For Tequila Lovers

[thedane]

The best I've had yet is a wonderful recipe called TRES MANOS.

It's expensive. It's like a once in a while treat, but it's worth it.

I like all the other great ones people have mentioned here - but if you want to try something really spectacular, have a look at this:

http://www.tequila.net/tequila-reviews/anejos/tres-manos-tequila-anejo.html

 

[aborgman]

I'm a fan of:

Chinaco Anejo
Tequila Lapiz Anejo

 

[IPA]

I don't always drink tequila, but when I do, I get Lunazul Añejo. The best balance of price/flavor I can find for drinking straight or with a little lime.

Good to see you guys have found it already!

 

[64jazzbass]

+100...Tequila is a noble drink IF you know how to drink it. IMHO it should be straight and sipping, lemon and salt is fine and can be consider it as a proper way to drink tequila.

Margaritas, gatoritas etc it's just a fancy name to mix cheap alcohol in order to get drunk.

Down in Mexico, they use "limons" or limes, not lemons. There isn't even a word for lemon in Spanish.

 

[bongomania]

I was fortunate to have the "puro" thing explained to me by a tequila fan a while back, and since then tequila has become my favorite alcohol by far. Zero headaches or stomachaches, and I'm no young thing with an iron gut.

The best quality per dollar in a puro that I've tried so far is Leyenda del Milagro:

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[gjbassist]

+100...Tequila is a noble drink IF you know how to drink it. IMHO it should be straight and sipping, lemon and salt is fine and can be consider it as a proper way to drink tequila.

Margaritas, gatoritas etc it's just a fancy name to mix cheap alcohol in order to get drunk.

Well pardon me Squilliam Fancyson if us common folk enjoy an occasional mixed drink. .
I for one actually enjoy the taste of a good margarita on the rocks, especially with my favorite Mexican food!

 

[MJ5150]

Those Milagro bottles have a cool factor, which weighs in on my purchasing decision.

-Mike

 

[pedroims]

There isn't even a word for lemon in Spanish.

Yes it is: Royal Limon ( Limon real)


http://www.flickr.com/photos/boogybunny/6231495841/

 

[Lobster11]

The difference between how a good tequila and a rot gut cheap Tequila make you feel the next morning is night and day.

And that difference is the difference between a puro (100% de agave) and a mixto (51% de agave, 49% de who-know-what). See post #14 above. Everything else is a matter of taste.

 

[Hopkins]

Well pardon me Squilliam Fancyson if us common folk enjoy an occasional mixed drink. .
I for one actually enjoy the taste of a good margarita on the rocks, especially with my favorite Mexican food!

Nothing wrong with a margarita, I prefer frozen myself. But Im not going to use my Tres Generaciones reposado to make them.

I also prefer tequila with no lime or salt, especially salt

 

[Hopkins]

And that difference is the difference between a puro (100% de agave) and a mixto (51% de agave, 49% de who-know-what). See post #14 above. Everything else is a matter of taste.

I know, I am a tequila connoisseur like yourself.

 

[Phalex]

What's the spicy citrusy side you sip along with tequila? That stuff makes the experience magical.

 

[hypapanuse]

I know, I am a tequila connoisseur like yourself.

I feel like such an amateur!

 

[David Jayne]

My top three faves among those that are readily available are Herradura, Don Julio, and Milagro. In that order.

 

[Ziltoid]

I don't like tequila, but only had the cheap one(s). Jose Cuervo mainly.

 

[Lobster11]

I feel like such an amateur!

That's great. I feel that way around TalkBass most of the time myself! If you're interested in learning about tequila, I hope this thread will help, and if it turns out that you really like the stuff you'll become an "aficionado" in no time!

 

[Hopkins]

I don't like tequila, but only had the cheap one(s). Jose Cuervo mainly.

You should give a good tequila a try.

 

[Ziltoid]

You should give a good tequila a try.

Eventually, I need to give good bourbons a try too someday.

 

[Hopkins]

A few great tequilas that don't cost over $100 a bottle are. I prefer reposado and anejo, but all of these are made in silver as well.

Tres Generaciones,
Tequila Corazon
Don Julio
Herradura

Please feel free to add to this list.

 

[UncleFluffy]

I'm not as much into Tequila as I am barley-derived adult beverages, but the house tequila at my place is Herradura Silver. Good stuff, and my taste buds aren't educated enough to tell the difference between that and the more expensive brands.