If you can get Tapatio, the Tequila, it's affordable and excellent.
It is additive free.
It is additive free.
Must get Tequila
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If you are (or think you are) into tequila: get the tequilamatchmaker app.
Good tequila is not always expensive tequila.
Almost every tequila associated with a celebrity is total crap.
Additive-free tequila is where it’s at.
www.tequilamatchmaker.com
Good tequila is not always expensive tequila.
Almost every tequila associated with a celebrity is total crap.
Additive-free tequila is where it’s at.
Tequila Matchmaker
Tequila Matchmaker (link above).
Certifies additive free tequilas.
old school method: pour a little in your hands and rub them like you are washing your hands. If it’s sticky or kinda like a hand gel…. Bingo: a sweetener or softener.
How do we feel about El Corralejo? I think it's hard to beat for $35 a bottle but I'm newer to the finer points of tequila. Lemme know!
1) Drink what you like.
2) It's not terrible.
3) It's not a "must drink" tequila, IMO.
For a budget blanco I like El Tequileno, Tres Agaves and Insólito which should all be $35 or less. All drink better than their $$$.
Mi Familia Reposado. So damn good!
I'm a fan of Codigo Extra Anejo( George Straits')If you are (or think you are) into tequila: get the tequilamatchmaker app.
Good tequila is not always expensive tequila.
Almost every tequila associated with a celebrity is total crap.
Additive-free tequila is where it’s at.
Tequila Matchmaker
SSSHHHHH..... you'll drive the price up
Low key I love the Rocks Terramana tequila especially for like 20-30 bucks lol
This might be the only celebrity tequila worth buying, IMO.
Went to Steve Earle's songwriting camp and a dude from Toronto turned me onto Gran Dovejo Reposado. $40-50's a bottle, aged in bourbon barrels.
I shipped a barrel(Weller Antique) to Corazon and they let it rest for 9 months. It sold out quickly. I currently have a barrel(Buffalo Trace) that is there and we are resting it for 15 months.
A veeery smooth blanco! Watch your consumption , because it goes down extremely smooth!
For around $40, I go with Maestro Dobel Diamanté , Don Abraham Blanco (organic), Califino Blanco, or for a few $ more Casamigos Blanco. For $55, I’ve found nothing better than Herradura Ultra! These all are great for sipping neat, or chilled!
I use Teremana Blanco, 3 Amigos Blanco or Patron Silver for margaritas. Love my tequila!
I use Teremana Blanco, 3 Amigos Blanco or Patron Silver for margaritas. Love my tequila!
A friend just tried this and is blown away by how good it is. He mentioned there is a good story behind how Strait got involved, but I'm not sure if it's all factual. Needless to say, George apparently wouldn't take no for an answer when he got a taste of what these folks were making.
Was it the 100 proof? I enjoy tequila but I do like a little more proof than 80. I know ow G4 Blanco has a 100 proof.
Teremana has more additives in it than The Rock has in himself.
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Just brought in a "barrel select" tequila called Maximo Imperio. The Extra Anejo is great.
Delicate notes of agave on the nose that includes woody notes on the nose as well.
A hint of cinnamon really unfolds your senses and sets it off. Aged 60 months. Agave harvested at 8 - 10 years of age.
This tequila is the real deal. One of the best tequila I have ever imported.
Delicate notes of agave on the nose that includes woody notes on the nose as well.
A hint of cinnamon really unfolds your senses and sets it off. Aged 60 months. Agave harvested at 8 - 10 years of age.
This tequila is the real deal. One of the best tequila I have ever imported.
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This reminds me, has anyone noticed the plant based hand gel smells a lot like tequila? Is there a connection? If you've ever had tequila you never forget the smell.
G4
Wild Common]
Ocho
Hard to pick which one to drink every night but really like Ocho
Wild Common]
Ocho
Hard to pick which one to drink every night but really like Ocho
Sampled a bunch of Blancos today for making a large batch of fresh-squeezed margaritas.
Top 3: Outstanding
Siete Leguas ($55)
Los Dos ($46)
G4 ($58)
Siete Leguas was my favorite, but you can't go wrong with any of those 3.
And if you want an orange liqueur that will crush Cointreau/Grand Marnier/Triple Sec . . . I highly recommend Paula's Orange Liqueur, made in Austin, Texas. If you can find it, get it. It's by far the best I've ever had.
Top 3: Outstanding
Siete Leguas ($55)
Los Dos ($46)
G4 ($58)
Siete Leguas was my favorite, but you can't go wrong with any of those 3.
And if you want an orange liqueur that will crush Cointreau/Grand Marnier/Triple Sec . . . I highly recommend Paula's Orange Liqueur, made in Austin, Texas. If you can find it, get it. It's by far the best I've ever had.
Don't sleep on the lemon or grapefruit in liqueurs, either. Paula knows what she's doing.
Tequila can only be grown and distilled in certain specific regions in Mexico and distilleries (NOMS) there must be approved/certified. There is no such animal as a “California tequila.”
I know that they cannot call it tequila the same as champagne must be from the champagne region of France. The reason is related to being official there only by legal rules. Even after all this, there was a recent news story about the California grown agave market being top quality "luxury" tequilas. Some are called Tequila Anejo or just Anejo. See here: https://drizly.com/liquor/tequila/california-tequila/st2000-c88
FWIW…Caballito Cerero is technically an “agave spirit” simply because the distillery refuses to get certified. They make one of the best tequilas you’ll ever sip. But its made in Mexico using Mexican grown agave.
If you're looking for a good sipping or shot tequila, I highly recommend Maestro Dobel Diamante. It's a blend of Reposado, Anejo & Extra Anejo Aged. It's about $35/bottle.
