Cocktail Update: Best Summer Spirits

Tea Liqueur

Distilled in the same Bay Area facility as Hangar One vodka, the orangey Qi White Tea Liqueur is excellent with club soda ($39; qispirits.com).

Tequila

Bottled right after being double-distilled, Dos Lunas Silver tequila has loads of herbal, smoky agave flavor as well as a nice smoothness ($50; doslunas.com).

Rum

The newly imported Rhum Blanc J.M, made from sugarcane in Martinique, has strong white pepper notes to give daiquiris an unexpected kick ($37; rhumclement.net).

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