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David K
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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 AŅEJO
(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]
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Cameron
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Tequila!
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??? 
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danaeb
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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]"
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
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Oso
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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.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Hook
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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]
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capt. mike
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i dunno know........
| 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.
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bajasammy
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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.
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mulege marv
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AZUL
here it is , it will take the pepsi challenge anyday !
Want what you have
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bancoduo
HERRADURA! "Hay no mejor" |
I agree...my favorite is actually the plata. It's relatively expensive, even in Mexico.
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bajasammy
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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)...
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Cypress
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Tastes like moonshine.
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Alan
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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
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capt. mike
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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.
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bonanza bucko
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T-Kill-Ya
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.
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mulege marv
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capt mike
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 !
Want what you have
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pargo
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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.
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capt. mike
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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!
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GeoRock
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I sure hope you tequila lovers are going to bring your favorites to Keri's booksigning for the Saturday night tequila tasting.
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capt. mike
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hey Bucko!
| 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 !!
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greg_surfs
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At this moment...
... 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).
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