The Mexican Conserjo Regulador del Tequila (CRT) has criticised Heineken for its tequila-flavoured beer, Desperados. CRT claims the beverage is in violation of designation of origin rules by using the name tequila but it does not contain significant quantities of the spirit. It now says it has the necessary funds to pursue legal action against the company. The council alleges tests show there is no tequila in Desperados beer, which is marketed as a "daring" brew, flavoured with tequila to make it "refreshing and wild" and is giving Heineken until the end of August 2017 to stop labelling its bottles with the word #2tequila." In response, Heineken denies the allegation and claims the flavouring it uses does contain genuine tequila which it buys in Mexico from one of the members of the CRT, but would not say who.
