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Natural Selection

Win a chance to attend the ultimate tequila dinner

We live in a city stocked with the world's finest spirits. As a result, it takes something special for restaurants and bars to perk up and take notice.

Casa Dragones, a recently launched ultrapremium tequila, is just that. Made from 100 percent blue agave, it's produced in the oft-overlooked joven style; after going through a cutting-edge distillation technique, the agave receives a touch of oak-aged añejo tequila to lend it a superior smoothness.

Top bars like PDT and Employees Only--as well as restaurants like Daniel and Scarpetta--have quickly added this velvety tequila to their bar selections, where it's served as a sipping spirit (save the margaritas for something less pristine--and pricey).

The latest restaurant to fall in love with Casa Dragones is Aldea, and this Wednesday evening you can taste the tequila aboard the Freedom, a 100-foot 1920s motor yacht.

A menu of small dishes crafted by chef George Mendes includes Wellfleet oysters with ramp mignonette; bacalao croquettes; and smoked lobster with agave vinaigrette and pickled cherries--a perfect complement to the tequila's subtle smokiness.

Click here for a chance to win a pair of tickets to this exclusive event.

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