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For Tequila Lovers

#261
Brought this bad boy back from my stay in méxico city this august:
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Should be a nice introduction to decent tequilas, I have yet to open it.
 
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#262
Had a couple of flavors of that - not bad!
(Bought it for the bottle, drank it anyway ;-)...)
Found it too pricey for everyday (and in limited availability in PA...) and didn't like it as much as some others in the same price class that are more readily available - such as Maestro Dobel. But quite drinkable.

I'm newly fond of the new (to this area anyway) Hornitos Black Barrel - a puro aged 16 mos in whiskey barrels.
Doesn't quite come up to the standard of the Patron Bourreos - but neither is it $450 a bottle !
I like it a lot - but my standard everyday tequila is Hornitos Añejo...
 
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Ziltoid said:
Wasn't so bad, 58$ at the duty free in comparison to 108 at the liquor store here.
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Huh. I just looked it up on our state ABC site, and they list a price of $55.95. And given that the liquor stores are a state-run monopoly, prices here aren't usually great. (On the other hand, fortunately, nothing gets ridiculously overpriced either.)

That's definitely some good juice. It's triple-distilled, so it's light and super-smooth. Actually, it's just a little too polite for my personal tastes, but I'm sure I'm probably in the minority on this. I certainly wouldn't turn one down. Anyway, enjoy!

And thanks for reviving the thread!
 
#267
Ziltoid said:
Spirits prices are a special kind of crazy here in Canada, and especially Quebec.
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Yeah, I get that -- and you guys have higher taxes on alcohol than we have here to boot. What really struck me was the fact that I evidently can buy this in Virginia for a couple of bucks less than you found it in duty-free. I never would have expected that.

Anyway, no matter: For you, this was a great deal, and you got a bottle of great juice, not to mention a bottle that's worth the money alone. I say open that sucker up, pour yourself a generous serving over a coupla ice cubes (or neat if you prefer), and enjoy the hell out of it.
 
#270
Begin rant.

I can't tell you how frustrating it is to live in a place where even the managers and staff of Mexican restaurants don't know the first thing about tequila. Every time I eat at one I end up having to explain to them the difference between a puro and a mixto and tell them which brands are which. We've stopped frequenting one such place because I got tired of explaining to the same manager, every time I was there, that Cuervo Especial in not a puro and that 1800 is.

So last night we went to a different place that used to have a nice menu of margarita options, including a couple made with either a low-end (1800) or high-end (Don Julio) tequila. They've since reduced the margarita menu to three options. The first, appropriately, is a "Tradicional" made with the house tequila. (Pass.) The second, which they call "Top-Shelf," is made with Cuervo Especial. (This is "top shelf"? That's just an outright lie.) But here's the real kicker: The third option, the name of which I don't recall, is listed as being the same as the "Tradicional" but with an added shot of 1800. This didn't make any sense to me so I queried my server, who confirmed that this is exactly what it is: It's made with a shot of the house tequila, plus a shot of 1800.

This might just be the single stupidest idea I've ever heard. If you don't know or care about tequila and just want an extra-strong drink, why would you care that the extra shot was 1800? And if you do know and care about tequila and therefore prefer 1800, why would you want your drink to also include a shot of the cheap house brand? What if you want the 1800, but just at "regular strength"? I tried to explain this to the server -- who has worked there forever (I think she's the wife or daughter of the owner/manager) -- but it was like talking to a wall. Of course, they eventually were willing to make me a "custom" margarita with just a shot of 1800, but it was like squeezing blood from a rock.

End rant.
 
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#272
codycon96 said:
I had a little affair with Tequila at a party once. I didn't not like it, but there are definitely other choices I would pick first (Jäger, Old No. 7, spiced rum). Tequila made me feel just bad. Not sick but depressed. I dunno.
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Well, you had the exact same experience that countless people have had over the years, and that turned them off to tequila forever. I'd bet almost anything that the so-called "tequila" that you were drinking was Jose Cuervo Especial, which has long been by far the most popular tequila in the US. That stuff is God-awful, and bears little resemblance to "real tequila." Read through the first couple of pages of this thread where there are several posts (especially my post #14) that explain some basic facts you need to know about tequila (and related products).
 
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Lobster11 said:
Well, you had the exact same experience that countless people have had over the years, and that turned them off to tequila forever. I'd bet almost anything that the so-called "tequila" that you were drinking was Jose Cuervo Especial, which has long been by far the most popular tequila in the US. That stuff is God-awful, and bears little resemblance to "real tequila." Read through the first couple of pages of this thread where there are several posts (especially my post #14) that explain some basic facts you need to know about tequila (and related products).
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Actually, it was some cheap brand that my parents had for years and then seemed to "misplace" itself into my hands haha. It was horrible. I'd like to try some actual import tequila, but not anytime soon.
 
#275
Mojo-Man said:
Everyone forget the cheap stuff. If you shop in the $50.00.-$100.00. range you will see what real tequila is.
You get what you pay for, it is worth the upgrade.
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Point taken, but you don't have to spend anywhere near that much to have a taste of "real" tequila. There are lots of quality puros that can be had for 20-30 bucks, the specifics varying depending on where you live. Today I picked up a bottle of Corazon blanco -- which I would put up side-by-side against Patron any day of the week -- for 25 bucks, and a bottle of Camerena (also 100% de agave) for 18 bucks -- cheaper than a bottle of Jose Cuervo Especial swill.
 
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I've moved over mainly to tequila the past few months. Really like the Don Julio blanco. But I've also been buying the Espolon Reposado ($22 750ml). Good stuff.
Cuervo has actually come out with a 100% Agave tequila that is about the same price as the mixtos. I think it's called Cuervo Tradicional. It's pretty good. I bought a 1.75L bottle for $30.

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#277
So something new showed up in one of my local liquor stores the other day, and of course I had to try it: Olmeca Altos. I picked up the plata (blanco) for about 25 bucks or so -- I'm always looking for something good in that price range. Did a little research afterwards and learned that one of their advertising points is that they use a traditional, old-fashioned stone-crushing process to squeeze the juice out of the pinas, rather more modern methods.

I don't know if stone-crushing really makes a difference in flavor or not, but I'll say that this is one very nice tequila for the price. Everything I look for in a blanco: snappy and crisp, big agave flavor, a bite of black pepper, and some citrus. I'll definitely be buying this one again. For some time now my favorite blanco at this price point has been Espolon, but it looks like there might now be a challenger.....
 
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Lobster11 said:
Point taken, but you don't have to spend anywhere near that much to have a taste of "real" tequila. There are lots of quality puros that can be had for 20-30 bucks, the specifics varying depending on where you live. Today I picked up a bottle of Corazon blanco -- which I would put up side-by-side against Patron any day of the week -- for 25 bucks, and a bottle of Camerena (also 100% de agave) for 18 bucks -- cheaper than a bottle of Jose Cuervo Especial swill.
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Corazon is great, and the Hornitos (Plata and Reposado) are both real good puros that you can pick up under $25.
 

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