Casa Azul tequila vs Clase Azul: what's the difference

Casa Azul and Clase Azul are two different brands, and the names get swapped all the time. Casa Azul is its own brand, mainly known for canned tequila sodas, while Clase Azul is the ceramic-bottle sipping tequila. To see what CBC Liquors in Westford has on the shelf, start with the tequila category.

Is Casa Azul the same as Clase Azul?

No. They are two separate brands that happen to sound alike, which is why a search for one so often turns up the other.

Casa Azul is its own brand, mainly canned tequila sodas: a light, ready-to-drink mix of tequila and soda in a can. Clase Azul is a premium sipping tequila, best known for its hand-painted ceramic decanters.

If you want a can you can open and pour over ice, you are looking for Casa Azul. If you want a bottle to sip slowly or give as a gift, you are probably thinking of Clase Azul. The rest of this page covers both so you can tell which one you want before you shop.

What is Casa Azul?

Casa Azul is mainly a canned tequila soda brand. That puts it in the ready-to-drink world, alongside other cans you grab cold and drink without mixing anything yourself.

A tequila soda is a simple idea: tequila, sparkling water and a little flavor, already combined. There is no bottle of tequila to buy, no lime to squeeze and no mixer to hunt down. You chill it and open it.

At CBC Liquors, the place to look for this kind of drink is the Ready-To-Drink page. The seltzers page sits next to it and is worth a look if you like a light, bubbly drink. Stock changes, so if you are after Casa Azul specifically, check those pages or ask the store before you drive over.

What is Clase Azul, and why do people confuse it with Casa Azul?

Clase Azul is a premium tequila sold in ceramic bottles that are painted by hand, which makes the bottle itself recognizable on a shelf. It is made to be sipped neat or with a single ice cube rather than mixed into a tall drink.

The confusion is mostly the name. Both brands lead with the word for blue, and both end up in the same search results. Spelling it out helps: Casa means house, Clase means class.

You can see which tequila bottles CBC Liquors has in stock on the tequila category page. If you are hunting for one particular sipping bottle, the quickest route is to browse that page or call the store and ask.

How do blanco, reposado and añejo tequila differ?

Once you are on a tequila page, the first thing you will notice is the style on the label. These words describe how long the tequila rested in wood, and they are the same across brands.

Blanco is unaged or rested only briefly. It tastes bright and peppery with clear agave character, and it is the usual choice for margaritas and tequila sodas.

Reposado rests in oak for a few months, which rounds the edges and adds a touch of vanilla and spice. Añejo is aged at least a year, so it drinks smoother and darker and suits sipping. Past that sit extra añejo and cristalino, the filtered, clear aged style. If you are curious about agave spirits beyond tequila, mezcal is the smoky cousin.

Which tequilas can you look at at CBC Liquors?

If a tequila soda is what you came for, the cans are on the Ready-To-Drink page. If you would rather make your own, a few bottles to start with are on the tequila page.

CASAMIGOS Blanco Tequila and CASAMIGOS Reposado Tequila cover the unaged and lightly rested styles from one brand, which makes them easy to compare side by side. ESPOLON Blanco Tequila and LALO Blanco Tequila are two more blancos worth a look for margaritas and highballs.

For classic mixing bottles, there are Jose Cuervo Silver Especial and Jose Cuervo Gold Especial. If you want to go deeper on a brand, our write-ups on 1800 tequila and 818 tequila are a good next read.

How do you make a simple tequila soda at home?

If you cannot find the canned version, a tequila soda is one of the easiest drinks to build yourself. You need a blanco tequila, plain sparkling water and a lime.

Fill a tall glass with ice, pour in a measure of blanco tequila, and top with cold sparkling water. Squeeze in a wedge of lime and give it one gentle stir. That is the whole recipe, and you can change the balance to taste.

A fruit-flavored sparkling water works if you want a little sweetness, and a pinch of salt on the rim brings out the agave. The mixers page has sodas, tonics and other bottled mixers to try. Whatever you make, keep it unhurried and serve it to guests who are 21 or over.

Can you pick up or get tequila delivered from CBC Liquors?

CBC Liquors offers pickup, delivery and shipping as well as walking in. Pickup runs during store hours: Sunday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Monday to Thursday 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM, and Friday and Saturday 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Delivery hours are a little shorter: Sunday 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM, Monday to Thursday 10:00 AM to 8:30 PM, and Friday and Saturday 10:00 AM to 9:30 PM. The delivery areas page shows where the store delivers, and there are town pages for Chelmsford, Acton, Lowell and others nearby.

The shop is at 142 Littleton Rd, Westford, MA 01886, and carries 4,613 products across 1,888 brands. Customers rate it 4.7 out of 5 on Google from 339 reviews.