Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Any Price Range

Tequila is a key component to any Cinco de Mayo festivity, but it doesn’t have to break the bank. We found several varieties of the agave-based spirit for a range of price tags. (REUTERS)

Pepe Lopez For cash-strapped drinkers, Pepe retails for $17 a bottle and offers a gold and silver variety.

Hornitos Hornitos Platas retails for $20 a bottle, but the company also offers more-expensive tequilas for every level of tequila drinker.

Sauza Recently-released Sauza has a strong agave taste with hints of grapefruit and green apple and retails for about $19.

Herradura The company offers a wide variety of products in the mid-level price range: Herradura Silver A touch of oak gives a light straw color and hint of vanilla with a warm finish. Suggested retail: $39.99 Herradura Reposado - Rich color with a cinnamon and oak aroma with a mildly smooth taste. suggested retail $49.99 Herradura Añejo - Deep copper color hints to its oaky, spicy taste, suggested retail SRP: $59.99

Patron Founded by John Paul DiJoria, Patrón  was the first brand to introduce the concept of ultra-premium, high-quality tequila. The bottle retails for an average of $40.

Herradura Selección Suprema For those willing to dish out the dough, Herradura offers its Suprema tequila which retails for $350 a bottle. The spirit spends more than four years in cask before being bottled.