Who hasn't heard of José Cuervo? The brand is ubiquitous. But the man? Few know his story. In Tequila Wars: José Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico, award-winning journalist Ted ...

Journalist and author Ted Genoways follows the violent, unpredictable and hugely profitable world of tequila through the ...

TEQUILA WARS: José Cuervo and the Bloody Struggle for the Spirit of Mexico, by Ted Genoways As far as personal branding goes, getting name-checked in multiple chart-topping singles isn’t a bad ...

What's in a name? José Cuervo's namesake tequila brand is intertwined with some of the most pivotal moments in Mexican history, from gaining independence from Spain in 1821 to the Mexican Revolution.