Six Tequilas and three Mezcals won Platinum Medal-Superlative, and 74 additional Tequilas and Mezcals won Gold Medal-Exceptional at the Beverage Testing Institute (BTI) recent judging of agave spirits. Four of the top Tequilas were Extra Añejo, and two were Blanco. All three of the Mezcals were Blanco.
BTI reviews and scores, on a hundred-point scale, thousands of beverages each year. This activity makes it more like a conventional wines and spirits competition. The Chicago-based organization, however, plays a dual role in the beverage industry. It also functions as a consultancy that, in its own words, utilizes:
Exceptional methodology, proprietary tools, and decades of experience offer research,
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