gold

This light amber coloured tequila is a mixture of tequila plata and reposado. It's usually the strongest as far as alcohol contents goes and the harshest as far as flavour goes.

Añejo

Pronounced "on-YAY-ho," this is the most complex-flavoured type of tequila. It's aged for at least a year in a small oak barrel, giving it a robust, smoky flavour and bright floral undertones. Try not to sound too pretentious when repeating that. This is the tequila for gin fans - and those of you who just love tequila.

Mezcal

Real tequila is made from blue agave and only in very specific regions - similar to Champagne or Cava. When those guidelines are not followed, what you have is mezcal - pronounced "mess-call." Made from the more common maquey plant, a cousin to the blue agave, mezcal has a smoky and much harsher taste to it.

Flavoured Tequila

Flavoured tequila is usually made using plata as the base. Although nothing new, flavoured tequila is a growing market with more and more flavours being created and can be enjoyed as a shooter, sipped or used in cocktails.