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elgatoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Elgato.......can any of the brands you mentioned be purchased in Ensenada????? |
It is possible.  All of them are hecho in Mexico after all. I do most of my tequila shopping in TJ at La Playa on Elias Calles near Sanchez
Taboada which has good prices and is set up like a mini warehouse, it is where a lot of bars and restauarants get there booze.  The first time I went there many years ago they actually had a 6 bottle minimum, I
used to stock up and leave them at the casa by the sea and take them home one at a time.  All of the ones I bought at the festival I had never seen before but I was not looking for them as I had other favorites and was not yet
edgeamacated to their value.  You need to ask the locals down there where a well
stocked liqour store is in your area. I have seen a few stores on the main tourist blvd but the prices were tourista.  I will note that the Don Pisto in Puerto Nuevo has historically had some of the best
prices on spirits in Baja Norte, I think due to the tremendous volume that they would sell. I can recall them even beating the Calimax or Comercial price on an Herradura Añejo or my everyday drinker Gran
Centeñario. Two weeks ago I purchased at Don Pisto a bottle of same for $27.00 - BevMo is $65.00! Ferna has told me about a store in TJ called Kentucky Derby that is owned by his friend and neighbor and he says
they have many unique types of tequila at good prices.  I hope to head there
soon and check it out. Maybe Thursday? 
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elgatoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajaboy
The Arette Reposado is one of my favorites!
Zac |
Arette has definitely jumped up on my list of favorites. They were pouring three different types and they were all good! They also had a few others
that were for sale but not tasting including some super extra special ultra aged types.
Mucho sabor!
How's the baby? Has he started school yet?
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elgatoloco
I can't recall leaving La Playa liquor store without lowering my cash assets by less than $100. You get a lot of great booze, but I do tend to
overbuy. Then I have a perfect excuse to overdrink. Come to think of it, I need to visit La Playa real soon.
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La Playa has more comercial liquor and some of the ones you find in exhibit at the Expo Tequila are not. A liquor store that specializes in hard to
find tequilas is Kentucky Derby on third and Madero in Tijuana.
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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Martyman
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Arette is the house tequila at Tres Agaves restaurant which is a couple blocks from the SF Giants Baseball stadium.
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there is a liquor store in Ensenada near Los Globos that is supposed to have an incredible selection of Tequilas.
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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Udo
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My wife Jana and left Big Bear lake at 9 a.m. this past Saturdayand headed to the west's new frontier, Tijuana, Mexico.
Fernando (fdt) Garcia suggested we take the Mexicoach across the border rather than driving. Superb adivce. 20 minute drive to Avenida Revolucion and
the return trip was so uneventful that we plan on making more trips to TJ this way.
The bus dropped us off about 100 meters from the EXPO. I wasn't paying attention and my wife saw a large sign that designated ENTRADA with an arrow,
so we followed the arrow...to an automobile parking lot! She failed to notice the automobile parking designation under the arrow. So after
walking around the block once we finally made it to the EXPO entrance. We were initially to meet with (fdt), but his mother had passed away a couple
of days earlier, and, understandably was unable to meet with us.
The entrance was quite colorful and were quite anxious to make it in.
Once inside we were greeted with about 40 exhibitors.  It appeared that the majority were Liquor store vendors from the mainland, but there were some destillers from Jalisco as well as
a couple of local liquor store vendors.
The block-long EXPO tent was not as long as it appeared. The first 2/3 was the tequila Expo and the other third were food booths as well as a stage
for live music. Very nicely laid out. My wife stated that just the carne asada tacos alone were worth the trip.
The roasting of the veggies dripping their juices really added SO MUCH FLAVOR to the meat!
We tasted about 30 different tequilas in four rounds all together so that we could really make an honest decision on what tequilas suited our tastes.
Plus my wife liked the ALMENDRADO as well as the Almendra Rompope.
We ended spending about $140.00 US in tequila bottles, including one that we purchased just for the bottle alone that cost us $50.00 US, although
their anejo was very good tasting. The expensive one was the GRAN SOL that came in an earthenware bottle that looked like it was covered in tiles.
We will most certainly make a return trip, regardless how the security concerns are.
A quiet Avenida Revolucion
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I really expected a huge police force everywhere in TJ, but only saw three cops in vest that only were wearing hand guns. The walk up and down Avenida
Revolucion was very quiet for several blocks and only encountered three other American couples. The shop vendors were really trying hard to get our
attention. All we did was walk into several FARMACIAS to check prices on some prescriptions we normally get filled in the states just so we can get an
idea if they were available in Mexico as well as their prices outside of our deductible.
We will be back, Fernando, and, you pick the day, and we will buy you lunch!
Here we got a souvenier hand-painted clay mug filled with a margarita that contained grapefruit, orange, lime juices, a jicama and a cucumber piece.
Very unique flavor and the mug alone was worth the $4.00.
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Udo.......I'm thinking you really like the photo of that car.....or did you "sample" too much?????
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Udo
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I am having some technical difficulties in posting about a dozen photos that go with the story. When I cut & paste a photo to my post from
photobucket, all that gets posted were a dozen photos of the came car.
I am trying to enlist grover's help in a U2U for some troubleshooting. I've never encoutered this situation before.
By the way...
one would have to make about eight rounds of all the tastings to get much of a buzz. One only got about 1/2 oz per tasting, and all total I think I
got maybe 4 shooter glasses total over a 3 hour period.
Once I get my tech difficulties solved I'll post al the pertinent photos.
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Just yanking your chain, Udo!!!!!
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Udo
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I logged off again from photobucket, and re-logged on again, and this time the memory problems were solved.
I've been at this post since 9 this morning...phew!
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I was there last night - lots of good reposados for about $15 U.S. And some Oaxaca-style tamales, of course . . .
Don't usually like anything sweet, but I picked up a bottle of La Pinta pomegranate infused tequila - yummy! Of course, I'll have to try it again
this afternoon just to make sure . . .
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Udo
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You are right, movinguy, for five bucks (60 pesos) it is worth going by there several days. If I lived near there I would.
Thanks for the heads up Fernando (fdt).
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Grea Pics Udo! Brought back memories of when I went last year.
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Thanks for the compliment, martyman!
I was hoping to get together with some Nomads, but I guess that the crime in TJ or my timing was off.
Also, it was pretty tough to get schnockered, unless you made more than 6 rounds of all the tastings. A lot of the little sips that I was presented, I
swallowed only about half of it because it did not taste to my liking.
IMHO there were only four outstanding tequilas, and I bought two of those $50.00 US tequilas:GRAN SOL and Don Julio 1942.
Perhaps next year I'll get to meet some Nomads!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabound2005
there is a liquor store in Ensenada near Los Globos that is supposed to have an incredible selection of Tequilas. |
| Quote: | | Can you get me a somewhat better location than Los Globos (I don't know where Los Globos is), thanks! |
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