20 Tequila Cocktails In A Can You Need To Try

For years, beer claimed the No. 1 slot in the canned alcoholic beverage department. Hard seltzer, kombucha, and wine brands have jumped on the bandwagon to ensure people could consume their favorite beverages in an easy-to-drink can. While brands raced to can their drinks, it seemed one type of alcohol cruised to the party a little later. Tequila lovers lacked a delicious canned cocktail option to enjoy their favorite liquor on the go.

Before these canned cocktails came to market, tequila drinkers waited to consume their favorite alcohol at a bar or restaurant in the form of a margarita or tequila soda. But brands have caught up with the times and started putting tequila-based cocktails in a can to enjoy wherever your heart desires. Get ready to pick up a six-pack to enjoy some tequila on the water, at the slopes, or your next tailgate. As self-proclaimed tequila enthusiasts, we rounded up several tequila cocktails in a can you need to try.

What does Onda mean? The name mimics a feeling. It translates to a wave and good vibes. Onda grew out of the founder's obsession with tequila soda, and the '90s surf style inspired the branding. Some of us recognize the founder, Shay Mitchell, from shows like "Pretty Little Liars," or as the queen behind the luggage brand Béis.

Onda uses real tequila and juice in their canned cocktails. Each can is 5% ABV, only 100 calories, and 1 gram carbs or fewer, so if you fancy a low-carb diet, this beverage might be for you. As wild as this sounds, not all canned cocktails contain real agave-based spirits. Onda puts care into their ingredients and makes a better-tasting canned cocktail.

While many other brands started producing tequila, then created canned cocktails, Onda specializes in sparkling tequila beverages. They make delicious flavors like grapefruit, lime, blood orange, and watermelon.

Have you tried the first clean tequila seltzer? The next tequila cocktail in a can you need to buy on our list contains pure ingredients guaranteed to provide a delightful burst of tequila in every sip.

Volley founders Chris Wirth and Camila Soriano decided to make their spiked seltzers after discovering other brands in the business fill their drinks with less than pure ingredients. They created tequila seltzers that contain only organic juice, sparkling water, and premium 100% blue agave tequila.

The flavors range from zesty lime and sharp grapefruit to tropical mango and spicy ginger. The spicy ginger threw us initially as an option for a tequila drink, but this seltzer will draw in ginger lovers and those on the fence about this flavor offering. If you like Volley, don't worry. The brand offers a 48-pack to satisfy your tequila seltzer cravings all day and night.

Cutwater Spirits distills an award-winning spirits portfolio, including whiskeys, vodkas, gins, rums, tequilas, and liqueurs. In the canned department, you can find a variety of canned tequila beverages, including margaritas, ranch water, and tequila sodas. For this article, we honed in on the tequila, specifically their canned offerings — and even more niche — the tequila soda.

Cutwater's Tequila Soda keeps it simple and combines tequila, soda water, and a hint of lime. Be careful with this canned cocktail because its ABV content is 7%, higher than many of the other canned drinks discussed in this article. From our research, Cutwater's margaritas, however, come in at 10% ABV, higher than any other canned cocktail we tried. If you read the front of the can, you'll see a higher calorie amount at 130, but the drink includes no carbs or sugar, which makes us feel better about the consumption.

Tequila Cazadores' website states, "Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was our tequila." Good tequila takes time, so we appreciate that Tequila Cazadores took years to perfect its recipe, made with 100% blue Weber agave. It adopts these same principles when formulating its delicious canned cocktails: the canned margarita, Paloma, and spicy margarita.

The spicy margarita particularly caught our eye as many other brands do not can this cocktail favorite. Each can contains 100% agave Tequila Cazadores Blanco, natural flavors, and agave syrup for sweetening. It's on the sweeter side but still holds a reliably delicious flavor in each sip. Tequila Cazadores comes in at 5.9% ABV, much lower than its Juneshine Margarita counterpart.

We fancy this canned cocktail if you need a quick, easy, spicy margarita. Pour it over ice with some tajin and lime; your friends and family will think you whipped it up from scratch.

This tequila cocktail in a can makes a big statement claiming they are the original tequila soda. While this would be difficult to prove, we'll share a few things we did learn about Hecho Tequila Sodas. Hecho began with one purpose: To provide a delicious tequila soda you don't have to make from scratch, because time is precious when you're with your amigos.

This canned cocktail contains 100% agave tequila blanco, carbonated water, and natural lime flavor but no sweeteners or artificial flavors. With only 96 calories, no gluten, and no additives, Hecho may be one of the cleanest canned cocktails on the market. We appreciate that the company does not add malt, mixto tequila, or flavors to their cans, because nothing feels worse than a hangover after drinking too many sugary beverages. Hecho can be consumed right out of the can or added to a shaker with your favorite add-ons for a margarita, Paloma, or mimosa.

We take our canned tequila cocktails very seriously, so we agree with this brand's statement that these drinks will be your "new main squeezes." The Paloma, Chispa Rita, and Ranch Water will be an epic addition to your summer cooler.

The Epic Western brand started on the back of a truck bed in a dove field, using high-quality certified Mexican mineral water and real citrus. This brand does not cut corners, which means no additives or junk get added to their drinks, only the good stuff. We appreciate a company that makes quality a priority.

Epic Western serves up juicy and refreshing canned cocktails guaranteed to be a hit at any barbecue, pool party, or beach day. We often reach for their Ranch Water, which contains a substantial 10% ABV, 2% more than the Chrispa Rita (a "spin on the classic skinny [margarita]") and the Paloma.

This brand pioneered the canned vodka soda and didn't stop there. Cantina combines carbonated water with tequila and natural flavors to create the perfect tequila in a can. You can enjoy these beverages in three delicious flavors: grapefruit Paloma, Ranch Water, and watermelon margarita.

As self-proclaimed margarita aficionados, we gravitate toward Cantina's fresh-tasting watermelon margarita. This drink mimics a classic margarita, but pairs fresh watermelon with the crisp blanco tequila made with premium blue Weber agave. Clocking in at 5.6% ABV, this drink contains 99 calories, 1 gram of carbs, and zero added sugar.

If you like to have a good time and enjoy a quality tequila soda while doing it, Cantina will hit the spot. These drinks were born in Austin, Texas, but can now be enjoyed all over the country; per Bevnet, Cantina's CEO and co-founder Brandon Cason says these canned tequila drinks are for "explorers in both mind and spirit."

Another bottled tequila turned canned seltzer, Sauza Agave Cocktails come in three delicious flavors for you to indulge. Enjoy varieties inspired by classic cocktails like Lime Crush, Strawberry Breeze, Black Cherry Smash, and Tropical Twist. For example, the Lime Crush draws inspiration from a classic margarita.

While the brand uses the name and likeness of Sauza Tequila, these cans do not contain distilled spirits and use agave nectar to sweeten the final product. We prefer our tequila seltzers to have the real deal, but Sauza still provides a fruity and bold flavor in every can. Most of their cocktails are on the stronger side at 8% ABV.

Sauza highlights the importance of "get busy living" and "living life to the fullest." We believe in this notion and, more specifically, think you can certainly live life more fully with a whole can of a tequila cocktail. Pass the Tropical Twist.

If you regularly grab a handle of Jose Cuervo at the store or want to try a new canned beverage, check out Playamar, a hard seltzer made with real Cuervo tequila.

Playamar comes in lime, grapefruit, mango, and black cherry flavors. The seltzers look like your average clear, sparkling water but with an added tequila taste. We feel good about the macronutrients in Playamar with only 90 calories per can, 0 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams protein, and 0 grams of fat. It wouldn't be hard to reach for a second one, since this canned hard seltzer comes through at 4.5% ABV.

Raise a can in the name of tequila. This brand grabbed inspiration from the dreamy beaches of Mexico, delivering a fun, light concoction for moments when the real world gets stressful, and you want to imagine yourself lying near a vast, relaxing ocean.

Finally, we tried the Hornitos rendition of the tequila seltzer. This brand strives to "defy tradition," so with this canned cocktail, they combined Plata tequila with seltzer and flavors like lime, mango, pineapple, and passion fruit. We'll happily raise a can of these delicious flavors.

The lime flavor provides a light and sour taste similar to a tequila soda. The fresh agave is not too sweet, but provides a solid flavor. We will say we don't think we could drink too many of these without the taste getting old. Creating the perfect mix of lime, tequila, and seltzer is tough.

According to the KyBrew Review, each seltzer contains 112 calories, 3.5 grams of carbohydrates, and is 5% ABV. Though Hornitos is a cheaper tequila, the seltzers come in at a slightly higher price point, $12 for four seltzers. The price factor makes us question whether we want to buy these continuously. The seltzer is drinkable in a pinch, but we prefer others on our list.