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BRANDS ON-PREMISE Where Tequila Reigns EVEN AMID AN ABUNDANCE OF BRANDS, TEQUILA REVOLUCION STILL STANDS OUT by Anthony Head / photos by Kirk Weddle D aniel Nicolosi, General Manager of TQLA in Houston's blossoming Washington Avenue corridor, says that Houston is America's fourth-largest city for good reasons. "Younger professionals are moving here," he explains. "And even with the bad economy, more and more celebrity chefs are opening new restaurants here with exciting new concepts. The foodie following—including the wine, spirits and craft beer categories—is already pretty large in Houston and growing." And, Nicolosi adds, Houston is a place were a premium spirit brand like Tequila REVOLUCION definitely gets noticed. Produced in El Arenal, Jalisco, REVOLUCION features a full line of 100-percent agave tequilas; each demonstrates distinct and vivid agave expressions through organic growing and production methods. So even at a place like TQLA, which serves 196 different varieties Tequila REVOLUCION Silver 100 Proof packs punch in a Margarita at Houston's TQLA. 120 / the tasting panel / october 2013 TP1013_104-152.indd 120 9/23/13 10:34 PM