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Fred - 4-5-2007 at 10:35 AM

What is your fav t-kill-ya you buy in Baja and what is the price?

Slowmad - 4-5-2007 at 10:49 AM

Stoked on this topic, and I hope the true aficionados chime in.

After seeing my own stomach lining in a steaming pile of offal after a teenage Sauza binge, I've finally found my way back to the Camino Luminoso...the agave highway. Took 20 years.

I've developed a taste for the reposados, in particular Cazadores and Cuervo's superb Tradicional. They're not cheap: 32 and 28 bucks for a 750ml, respectively.

I will never drink a tequila that isn't 100% Puro de Agave, as I'm not a fan of swilling 49% cane syrup...does bad things to my mornings.

NOW...if this thread yields anything, I'm hoping for an answer to this: What's the most affordable 100% de Agave tequila in Baja?

Mexitron - 4-5-2007 at 10:49 AM

Always bought Orendain--the aged one(reposada?)...used to be cheap and went down nice, don't know the current price.

Halboo - 4-5-2007 at 11:02 AM

I'm partial to the Hornitos Reposado.......

bancoduo - 4-5-2007 at 11:03 AM

HERRADURA! "Hay no mejor" :bounce:

ta kill ya

mulege marv - 4-5-2007 at 12:01 PM

AZUL RULES !

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Fiesta Material...

Juan del Rio - 4-5-2007 at 12:32 PM

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backninedan - 4-5-2007 at 12:40 PM

Corralejo in the blue bottle. 190 pesos

i can attest that Marv is tops on this subject

capt. mike - 4-5-2007 at 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mulege marv
AZUL RULES !

the Azul he's turned me on to , a reposado not anejo, beat all my prior standards of quality - Patron, Don julio and the rest can't hold a candle.
i challenge anyone to try it and testify contrary.

and i used to think anejos were the top shelf.......noooooo!!

rested is the way and Azul the juice superb!
thx Marv - see you next week put some in the freezer and get out the sippin conac goblets buddy!! :bounce:

Tequila!

Cameron - 4-5-2007 at 01:12 PM

Put me down for a Don Julio Reposado!
Others may like the Anejos, but to me, they usually taste too much like the barrel, and not enough like the Agave. The Platas are a little too "fresh", but Reposados seem to be the perfect blend of aging vs. freshness.

Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!!! :spingrin:

bajasammy - 4-5-2007 at 01:41 PM

Gran Centenario Anejo for us. My wife wouldn't touch the stuff until she had this one - smoooooth...

larry - 4-5-2007 at 02:08 PM

My favorite in recent years is Corralejo Reposado (the tall blue bottle). Last December at Ley in Mexicali and Calimax in Ensenada, I paid approx $20US for a liter bottle. At BevMo here in Northern Calif I paid $26 plus tax on special last week for 3/4 of a liter. A few years ago, that was going for approx $55 here.

It is one of the few tequilas I have seen produced in Guanajuato. I believe tequila is only licensed for production in Jalisco, Guanajuato and Nayarit.

tripledigitken - 4-5-2007 at 02:20 PM

Until just recently Herradura has been my favorite brand, followed by Patron.

Since we went to a T-Kill-Ya tasting that is. We discovered Partida. It is now my favorite. I prefer the Blanco.

The color in the aged Reposados and Anejos are the result of aging in old burbon and whiskey barrels. Sometimes it's too strong a flavor mask of the agave. Personal preference.

I don't know what it costs in Mexico, but it is available at Bev & More for $40/750ml.

[Edited on 4-5-2007 by tripledigitken]

bajamigo - 4-5-2007 at 02:34 PM

Herradura Reposado --- and only 22 bucks at the Baja Duty Free.

Slowmad - 4-5-2007 at 02:34 PM

Many distillers use the name "Azul."
Which specific Azul are you recommending?
The one with the agave sculpture in the bottom?

vandenberg - 4-5-2007 at 03:44 PM

They all kill you

Ask my doctor :lol:

vandenberg - 4-5-2007 at 03:45 PM

They all kill you

Ask my doctor :lol:

backninedan - 4-5-2007 at 03:57 PM

They can even make you post twice.

marv sherrill - 4-5-2007 at 04:05 PM

I once got this gallon bottle of white stuff labeled tequilla for less than 100 pesos!!! Poured it into the empty blue bottles, nobody knew the difference... Life is too short for a bad bottle of wine.....It's all in the lime..

Martyman - 4-5-2007 at 04:06 PM

I've recently tried Cazadores Anejo and really enjoyed it. I typically go more for the Reposados. The problem is I get to wasted to compare all my favorites at one sitting!! You can't go wrong with any Herradura and the price is coming down. I usually hit the larger supermercados to find the best prices

David K - 4-5-2007 at 04:08 PM

Voted #1 as the finest sipping tequila at the Pyramid Resort's Tequila Tasting Contest was the contender brought by tequila expert 'elgatoloco' (see photo):

GRAN CENTENARIO AÑEJO

(as stated by 'bajasammy', above)

Be at this year's Tequila Tasting (May 5) and pick this year's winner!

[Edited on 4-5-2007 by David K]

Tequila!

Cameron - 4-5-2007 at 05:19 PM

I've got a few (OK, more than a few..) old, empty Tequila bottles hanging around, and one thing I've noticed over the last 3 or 4 years is that some of the older bottles from a couple of the distillers USED to say "100% Agave", but the more recent bottles from the same folks have dropped the "100%" part from the labels.
Am I the only one who's noticed the quiet change from pure Agave Tequilas to blended/diluted bottlings?
The last few times I went Tequila shopping, I was surprised to find the "pure" bottles mixed in with the newer, blended bottlings. Of course, they're all the same price (?), but the Agave content has obviously changed.
I've read more than a few articles about the demand for Tequila outstripping the supply of Agave over the last few years.
Is this the beginning of the end for REAL Tequila???

danaeb - 4-5-2007 at 05:53 PM

Agave blight is affecting tequila production. I'd suspect that as "pure" tequila becomes more expensive, producers will increasingly add fillers.

More from wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila

"For more detail on TMA, see the entry in Tequila agave.
TMA is a blight that has reduced the production of the agave grown to produce tequila. This has resulted in lower production and higher prices throughout the early 2000s, and due to the long maturation of the plant, will likely continue to affect prices for years to come.[10]"

Oso - 4-5-2007 at 06:41 PM

For some time now I have been a Cazadores fan. but the price used to be better before it was "discovered". There are some excellent distillations out there. But, when they get above $40, I have to revert to my ethnic roots and go to single malt scotches. My best advice is to buy the bottle and look very closely at the seal. By the shot in any "gringo oriented' place like the Miramar in SF, you're going to get "gato por liebre". F**** that place, good riddance. :mad:

Hook - 4-5-2007 at 08:06 PM

My favs are Hornitos and the Milagro reposado.

I went to a party last weekend and someone showed up with a WHITE Tres Generaciones. Never seen that. I was skeptical when he produced the shot glasses but I had to admit, it was DAMN good.

[Edited on 4-6-2007 by Hook]

i dunno know........

capt. mike - 4-6-2007 at 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Slowmad
Many distillers use the name "Azul."
Which specific Azul are you recommending?
The one with the agave sculpture in the bottom?

it just says Azul as the name in big letters, a slim bottle. costs about $30 i think and hard to find, last batches were got in Santa Rosalia but supply inconsistant.

i remember another one i liked which was as good, Galardon. it was a rested too. i think it was a small batch thing, no one has it.

bajasammy - 4-6-2007 at 08:02 AM

Has anyone tried Temequila? I read an article about this guy making American Tequila in Temecula. The Mexican Regulatory Council did not take too kindly to the name, and I think he had to change it.

AZUL

mulege marv - 4-6-2007 at 10:01 AM

here it is , it will take the pepsi challenge anyday !

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elizabeth - 4-6-2007 at 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bancoduo
HERRADURA! "Hay no mejor" :bounce:

I agree...my favorite is actually the plata. It's relatively expensive, even in Mexico.

bajasammy - 4-6-2007 at 03:00 PM

Thanks for the Azul pic Marv! I see that it's made by Centenario - I'll have to give that one a try (always looking out for new ones)...

Cypress - 4-6-2007 at 03:03 PM

Tastes like moonshine. :lol:

Alan - 4-6-2007 at 07:16 PM

Still conducting personal research on the matter but the last time I was in La Paz I stopped by Tequilas and asked for their recommendation for a smooth tequila. They poured a shot of Suave 35. Not too bad and later found it at the CCC for $17

capt. mike - 4-7-2007 at 06:07 AM

marv...............i'm drooling here............ i'm out obviously.

tell your bride her package came yesterday. it will be aboard the baja express tuesday now.

T-Kill-Ya

bonanza bucko - 4-7-2007 at 08:15 AM

My buddy Woody drove down to Alfonsina's once in 1980 when we were hauling stuff in for construction. He stopped for some stuff in Ensenada and bought an Imperial Gallon (bigger than our gallon) of T-Kill-Ya for $1. ...Yup One Dollah.

We saved it for those times when the good stuff ran out. Every time I took a snort from that bottle I broke a bone...left ankle twice, head once. Somebody, mercifully, yanked it out from under the bar and tossed it about ten years ago but I miss it.

capt mike

mulege marv - 4-8-2007 at 07:15 AM

thanx mike , looking forward to getting you out for some fishing while you are here in the new vessle (yea baby !), also we will finish that bottle ! AZUL RULES !

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pargo - 4-8-2007 at 01:15 PM

Casadores. herraduras, patron's, don julio's etc... They're all good no doubt but Slowmad hit the nail right on the head. Unless it's labeled 100% puro de agave you haven't tasted the real thing. All the afore mentioned tequilas and most other readily available drinks say 100% de agave. That means that these distilleries need only fill the bottle 60% of what comes out of the barrel, the rest is sugars and who knows what else, thus the crudas and headaches. For a distillery to label a bottle as 100% "puro" de agave, by law that means it has to be filled to the rim with the magic stuff straight from the barrel. If you 're ever down Vallarta, try Don Crispin tequilas in/ around Chico's paradise. It's a small family run distillery authentic to the bone. They even have a burro turning the big stone wheel juicing the blue agave plant which is grown right there on the spot. I'm telling you man, you can really taste the difference.

capt. mike - 4-9-2007 at 07:00 AM

Hey Marv - nice pix.

so , we were drinking at Manny's beach club in Rocky Point sat afternoon, i flew down earlier to give my atty a ride back sun morning so he didn't have to ride in the car he went down in................something a bout a smoking girlfriend of another guy , and her incessant squawking about non revelance ..
so - capt. mike to the rescue,
well , i see they fricking had Azul on the bar! and i bought chilled shots for our table - all agreed was the smoooooothest they'd had!!

and the flight home yesterday was another reminder that living next door to mexico can't be beat!

GeoRock - 4-9-2007 at 09:42 AM

I sure hope you tequila lovers are going to bring your favorites to Keri's booksigning for the Saturday night tequila tasting.

hey Bucko!

capt. mike - 4-9-2007 at 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bonanza bucko
My buddy Woody drove down to Alfonsina's once in 1980 when we were hauling stuff in for construction. He stopped for some stuff in Ensenada and bought an Imperial Gallon (bigger than our gallon) of T-Kill-Ya for $1. ...Yup One Dollah.

We saved it for those times when the good stuff ran out. Every time I took a snort from that bottle I broke a bone...left ankle twice, head once. Somebody, mercifully, yanked it out from under the bar and tossed it about ten years ago but I miss it.

you likely could have topped your Bonanza with that stuff and burned it no problemo in your Continental engine, no?
sounds like same octane as 100LL !!

At this moment...

greg_surfs - 4-9-2007 at 06:15 PM

... my favorite is the last remaining bottle I brought back from my trip last week. It's a bottle of El Jimador, reposado. I shared it with my friends and family on Friday when the effing sun finally showed up here in Orygun. We drank most of the fifth and I felt warmed by the alcohol as much as the memory of the day at San Roque (sawn-RRRROW-kay, they kept saying in response to my gringo (SAN-row-kay).

Sonora Wind - 4-9-2007 at 07:28 PM

I'm not much of an expert:

I didn't drink until I turned 45, but some would say I'm making up for lost time. Anyway I remember as a beginer making a marg with clear liquid called Vida. Made great Ritas, very cheep and was in a plactic bottle. Anybody else seen this I can't seen to find it anymore. :cool:

SORRY KERI I"VE BOOKED A FISHING TRIP TO KINO IN MAY!!! Lets change the Book Signing date to June.

[Edited on 4-10-2007 by Sonora Wind]

capt. mike - 4-10-2007 at 07:16 AM

Sonoran? when in may?
my amigo just bought a nice casa in kino, i have a standing invite to fly him down.

DanO - 4-10-2007 at 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by backninedan
Corralejo in the blue bottle. 190 pesos

Ditto. That is the reposado, which is superior for the price to the Carralejo anejo (red bottle). My only complaint about it is that after a few shots, it gets really hard to keep that tall skinny bottle from falling over.

:lol:

Also, I haven't seen it down south, but Herencia is fantastic. Their blanco blows away most anejos, and their reposado is fantastic. Downside -- mucho $$$$.

Capt. Mike

Sonora Wind - 4-10-2007 at 07:09 PM

We leave on April 27th and return May 12th. If you can git your butt down, the Sonora Wind Crew will see to your every need. Including time on the water. We caught whites to 62lbs last year,and maybe the yellowtail will show this year. All you need to bring is you. :yes:

And amaybe a good bottle of ta-kill-ya :yes:

[Edited on 4-11-2007 by Sonora Wind]

capt. mike - 4-11-2007 at 04:27 AM

well we'll take a look AW. i am headed to mulege today thru approx the end of the month, then have to be back for my annual AC inspection. I'll check with my bud too, he translates for the Sams.

bajaandy - 4-12-2007 at 08:38 PM

Thought I'd finally chime in here....

As with most things, the character of any Tequilla is very much influenced by the setting in which it is enjoyed. That fact not withstanding, here's a short list of some of the stuff I like to drink with my friends:
El Mayor (Currently being served at my bar... Thanks Mike!)
Centrenario (The old standby.... always a decent drink)
Casa Noble
Rey de Copas (Not bad, but not the best.)
Herradura
Cabo Wabo (I wasn't feeling well that night... before OR after drinking it!)
Cava Antigua
Don Fulano
Milagro
Alteno (This was the bottle I picked up at the winery stop on the last BajaCactus cultural event in TJ.... Good stuff, eh FDT?)
Cazadores
Reserva Del Dueno

One of the best things is to keep trying something new... You just never know when you might find one you really like!

Hook - 4-13-2007 at 09:15 PM

I've still got three bottles of the del Dueno.....one Jerecito and two standard anejos.....very good.

Fergot to mention one that mi esposa picked up on a trip to Guadalajara with her mum; La Preseverancia. Really nice Repo. Supposedly, not for import into the US.

Tried the Asambroso recently....good, but overpriced.

bajaandy - 4-13-2007 at 10:35 PM

Harder and harder to find the del Dueno. I always ask when I'm in a new liquor store... ya just never know. Found a couple of cases in a store in Encinitas a while back, but that was the last score.

Iflyfish - 4-13-2007 at 11:26 PM

"Originally posted by backninedan
Corralejo in the blue bottle. 190 pesos."

I really like Siete Legues with the horses on the lable.

I look for 100% Blue Agave, Anejo. At least five years aged in the bottle to be Anejo. Reposado a year in the bottle.

Corralejo is the first to have bottled Tequilla and it is indeed the only one outside of Jalisco that can use the term Tequilla. The entire production used to be purchased by Japan. Distilled four times. Smooooooth!

I was paying $60US for one of those blue bottles in Oregon and was blown away to find it in Costco in Ensenada for $18US. I thought they had confused the price so really stocked up.

I have had many in my years and if I want a lot of flavor I have turned to the humble, but very serviceable Mescal. Again look for the 100% Blue Agave. Hard to find any more. All Agave is not the same.

The blight has forced many to not use Blue Agave and to use other sources for the alcohol. It is amazing how the blight killed so many pinas and now the market is again flooded with inexpensive tequilla. Mexico is indeed a land of magic. I had anticipated that only bottles marked with a lable that said "made from pinas guarded by authentic Aztec warriors" would get my buck after reading about raiding parties stealing ripe pinas. Something changed? Is there now a shortage of corn? Hmmmm. Jesus visit the Baja again?

Salud

Iflyfish

Dave - 4-14-2007 at 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Iflyfish
I really like Siete Legues with the horses on the lable.

Siete Leguas was a horse...A famous horse...Anyone tell me who's?

Quote:

Originally posted by Iflyfish
Corralejo is the first to have bottled Tequilla and it is indeed the only one outside of Jalisco that can use the term Tequilla.

Nope. My favorite tequila, Chinaco, comes from Tamaulipas.

Mexitron - 4-14-2007 at 08:13 AM

Dave--I was going to mention Chinaco, but the bottling is different now and not as good IMHO...my friend in Eureka had saved a bottle he bought 20 years ago--he opened it when I stopped by at Xmas--now that was Tequila...more like Cognac!

elgatoloco - 4-14-2007 at 08:16 AM

In 1980 I travelled with my best friend back to his hometown of San Julian,a small ranch town with lots of cattle and horse breeding, about three hour ride from Guadalajara. When we left town his uncle gave us several bottles of his home brewed tequila, no label on the bottles which were a mish mash of various 'recycled' whiskey,vodka,rum, etc.

When I asked him for the name of his tequila he proclaimed proudly that it was named after the most famous horse in all of Mexican history the horse of Pancho Villa , Siete Leguas.

We had 7 bottles between three of us and after stops in Mazatlan and PV none ever made it home to the USA. It was very smooth and no hangovers as I recall.

Viva Tequila!

pargo - 4-15-2007 at 10:16 AM

Gato...your spidey dances a bit femme dude. Great post on the tequilas. Glad to see it's back on track...cheers to all!

David K - 4-15-2007 at 10:19 AM

This was really good...

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CWF - 5-11-2007 at 07:57 AM

Based on Mulege Marv's recommendation, I picked up a bottle of the Azul while in Loreto but couldn't figure out the pourer at the top. Spun off the cap but couldn't get it to pour... noticed that the topper was scored below the cap as well so broke that seal and removed the topper but that's what the cap screws on to... the bottle isn't threaded to accept the cap and all that keeps the topper on the bottle is the blue metal (of which I broke the seal). Where did I go wrong?

I suppose I can just finish the bottle in one sitting and not bother about sealing it back up again...

Lee - 5-11-2007 at 08:15 AM

Hornitos for Margs -- anejo, resposado or silver.

In no particular order, as long as I have 4-5 bottles on the counter to sample:

Cabo Wabo, Don Patron, Corralejo, Tres Generaciones, and Don Julio.

My understanding of aging is Silver is not aged, Resposado is in oal casks 6 months or so, and Anejo about a year.

:cool:

bajasammy - 5-11-2007 at 09:00 AM

CWF,

I had that same problem with a Centenario Reposado - I think I was a little too anxious to get it open! There's a little plastic ball inside there that sometimes sticks. Once it was loose the tequila was flowin'. A little duct tape did the trick for getting the dispenser back on (duct tape to the rescue again!).

Wingnut - 5-11-2007 at 05:39 PM

IMHO, best sipping tequila around is Don Julio's 1942. Comes in a bottle shaped like an agave leaf and the first ones several years ago came in it's own wooden casket. Now they sell them to the tourista's in a box at the airport in Cabo...$130 US. Can buy it in Cabo for around $90 US. Marketed definitely for the Gringo market but has great taste and no afterburn. Needs no lime or salt. For Margarita's and such, definitely I go with Hornito's which is also good straight. Azul is another great one and I agree with most of the rest that Repasado is generally better in most tequila's but try the Anejo's till you find one you like.

elgatoloco - 5-11-2007 at 09:48 PM

Herradura Seleccion Suprema is one of my favorite sipping tequilas followed by Jose Cuervo Reserva de La Familia, Gran Centenario Añejo, Don Alvaro Reserva Limitada Añejo,Milagro Select Barrel Reserve Añejo,Herradura Añejo,Lapiz Azul Añejo to name a few. :yes:

I purchased a bottle of the Don Julio 1942 Añejo a couple years ago at my favorite liqour store in TJ. It is in the pretty blue box with the bottle shaped like an agave leaf. I have yet to break the seal. Tomorrow night we have 12 for dinner. We shall have a tasting.

Did you know that in 1942 at the age of 17 Don Julio founded his first distillery in Los Altos de Jalisco?

elgatoloco - 5-11-2007 at 09:51 PM

Recently tried the Cabo Wabo. It was good. Sammy Hagar just sold 80% of his company for $87 million US. Wow!

Tequila ID

craiggers - 5-12-2007 at 02:30 AM

Check out this website. It's pretty cool for IDing the different brands. Check out the Casadores site (my favorite) then click on Mixology. Ahh, Mexico's finest.

http://www.tequilasource.com/tequilabrands.htm

[Edited on 5-12-2007 by craiggers]

Penca Azul Reposado

The Gull - 5-12-2007 at 11:34 AM

all others pale by comparison. Only $80/bottle.

larry - 6-4-2007 at 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dave

Quote:

Originally posted by Iflyfish
I really like Siete Legues with the horses on the lable.

Siete Leguas was a horse...A famous horse...Anyone tell me who's?

EL CABALLO DE PANCHO VILLA: SIETE LEGUAS

Hook - 6-4-2007 at 08:38 PM

El Gato,

I went to a fiesta at Don Jorge's last weekend and someone showed up with a bottle of the DJ 1942. Several of us declared it the best we have ever tasted. what did you think?

elgatoloco - 6-4-2007 at 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hook
El Gato,

I went to a fiesta at Don Jorge's last weekend and someone showed up with a bottle of the DJ 1942. Several of us declared it the best we have ever tasted. what did you think?

I do not yet know how it tastes!

I never got a chance to open the bottle at the Mother's Day party! I can tell you that the three liter bottle of '95 Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Cab was delicious as was the '97 Artesa Merlot, the '97 Silver Oak, the '00 Steltzner Three Lab Cuvee and the.......

That was the problem! Too much vino!! Is there such a thing as too much good wine? :no:

Hope springs eternal! My wife's birthday is this weekend!! We shall crack the seal on that Don Julio and see how it measures up.

I still have a few ounces left of my Herradura Seleccion Suprema to get me thru until then! :biggrin:

bajasammy - 6-5-2007 at 10:05 AM

Mike & Marv,

Thanks for the great tip on Azul. It's definitely one of our favorites and a pretty good deal at the local Calimax ($18-20). Plus it's a 950 ml rather than the usual 750!!!

Hook - 6-5-2007 at 03:02 PM

A 97 Silver Oak....what must that sell for now? Never had it. I have been disappointed in the 98-2001 versions.

You are a Napa lover, it looks like.

elgatoloco - 6-13-2007 at 05:23 PM

We like Sonoma, too! Had another bottle of the 97 Silver Oak Monday night for the wifey's BD, it's still tasty! Down to 1 1/2 cases

.

Don Julio 1942 Tequila Añejo

We finally got to try it on Saturday night. Six out of six gave it a big thumbs up. I am sipping some more as I type for a kind of double blind followup kind of study, if you will.

It has a very nice nose with a hint of floral sweetness. On the palate it offers a light smoke flavor and it's incredibly smooth on the finish. It has just moved into my top 5 sipping tequilas.

A scale of one to five I give it 4.5 agaves. :lol:

tripledigitken - 6-13-2007 at 06:49 PM

Elgatoloco,

Would you share your top 5 list?

Have you tried Don Alvaro? I'm just finishing a bottle of their Blanco now. Worth a try IMHO. Where do you find 1942 vintage Tequila?

Ken

no problem Sammy

capt. mike - 6-13-2007 at 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bajasammy
Mike & Marv,

Thanks for the great tip on Azul. It's definitely one of our favorites and a pretty good deal at the local Calimax ($18-20). Plus it's a 950 ml rather than the usual 750!!!

glad you liked it! Marv knows his stuff amigo!
i have had troubles too with those mexican liquor caps, so i fingered it out - run hot water over them to loosen the sticky ones! it works, i think they get sugar on them or sumthin?!
Azul Rocks!!!!!!!!!! man, i want a case at $20 a bottle.
can't get it in AZ...... :fire:

synch - 6-15-2007 at 09:14 AM

El Toro is a good balance of 100% Agave and price.

Cabo Wabo is true crap and made from immature agave

Bajajorge - 6-15-2007 at 10:46 AM

:light:

Look on the bottle label of a tequila you want to buy and there is a number. The number indicates the amount of tax the distiller has to pay the Mexican government. Of course, the higher the number the better quality of the tequila, and the higher the price you will pay.

The numbers range from the 1100s to the 1400s. All the Cuervo stuff will be in the 1100 range, Cazadores and Don Julio are in the 1400s. It's a little rectangular box, about a quarter of an inch wide and an inch long, it shows CRT 11xx or CRT 12xx, CRT 13xx or CRT14xx. Don Julio is CRT 1468. Have fun finding what you like the best. :tumble:

bajasammy - 6-15-2007 at 01:18 PM

Interesting, is that true? From what I can gather it just seems to be the distiller's ID number.

805gregg - 6-15-2007 at 02:43 PM

What tequilla will do to you, I was in Husongs in the early 70's with my ex wife and her sister. A nice young couple comes in and starts drinking shooters, after 1/2 hr they are in a huge fight and the Federales come in and stand by the fireplace, watching. I go over to the couple and tell them to cool it or they might end up in jail. 1/2 hr more and the guy is head down on the table passed out. The cops leave. I was drinking beer and made it out alive.

Martyman - 6-15-2007 at 02:54 PM

I am surprised at how many people mentioned hornytoes (Hornitos). Its okay in a margarita but straight? blechhh!!

elgatoloco - 6-16-2007 at 05:42 PM

Herradura Seleccion Suprema
Jose Cuervo Reserva de La Familia
Don Julio 1942
Gran Centenario Añejo
Don Alvaro Reserva Limitada Añejo

The Don Julio 1942 is actually not from 1942. That was the year Don Julio first started making tequila. It is aged for 2 to 3 years in American white oak barrels. The 1942 was first sold in 2002 as a special 60th anniversary commerative special production limited edition celebration of Don Julio's career. It is VERY smooth and just this last week got into my fab five where it will remain at least until it's gone. :lol:

I have not yet tried the Don Alvaro Blanco.

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Originally posted by tripledigitken
Elgatoloco,

Would you share your top 5 list?

Have you tried Don Alvaro? I'm just finishing a bottle of their Blanco now. Worth a try IMHO. Where do you find 1942 vintage Tequila?

Ken