Good tequila
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HuskyDeac
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I've never heard Oaxaca method before. Is that referring to cooking the agave with fire vs steam?
I went on a 2 day tasting trip to Tequila and recommend for anyone who enjoys sipping a tequila. Great access to a lot of distilleries both big and small. You can also join a jimedor and cut the agave which is a cool learning experience.
I went on a 2 day tasting trip to Tequila and recommend for anyone who enjoys sipping a tequila. Great access to a lot of distilleries both big and small. You can also join a jimedor and cut the agave which is a cool learning experience.
From what was explained on our tour, the core of the agave produces a byproduct that impacts the flavor of the tequila. Due to the time and cost involved, most distilleries use the entire fruit. In Oaxaca, they remove the cores and only use the outer portions of the fruit. As a result, they produce less tequila per plant, but a much smoother final product.
It could be complete bullshit, but the tour guide made it sound nice and said it's how his family has been doing it for 5 generations.
HuskyDeac
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Was that for mezcal in general? I don't think Oaxaca makes tequila, or at least not in the traditional sense.
They only referenced tequila, so I can't speak to mezcal in general. We were in Cozumel, and due to the coral based soil, agave would not grow. They source all of their fruit from the mainland.
Come to think of it, I've been on three tequila tours on Cozumel, and none of them had the actual distillery on site, so that makes sense.
Wakeforest22890
Snowpom
Anybody gotten into Sotol at all? Seems to be increasingly popular up here but I haven’t really tried any
EatLeadCommie
Tommy Elrod
Years ago, a friend had a birthday or house warming or some shit. Invited some of the crew over from his favorite Mexican restaurant and they brought over a bottle of Cazadores Reposado.
I'm not much of a tequila fan, but I can drink that stuff, and whenever I do buy a bottle, it's usually that. Nothing fancy, but solid. If it's good enough for real Mexicans, it's good enough for me.
The bottle used to be cooler.
I'm not much of a tequila fan, but I can drink that stuff, and whenever I do buy a bottle, it's usually that. Nothing fancy, but solid. If it's good enough for real Mexicans, it's good enough for me.
The bottle used to be cooler.
Broke into this a few minutes ago for New Years. It's far and away the best and most unique tequila I've ever had.
wfudkn
cookout = blabbermouth?
My old shop in DC always has a handful of Sotol on the shelf and I've tried most of them. Don't really remember which ones I had other than Flor del Desierto (though I might recognize labels), but like anything there were some I remember liking a lot and some I recall thinking weren't great. I think that there is some good value to be had with Sotol and won't be surprised to see a lot more of it show up on shelves as Tequila and Mezcal become more expensive due to lower agave yields.
We have a bottle of Patron Silver that we're trying to get rid of. It's been sitting in the cabinet taking up space for some time. After drinking good tequila for a while now, this really is shit.
How did I drink El Toro in college and survive.
How did I drink El Toro in college and survive.
Try this One
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LALO Tequila
LALO Tequila Blanco represents the truest and purest spirit on Earth, with no barrels or additives, boldly presenting the taste of the finest agave from the Jalisco highlands.
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Wakeforest22890
Snowpom
I drank way too much Milagro in Puerto Rico because the group I was with bought a ton of it for the week. I can’t even think about drinking it again. It’s so bad