Q&A for How to Drink Tequila

It's fair, you can do better for the price point.

First you need to find the proof of the tequila you're drinking. Assume that it is 80 proof, that's 40% alcohol. Now, how much tequila is in your drink? If it's one ounce of 80 proof tequila, then there is .4 ounces of alcohol in your drink. If it's two ounces of 110 proof tequila, then you've got 1.1 ounces of alcohol. The formula is that the total alcohol (in ounces) equals the proof divided by two, times the number of ounces you're drinking.

Yes. That is simply serving it "on the rocks." The ice chills the spirit, and also dilutes it as it melts, which opens up its flavor.

Gin is a better mix with club soda and ice, tequila is better neat, or on the rocks, or even with salt and lime.