Tequila’s Additive Wars—The Battle Over What’s Really In Your Bottle

Tequila defied 2025’s global spirits slump—but a bitter fight over “additive‑free” labels shook the industry to its core.
The Caledonian-Record

As Additive-Free Spirits Surge, Rum Becomes the Next Category Under the Microscope

Kuleana Rum Works, the Hawai‘i-based distillery known for its additive-free, award-winning rums, today announced the release ...
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Is ‘Additive-Free’ Tequila the New 100% Agave?

The conversation has shifted to highlight producers that omit glycerin, sweeteners, and other additives in their product. But is additive-free the only indicator of quality? In 2012 Grover and Scarlet ...

Leyenda 1925 Expands to California Bringing Additive-Free Luxury Tequila to the West Coast

Leyenda 1925, the high-end, additive-free luxury tequila brand rooted in nearly a century of family tradition, today announced its official expansion into the California market. Following a highly ...
Uproxx

Affordable Additive Free Tequilas Face Off Against Expensive Bottles *With* Additives

Right now additive-free is all the rage in tequila. Honestly, it’s popular with good reason. Now let’s be clear, additive-free doesn’t always equal good tequila, but when you consider you’re paying ...
Forbes

An Additive-Free Tequila Brand Continues Its Dramatic Expansion

Siempre Tequila is rapidly expanding, thanks to a partnership with Prestige Beverage Group. Alex Lacroix wants everyone to be able to enjoy an additive-free tequila. A former felon turned entrepreneur ...
Fast Company

How Big Tequila is fighting to make sure you never fully know what’s in your margaritas

At a recent tequila tasting event held at IXTA, a Mexican hotspot in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Grover and Scarlet Sanschagrin lament that too many tequilas sold on shelves today contain artificial ...
Morningstar

Leading Additive-Free and Carbon Neutral Tequila Brand, De Nada Tequila, Secures Double Gold Nod via Inaugural Agavos International Spirits Competition

NEW YORK, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, De Nada Tequila, a leading additive-free and carbon neutral tequila brand, is pleased to announce the securement of a Double Gold Award via The Inaugural ...
Business Wire

Flecha Azul Tequila Leads the Additive-Free Tequila Movement Abroad Launching in Australia

The brand, marketing its third international market, will expand its footprint in Australia through a strategic partnership with Vanguard Luxury Brands DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flecha Azul Tequila, ...