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Sonora Wind
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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. 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]
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capt. mike
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Sonoran? when in may?
my amigo just bought a nice casa in kino, i have a standing invite to fly him down.
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Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
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| 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.
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 $$$$.
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Sonora Wind
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Capt. Mike
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. And amaybe
a good bottle of ta-kill-ya
[Edited on 4-11-2007 by Sonora Wind]
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capt. mike
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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.
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bajaandy
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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!
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Hook
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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.
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bajaandy
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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.
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Iflyfish
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"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
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
I really like Siete Legues with the horses on the lable.
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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.
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Nope. My favorite tequila, Chinaco, comes from Tamaulipas.
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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!
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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!
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pargo
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Gato...your spidey dances a bit femme dude. Great post on the tequilas. Glad to see it's back on track...cheers to all!
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David K
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This was really good...
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CWF
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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...
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Lee
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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.
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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!).
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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.
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elgatoloco
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Herradura Seleccion Suprema is one of my favorite sipping tequilas followed by Jose Cuervo Reserva de La Familia, Gran Centenario Aņejo, Don Alvaro
Reserva Limitada Aņejo,Milagro Select Barrel Reserve Aņejo,Herradura Aņejo,Lapiz Azul Aņejo to name a few.
I purchased a bottle of the Don Julio 1942 Aņejo 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?
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elgatoloco
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Recently tried the Cabo Wabo. It was good. Sammy Hagar just sold 80% of his company for $87 million US. Wow!
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