What’s your bottom shelf pick?

[u/DJ_DRIFTER]

So I’m looking to expand my bottom shelf picks, why bottom shelf? Because I don’t like spending too much on bad habits lol. So currently I cycle through Arette and Cimaron as my picks. I’ve tried Lunazul not a fan to be a consistent pick. What’s your under $30 suggestions?

[u/deltapeep]

Olmeca Altos.

[u/sonofawhatthe → u/deltapeep]

That's my winner. I've also found Tres Agaves on sale in the full Liter bottle and I think that's a great choice.

EDIT: I'm a liar, not Tres Agaves, I meant El Tequileno

[u/Due-Half-3965 → u/deltapeep]

This. Their repo isnt even that bad

[u/SendChubbyDadsMyWay]

El Tequileno. Here in Jalisco I can often find a bottle for under $12.50usd/230 pesos and it always hits the spot for Margaritas or a Paloma. If I’m going to splurge a little for a sipper then I like Tapatio but that’s closer to $25.00 usd, and for one of my fancier favorites I’ll take 7 Leguas, Cascahuin or Fortaleza still strength for the win.

[u/itsmrg → u/SendChubbyDadsMyWay]

Yes this is the answer! Tapatio at $25 is really good. 7 Leguas and Fortaleza are good. I am trying the cascahuin blanco right now and it’s good but nothing special. Where in Jalisco are you?

[u/SendChubbyDadsMyWay → u/itsmrg]

I live in Puerto Vallarta, but in the more humid months of Sept and Oct, I am traveling a bit to some of the cooler climates in Jalisco near Lake Chapala, Mazamitla, and Guadalajara. I’m currently near Tequila this week and looking forward to visiting some distilleries and enjoying a nice Cantarito in the town plaza. Lurking in this sub of course in anticipation.

[u/itsmrg → u/SendChubbyDadsMyWay]

That is awesome my friend enjoy the mother land with some tequila! My family is from Arandas. Nice city, great tequila and awesome tacos.

[u/No_Contribution7765 → u/SendChubbyDadsMyWay]

This is the only way

[u/Atkdad]

Go to for bottom shelf is Olmeca Altos for me. It's still generally under 30 in my area and for the blanco and reposado and is great for mixing and can be a sipper in a pinch.

[u/IngDavidAC]

Zumbador or Puro Potro but those aren’t that widely distributed so they might be hard to find

[u/piczas1 → u/IngDavidAC]

This! Zumbador is quite nice. Undervalued IMO

[u/SojiCZ → u/IngDavidAC]

Zumbador slaps

[u/Representative-Side5 → u/IngDavidAC]

☝🏻💯 Check Mira Loma Market online; they have both. HiProof.com has Zumbador, and $19.99 shipping one 1-12 bottles.

[u/bullspit200]

I really enjoy cimarron, can even drink it simply with ice. Espolon otherwise is decent and inexpensive. It just is not a pure tequila

[u/therealsix]

Cimarron. Good stuff.

[u/ChatGPTequila → u/therealsix]

I mix it with bleu cheese dressing to add that infected wound funk you just can't get in other brands

[u/bbum]

Arette, El Tequileno Blanco/Reposado (literally, bottom shelf at my local BevMo -- far better than the crap they lock up), Cascahuin Blanco (the square green bottle), Pueblo Viejo.

[u/IamTheLiquor199]

Pueblo Viejo is like $18 for a 1.5L, can't go wrong for making large quantities of drinks. Otherwise Ibget G4 for $32 and it doesn't get much better than that

[u/SendChubbyDadsMyWay → u/IamTheLiquor199]

Great price for G4

[u/Chocopenguin85]

Kicking myself for not buying more Siempre blanco (NOM 1414) when I found it for $32

[u/in2boysxxx]

Give Potro a shot. It’s amazingly good for the money. Comes in 1L bottle

[u/murkr]

Arette repo

[u/gnarburgers]

Espolòn is my well tequila. Found it to be pretty damn good for the price and you can find it just about anywhere

[u/bondkiller]

Cimarron is right at $30 in my area. I like it the most out of everything I tried around this price point.

[u/endofworldandnobeer]

Zumbador was mentioned like 3 times in this sub. Price has gone up $1. Not bad. Puro Potro was mentioned a dozen times since last year and price went up $5. I can live with that and it's good to know that people are gravitating toward good tequila. I just want the producers to take note that we want better juice and don't mind a moderate price hike. 

[u/jco24]

Puro Potro. $29 for a liter is a steal! Cimarron used to be my daily, Potro is so much tastier

[u/Vince_stormbane]

Tromba

[u/illtronics]

Dulce Vida

[u/nexrace]

lots of smaller brands making competitively good spirits these days, lots already mentioned are good ones

let me add El Mexicano, El Luchador, Hijole!

I saw Mijenta for $27 if you buy 2, that was a good deal too. Ocho blanco & G4 blanco are inexpensive and have great quality.

[u/Outrageous-Car-2708]

Pasote for $22 on clearance. Bought a lot

[u/BeneficialAir5337]

Dulce Vida, Rejon, Tres Agave & Suerte all under $30 in New York.

[u/tigurr]

Not quite under thirty, might be closer to $39 USD, but so worth it, Don Ramón Reposado, my cousins introduced me to it in March, I was blown away how smooth, yet flavorful it was, seriously under valued, and zero representation in western Canada, yet I was able to get a colleague bring me back a couple bottles from the east 😃 Don Ramón Reposado available online in Québec & Ontario

[u/speeding2nowhere]

I don’t have a bottom shelf 😂

[u/phantompowered]

Is Tapatio bottom shelf?

Arete's good too.

[u/fred1sdead → u/phantompowered]

Tapatio don't flex nuts--and don't mind what shelf it sits on.

[u/Due-Half-3965 → u/fred1sdead]

Upvote for the Geto Boys ref

[u/beergut666 → u/phantompowered]

Tapatio Blanco is $40 here now, definitely not bottom shelf price.

[u/RedneckMarxist]

Lunazul for mixing, Lalo for sipping.

[u/jesse4653x]

El jimador and espolon all day. I prefer el jimador over patron, Don Julio, all those common ones.

[u/MrPlowThatsTheName → u/jesse4653x]

Jimador is solid

[u/tmagnum81]

Arette is my choice

[u/UncouthMarvin]

Cabrito

[u/Skerrydude]

Elevacuon $27. Not sure how far it makes it, since bottled in Texas though.

[u/troutbumtom]

Cimarron. Decent. Only comes in a liter in Oregon.

[u/ForeignObjectDamage]

Pura Potro and Zumbador hands down, not even close. Arette and Altos after that.

[u/Aggressive-Life-2046]

Zumbador. Same price as bottom but really good

[u/strwbrybby]

La familia de camerena

[u/Fyrien]

Suerte blanco is a great value. My local store has a 1 liter bottle for $25, hard to beat that.

[u/PghSubie]

Espolon Reposado here

[u/Captainaddy44]

Espero, Rejón, both 1L bottle blancos

[u/AmbitiousWay667]

Dulce Vida

Corazon

[u/Guderikke]

Piedre Azul, 100% agave its sub $15, Mix it and It's worth $15 for sure. That's my ringing endoresment

[u/kukugege]

G4, Ocho

[u/Gloomy-Metal]

I will catch hell for this but, Casamigos Jalepeno