what is the best tequila brand?

Okay...One, Patron doesn't have a gold...only a reposado and an anejo. Two, Cuervo isn't real tequila - only about 51% agave.

If you want a really good one, I would have to agree with an above answer..Don Julio Real is great. If you want to go more affordable...Acumbaro Anejo is great - nice vanilla flavor and even hints of chocolate - as well as Distinguido Anejo - it is aged in bourbon barrels and has a great whiskey finish. Both are extremely smooth.

If you want a silver/blanco/plata/white...whatever you want to call it, go with Acumbaro's. It has a very nice flavor with a great, smooth finish.

Best Tequila Brand

Tequila NEVER contains a worm. It's not allowed under Mexican law. What you're talking about is Mezcal, a different type of liquor also made from agave cactus. Most good mezcals don't have the worm (which is really a larva). They add it to cheap ones so that US college kids can claim they "ate the worm". If your friend is going to Mexico, especially a touristy area where college kids hang out, they should have no trouble finding mezcal with the "worm". Oh, and why did you post this under the "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered" category? ------------------------ I repeat NO TEQUILA HAS EVER HAD A WORM. If you have heard otherwise, you have been misinformed. Mezcal is a type of liquor, not a brand (like thw word vodka). There are many brands of mezcal, just like any other liquor, but not all contain a "worm". Your friend will just have to ask for a mezcal with the "worm". It shouldn't be hard to find.

Patron is great, but it's only 'the best' if you're in a hip-hop video.

I would really recommend shopping around a bit at bars and trying some of their ultra-permium brands to see which you like, tequila reacts with different people's pallet's very differently and is hard to nail down if you're not a connisseur, for my money, I actually prefer a rare brand of Don Julio called Don Julia Real, it runs a bit more than $300 per bottle.

But seriously, taste around at some good lounges/bars before you go spending a lot of money on a whole bottle.

Patron is great, I think the Silver is so much lighter than the Anejo which is robust. Take the bottle in your hands tip it upside down and then right it again. The tequila should cling to the inside of the bottle as all of it drains back down, that's good tequila.

Patron Silver is probably the best that you can get if you just want to enjoy some very good tequila. If you are a connoisseur or something, you might go with rarer tequilas. Gran Centenario Plata is also good.

I see an 1800 tequila advertisement on the right side of my screen so I'll have to say 1800!

Im a personal fan of Patron Anejo and 1800

Patron Gold

Patron Silver tequila is the best you can get - but it's about $40 a bottle.