This is one of those contests that you can't say no to...

1800® Select Silver Tequila is running a contest for the chance to win $10,000 towards putting together the ultimate ManCave! You can enter once a day and no purchase is necessary (though the 1800 Select Silver is mighty good).

"You can deck out your spot with the sickest new home entertainment system, a game console of your choice, plenty of seating arrangements to keep you comfy and a supply of 1800® Silver Select Tequila within an arm’s reach – the Man Cave is sure to secure poker night at YOUR house, indefinitely. So, stand up to the powers that be and enter daily to for a chance to be the envy of all your buddies."


I've never been much of a tequila drinker outside of some house brand rot-gut in a margarita or an occasional shot of Patron but Select Silver tastes and drinks like a cut above any of the other tequilas that I've tried. Select Silver is aged in an oak cask so there is somewhat of a smoky taste that complements the agave sweetness. This is definitely a liquor that can be shot or sipped straight without the ritual of "lick-shoot-suck" (salt - tequila - lime - shudder at the aftertaste). You have to be a little careful with the Select Silver though as its smooth taste disguises that it is 100 proof.


1800 Select Silver is priced at under $30 a bottle which makes it cheaper than Patron but not so far away from the price of a bottle of 'basic' tequila (Jose Cuervo or otherwise) that a trade-up couldn't be easily justified.