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jeans
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Did you gals have the Kahlua topped flan?
[Edited on 5-10-2004 by David K] |
OHMIGOD! We forgot the Kahlua! But the flan was delicious without it.
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Mexitron
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Hey David--I think tequila is made by boiling the agave hearts and then is fermented/distilled. Mezcal is made by cooking the agave hearts over coals
before being distilled, thus the smoky flavor of mezcal verses the cleaner taste of tequila.....there are some very good high end mezcals out there
too--one that comes to mind is Don Amado....yummy smoky/cognac flavor.
Pulque, technically, is agave "wine" made from a different agave, although the fermentation stage of tequila or mezcal is referred to as pulque as
well.
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Roberto
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Pulque is more like beer - it ferments quickly and is ready to drink within days of fermenting. If you don't, it starts to take a vinegary taste,
something I've experienced before, including at "El Taco de Huitzilopotchli" - el Dio de la Guerra.
[Edited on 5-10-2004 by Roberto]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Matt, can you shed some light on the cheap 'tequila' or 'mezcal' ... |
I have no clue.
It was interesting to try it, but if I ever get within arm's reach of it again I will scoot my chair back a bit and pass. 
In my humble opinion when it comes to tequila or mezcal it is better to stick with the good stuff and pass on the rest.
Life is too short to drink cheap tequila! 
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Tequila 101
Pulque is the milky,slightly foamy and sometimes viscous drink made by fermenting(not distilling) the fresh sap of certin types of Maguey.Any other
drink made from distilling the cooked Maguey is Mezcal,and if it is manufactured in the Tequila region from a numbered distillery,it is Tequila,all
three drinks are made from different species of Maguey.Only one species of Maguey is allowed by law for Tequila production,the agave Weber or Blue
Agave...
P.S. Look for 100% blue
agave on the bottle or your just buying a blend...enjoy
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GeoRock
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Hey, I just wanted to have the experience of tasting pulque. I've often read about it, and from my understanding it is only available in mainland
Mexico. Finding out I could finally have a taste in Baja, well, that would make anyone's eyes bulge out of their sockets!!!
Question: Do all mescal's have a worm in them? I'd like to try a fine, smoky mescal, but have no desire to try one with a worm in it.
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elgatoloco
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This is the Mezcal I prefer. No worms in the bottle.
http://www.mezcal.com/
You can find them at fine spirit stores in your neighborhood. Or you can stop by Casa Pebley for a taste. 
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pangamadness
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Anyone try Agavero Taquila Licor.
This is goooooood stuff! Try it. You will like it!!!!!!!!!!!
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Gran Centenario Anejo, a long-time favorite of ours, is available at Costco for $40.
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did you know that on the mainland
in certain southern reaches of mexico that women are not allowed inside traditional Pulque bars. i guess it's a mui machismo tradition?
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btw....forgot to add, this weekend down
in mulege i was served a new type of jello shot i'd never tried thx to some regulars down there. It was grape flavored sugar free jello with Mezcal on
board! the best i've ever had!! try it. i'm going to make some more this week. yummy....
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The last time I drank tequila........
was when I was in Alaska. I was being inducted into the Musher's Club. Initiation consisted of drinking a gallon of tequila (which I started on
right away), killing a Grizzly Bear and having sex with an eskimo. I left the compound carrying my jug of tequila which was getting lighter all the
time.
Upon my return I had completed (I thought) two of the tasks. I was a little the worse for wear after my encounter with the bear, being that they have
large claws and teeth and such.
So I walked up (as best I could) to the Grand Musher and asked; "Where's that eskimo you wanted me to kill?"
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
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now THAT'S funny!!!
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Mezcal and Worms...
I've traveled pretty extensively throughout the state of Oaxaca and every restaurant or cafe seems to have their own homemade Mezcal that they serve
at your table in some type of decanter. I've never seen a worm in the liquid, but many places do serve worms "on the side." They come on a plate with
chili powder to roll them around in. I have a feeling that this tradition may have something to do with the modern "tradition" we now see of the worm
in the bottles of cheaper Mezcal.
BTW - the state of Oaxaca has one of the largest populations of truly indigenous people in Mexico (many do not speak Spanish) and so they maintain
many of the old ways like eating worms and bugs. I?ve also had a tasty snack there that consisted of dried grasshoppers in chili powder (chapulines).
The worms and bugs actually make pretty good accompaniments to drinking alcoholic beverages in much the same way as we consume chips and peanuts in
bars in the US. I suspect most outsiders, though, would probably just say...
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Agavero
Pangamadness, you're so right about this yummy liqueur. On a visit to the gift shop at the Jose Cuevo place in Tequila several years ago, I bought a
bottle of this because it was so attractive--green, and sort of agave-shaped. The addition of damiana liqueur really mellows the tequila without
smothering it--a great after-dinner drink. Or maybe pre-breakfast.
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