The next year will be vital to tequila’s expansion beyond its American heartland, with markets in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific all showing promiseBrands are simultaneously targeting the fashionable early evening consumption occasion and touting tequila’s higher-end cues as a sipping spirit to be taken seriouslyRTD and RTS extensions are becoming increasingly popular, aimed at casual, on-the-go opportunities, while flavoured variants are also a useful recruitment toolConsumer knowledge of tequila outside North America remains limited, so category education will be a key driver of
How tequila can capture the consumer outside of North America – Category Intel
The key aspects of tequila’s global development will be its ability to tap into current consumer trends and the need to attract new recruits into the category – alongside educational efforts.

Tequila brand owners are increasingly looking beyond North America for growth, but consumer education will be key to the category’s fortunes in the year ahead.
Former newspaper journalist Richard Woodard has been writing about the global wine and spirits industry for nearly 20 years, and is a regular contributor to a number of magazines and websites.


