El Principio Spanish for “the beginning” is Elevaso’s blanco tequila, distilled from 100% blue Weber agave and bottled clear and unaged at 80 proof. Blanco is where a tequila brand shows its hand, with no barrel to lean on, and this one runs crisp and clean: cooked-agave sweetness out front and a light peppery lift behind it. The name marks it as the brand’s starting point the unadorned expression the rest of the line builds from. At its price it works harder than most back-bar blancos. Keep it within reach for margaritas and palomas, and pour it chilled and neat when someone asks what agave actually tastes like.