barrel-sweetened Reposado and oak-spiced Afiejo. They sell at dozens of metro retailers, including Green’s Discount Liquors in Midtown, the Smyrna World of Beverages and Sigman Bottle Shop in Conyers. To date, Goza (pronounced GO-zuh) has 104 distribution points in the Southeast. “Goza means ‘enjoy’ in Spanish, and is targeted to men and women who want to savor the taste of a product that mixes just as well in any cocktail as vodka does,” says founder Jacob Gluck. “Our tagline is, ‘Mexican Grown. Atlanta’s Own,’ because this is the perfect market. It’s growing and we want play a part in that growth.” Goza is poured at such bars and bistros as the quirky Yebo and the aristocratic Hal’s Steakhouse (both in Buckhead). The brand even has a recipe program for do-it-yourselfers. It includes the Mayan Mule, with a kick of bitters and lime; the Mint Refresher, brightened with blackberries; and the Go Go, spiked with lemongrass (recipes and more at gozatequila.com). CACTUS CUISINE If you’d rather make a meal of your tequila, check out the ceviche at Escorpion (downtown Atlanta), the fried plantains at Mezcalito’s Cocina (Grant Park), the shrimp cocktail at Tacos and Tequilas (Midtown) and the grilled steak tacos at Alma Cocina (downtown).
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GOZA TEQUILA
Buckhead’s Goza Tequila, available at dozens of metro Atlanta retailers, has a recipe program for do-it-yourselfers that includes this Mint Refresher, brightened with blackberries.