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Wild Common's Still Strength Blanco Featured Among Top High-Proof Tequilas for 2024

Wild Common's Still Strength Blanco Featured Among Top High-Proof Tequilas for 2024

We're stoked and honored to share that UPROXX featured our Still Strength Blanco in their high-proof tequila roundup, as number two, of the finest high-proof tequilas for cocktail crafting in 2024. This recognition affirms our unwavering commitment to traditional craftsmanship and our steadfast dedication to producing pure, additive-free tequila. The Art of High-Proof Tequila After spending years chasing the perfect agave expression, our Still Strength Blanco (100 Proof/50% ABV) is exactly what we set out to create. It exemplifies what makes high-proof tequila special - an intensified expression of agave's natural characteristics. While maintaining the approachable $85 price point, we've...

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Wild Common: Honored to Be Named Among Top Fortaleza Alternatives by VinePair

Wild Common: Honored to Be Named Among Top Fortaleza Alternatives by VinePair

Hey tequila enthusiasts! We're absolutely thrilled to share some exciting news from VinePair's latest spotlight on premium tequilas. Being recognized as a top alternative to the legendary Fortaleza? That's the kind of validation that makes all our hard work in the copper pot stills worth it! 🌵 A Humbling Recognition When VinePair's Pete O'Connell dropped his "8 Best Alternatives to Tequila Fortaleza" piece on November 15, 2024, we couldn't have been more honored to be featured. As a relatively new player in the agave space (est. 2021), being mentioned alongside such esteemed brands is truly humbling. Fortaleza is basically the...

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Wild Common featured in Forbes' Still Strength Tequilas to Try Now

Wild Common featured in Forbes' Still Strength Tequilas to Try Now

We are stoked to announce that, earlier this month, Forbes included Wild Common's Still Strength Tequila Blanco on its list of "7 Great Still-Strength Tequilas To Try Now." Our Still Strength Blanco is one of our favorite spirits and we could not be more excited to see it featured alongside so many amazing Tequila brands and in a list of sprits we'd happily drink and enjoy. By law, Tequilas must be distilled and bottled to a specific proof point. In the United States, Tequilas have to have a minimum of 40% alcohol by volume(ABV), and most Tequilas on the market...

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Aprés Mountain Bike Season in Bellingham, WA

Aprés Mountain Bike Season in Bellingham, WA

At its core, Wild Common is about bringing people together and sharing in the adventure. So, when three friends pitched us the idea of using our Tequila Blanco to make a Ranch Waters cocktail after a long day of riding, we were stoked. Brooklyn Bell, Sophia Rouches, and Anne Cleary are all uniquely adventurous spirits. Brooklyn is a mountain biker, skier, and artist. She spends summers ripping trails and winters skiing pillow lines. She channels her inspiration from nature into her illustrations, pushing the boundaries of how we relate to athletes. Sophia is a mountain biker, skier, and business owner. She...

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Mezcal, Human Connection, and The Land

Mezcal, Human Connection, and The Land

Wild Common has two missions. One is to bring traditionally-made agave spirits to the mountain and outdoor world we live in. The other mission is to bring people together to share moments while making a difference for tomorrow. Where these two missions meet you’ll usually find some really wonderful people. One of the people that’s been on the Wild Common Journey for a while now is Jer Collins. Jer and Andy met during the wild west early days of Instagram. Back when the platform was more about stunning photography and creative expression and less about maximizing the algorithm (can you...

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Day in The Life: Jackson Hole in Autumn with Mike Gardner

Day in The Life: Jackson Hole in Autumn with Mike Gardner

We'll make a bold statement but hear us out: autumn in the Tetons is the best time of year. The temps are still warm, but the evenings are crisp. The big summer tourist season has passed and everything is just a little more chill and laid back. The best part though is that there's still an abundance of recreating outside and enough daylight to relish the season before it changes.We were fortunate to recently connect with our friends Mike Gardner and Drew Smith. Mike, like Wild Common's founder Andy, is a fellow Exum Mountain Guide alumnus and all around mountain...

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