I know there are a lot of people out there who have a really hard time drinking tequila. There is a name for this group of people, and they are called “little girls.” Little girls are easy to spot at the bar. They are usually the ones whining about how they’ll take of shot of anything except tequila. Another easy way to spot these people is they can often be seen taking a tequila shot that has 8 ounces of salt on the rim of the glass, which they lick off, then quickly chase with a whole lime. They do all this, yet in the end, they sit and bitch about how much the tequila burns. I’m sure everyone knows someone that falls in this group. So this review is for the little girls out there that can’t handle man tequila. If you want to go get the little girl now and tell her I have something for her, go ahead. I’ll wait. Okay, is everyone back? Here we go. I’d like to introduce to you Tarantula Azul. Tarantula Azul isn’t really a tequila but a tequila liqueur. What does that mean? It means it’s a tequila that has built-in training wheels for all the little girls out there.
On the Tarantula page, they don’t offer up anything on its history or how it’s made. They mostly just offer drink recipes. All I discovered was that this tequila is blened and bottled in Italy. But they did have this kick ass promo picture. 
Tarantula Azul has a very unique taste. At first, Azul tastes a little like honey but immediately opens up into a strong citrus flavor. While this flavor explosion is happening in your mouth, you will start to notice a familiar burn taking over your tongue. That’s when you realize your old friend tequila is making an appearance. If it weren’t for that burn, I wouldn’t have been able to tell that I was even drinking tequila. For a lot of people this is a good thing, but if you are like me and enjoy tasting your poison, it’s kind of a letdown. The sweet citrus flavor seems good at first, but after a few sips, I was tired of the taste. That sweet flavor just became annoying to me. So I did what I do with anything that starts to annoy me, I drowned it. (Sorry Kelly, your cat Mr. PusPus didn’t run away.) In this case, I didn’t use the ocean but a bit of Sprite© instead. The Sprite took the burn away, but that’s about all it did. The Tarantula Azul mixed with Sprite makes for a more fun drink, but the sweet flavor still started to annoying to me pretty quickly. The sweet taste just overpowered my tastebuds after awhile. This is very much a “Girl Drink Drunk” liqueur. I think a better mixer would be vodka, or maybe Tarantula Azul would be better suited for some kind of ultra-prenium margarita.
Now I know what you are thinking: Will Tarantula Azul have you hosting your own Pants-Off Dance-Off in the bar? The answer is probably not. Azul is 70-proof, but you are more likely to become hyper way before you become drunk. I went through 6 shots before I decided to mix it with a little vodka to get my drunk going. Azul felt more like an energy drink with a decent amount of alcohol. Unfortunately, I got that energy drink crash the next morning. I awoke feeling groggy and out of it. Plus, my body was sore in ways I didn’t understand. I’m not saying it had anything to do with the liqueur. I’m just saying I’m getting old.
The going price on this 70-proof tequila gem is around $26. You can probably find it cheaper at your local place of booze sales. We found ours for $17 because the store was going out of business. Now remember there are Tarantula mini mixed drinks that are sold for around $6 that are perfect. We even wrote an article about them. Tarantula Azul is very much a woman’s tequila…well, women and all you little girls out there. It’s tequila with its own training wheels. The taste isn’t bad in small doses, plus you can get a hyper buzz off it. Tarantula Azul is a good drink to wake you up for a long night of exorcising the sober demon from the body. So next time you are heading on your weekend trek, go ahead and start with one or two rounds of a drink that has Tarnatula Azul in it.
Sipability – 6.5
Mixability – 8.0
Drunkability – 5.0
Hangover-ability – 3.0
Bang for the Buck – 5.0
Overall - 5.5 
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its safe to say…i’ll never try this.
Strangely enough, I’m one of those guys who falls into that group of “little girls” – despite being able to take several shots of Bacardi 151 with NO chaser…
But with something like this – I’d rather just stick with Jager bombs if I want the energy rush. Don’t waste the shelf space – unless you MUST have a bar stocked with Everything
;);)
lmao @ “girl drink drunk liqueor”
lmao @ “girl drink drunk liqueor”
i just wonder why there is so much hype, i was rollin through seattle and i had never heard of this stuff till i saw a couple sings and billboards which got me interested which led me to this article
It’s really good with redbull, really really good with redbull. I’m not much of a fan of this by itself, but if you take the jager bomb approach and drop a shot into a bit of redbull it’s absolutely delicious. Much like bazooka bubble gum. Tequila is the only shot I order at a bar, and I don’t mind it straight, but prefer it with a lime. Also, tequila made in Mexico does not allow there to be a worm in the bottle, it’s held to very strict standards. You are most likely thinking of Mezcal. Good review.
I’m a woman and I’d prefer top-shelf tequila whether it be drinking it straight-up or in a margarita. I’ve tried this stuff once and it is the most white trash shit a person could ever have. Don’t drink this and avoid the Cuervo as well.
Speaking for a group of serious Tequila drinkers, this was the worst stuff EVER. Not one single person out of a group of 7 or 8 liked it.
I love this drink. I’m mad I can never find it @ a local store…suckz!
I’m surprised…Am i the only one drinks Tarantula Azul?? I love it…
btw I am a woman
Keep it in the freezer and sip it as a after dinner dessert.
I LOVE THIS TEQUILA! I always told my husband if liquor taste like candy or juice I would be drunk 24/7! And this is my drink of choice.
For those of you that don’t like Tarantula Azul by itself try it with red bull… You need a glass (something a shot glass can fit into, but not a huge glass either) and a shot glass. Fill the glass with red bull. Make sure the amount of red bull is about the same height of the shot glass (you’ll understand why later). Pour a shot of Tequila Azul drop it in the glass of red bull and CHUG!
It’s so yummy!! This delicious drink is called a “Spider Bite”
Don’t have to many in one sitting because it truly will “bite” you…
It also taste good with Monster, if you don’t like red bull. It’s like a Jäger Bomb, but BETTER!
Comment back if you tried it…
Hey bombshell… sometimes if you ask the clerk they might be able to order it… doesn’t hurt to ask!
True story… I got my dad hooked on Tarantula Azul and where he lives they didn’t sell it, so he got a bunch of his buddies that drank to keep asking the liquor clerk if they had it, and soon enough they started selling it because it was such a big demand.
Comment back if you tried it…
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