Don Julio Blanco
Don Julio’s bright, unaged tequila: citrus, cooked agave, and a touch of black pepper. This is the bottle for a Paloma or Margarita that tastes of real agave, but it’s smooth enough to drink neat over ice.
Tequila straight from the still
Don Julio Blanco is the house’s purest bottle: tequila that hasn’t rested in wood after distillation. The agaves are blue Weber agaves from the highlands of Jalisco, hand-harvested when fully ripe, and the tequila is distilled in copper stills. With no barrel in between, you taste the agave itself: fresh, lightly sweet, and a little green.
That’s what sets Blanco apart from its older siblings. Reposado and Añejo pick up notes of vanilla and caramel from the oak; Blanco remains bright and citrusy, with a peppery edge. That’s exactly why it’s the best choice for cocktails where lime and grapefruit take center stage. Julio González founded his distillery in 1942; this tequila shows most clearly what it’s all about.
At a glance
Fresh, green, and a little peppery
Citrus and agave
Lemon zest, lime, and grapefruit layered over the sweet aroma of cooked agave, with a hint of grass.
Lightly sweet and sharp
Bright and lively: pronounced agave, a touch of sweetness, and black pepper that tingles on the tongue.
Clean and fresh
A short, clean finish with citrus and pepper lingering briefly. No wood, no vanilla.
Flavor profile of Don Julio Blanco neat at room temperature. Ice softens it and brings the citrus forward.
How to serve Don Julio Blanco
Blanco is made for fresh, tart, and sparkling drinks. It can also be enjoyed neat, but over ice.
Don Julio Paloma
50 ml Don Julio Blanco over ice in a highball glass, add 10 ml lime juice, and top up with 120 ml grapefruit soda. Finish with a slice of grapefruit. This is how Don Julio serves it.
Go to the recipe →Spicy Margarita
Muddle two jalapeño slices in the shaker, then add 50 ml Blanco, 25 ml Cointreau, and 25 ml lime juice. Shake hard with ice and strain into a margarita glass. The peppery tequila and the pepper from the jalapeño amplify each other.
Go to the recipe →Over ice with lime
40 ml Blanco over a large ice cube in a tumbler, with a strip of lime zest. The cold takes the edge off and brings out the agave and citrus.
Tumblers →Cocktails made with Don Julio Blanco
Every tequila cocktail with lime or grapefruit starts with a good blanco. These four are the classics.
Paloma
Tequila, lime, and grapefruit soda with a salted rim. Mexico's most popular tequila cocktail.
Margarita
Tequila, Cointreau, and lime, shaken and served with a salted rim. Fresh and crisp with Blanco.
Spicy Margarita
The Margarita with jalapeño. The peppery Blanco makes it even livelier.
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila, orange juice, and grenadine layered. Fruity and easy.The right glass for Don Julio Blanco
A tall highball glass for the Paloma, a margarita glass for the Margarita, a coupe for the spicy version, and a low tumbler for Blanco over ice.
More flavors of Don Julio
Don Julio
Where it all began. Read all about Don Julio on the brand page: its origins, varieties and classic cocktails.
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Don Julio Añejo
Aged for eighteen months in American oak: rich, warm and complex. Neat in a tulip glass or over ice.
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Don Julio 1942
Caramel, chocolate and vanilla around roasted agave. A bottle for a gift or a special evening.
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Questions about Don Julio Blanco
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