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If you’re planning to raise a glass this Cinco de Mayo, here are some delicious and varied tequilas and mezcals that you might want to try

I’ve recently fallen in love with agave spirits. Here are my favorite tequilas and mezcals

Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked. A decade later, his property is now dotted with thousands of what he and others hope is a promising new crop for the state following years of punishing drought and a push to scale back on groundwater pumping. The 49-year-old mechanical engineer is one of a growing number of Californians planting agave to be harvested and used to make spirits, much like the way tequila and mezcal are made in Mexico.

The 8 best bottles of tequila you can pick up for under $100 that are delicious enough to sip.

When it comes to the tequila renaissance, sip it, don't shoot it