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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: El Mayor Rosado Reposado Tequila (lote/batch #E061124M)El Mayor is a solid, well-produced budget-friendly (under $50) tequila brand produced by Destiladora González Lux (NOM 1603) in Arandas in the Jalisco Highlands (Los Altos) by the González family – master distiller and patriarch Rodolfo and his daughter/distiller Grace and son Paul. In 2024 they released a special experimental…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Lágrimas del Valle Plata Tequila – Palo Verde (2022 Vintage)Produced by master distiller Salvador Rosales Trejo at distillery Cascahuín (NOM 1123) in El Arenal, Lágrimas del Valle is a tequila brand started by Altamar Brands to highlight the influence of terroir/microclimates on tequila flavor profiles. Each vintage bottle released by the brand uses Blue Weber agave harvested from a…
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Continue reading →: COCKTAIL SERIES: Experimenting with The Botanist Islay Dry Gin & French Crèmes de Fruits Liqueurs + Glassware & AromasA confession – when I started seriously deep-dive exploring spirits going on three years ago, I thought I’d become a “home cocktail” person, something which has not come to pass and likely never will. While I do enjoy many cocktails, I’ve found that I prefer the vast majority of my…
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Continue reading →: REVISITED SERIES: El Tesoro Reposado Tequila (Batch R-022)This post is part of an ongoing series where I’ll revisit spirits bottles that I haven’t poured for many, many months to see how my tasting notes now match with those in my initial short reviews in order to see how aeration time may or may not affect specific bottles…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Jeptha Creed – Red, White & Blue Bourbon (Batch 4)Run by Joyce (the master distiller) and Autumn Nethery, Jeptha Creed Distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky, is producing some of the most unique American whiskies today. Its signatures include the addition of Bloody Butcher corn – which the family grows itself on a 64-acre farm – and the high percentage of…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Dos Hombres Joven Mezcal (lote #DHM 26-069)Produced by third generation mezcal master distiller Gregorio Velasco in San Luis del Río, Oaxaca, Dos Hombres was founded by Breaking Bad actors Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul in partnership with him. Velasco was the master distiller for the well-received Pierde Espadín mezcal. Dos Hombres joven (unaged) mezcal is made…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Heaven Hill Double Mash Bottled in Bond 9 Year BourbonThis new blended bottled in bond release from Heaven Hill distillery combines two of its mash bills, one with and one without rye: (#1) 78% corn; 10% rye; & 12% malted barley and (#2) 68% corn; 20% wheat; & 12% malted barley, each aged for 9 years before being bottled…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: La Caza Tequila Reposado (lote #2)Produced at distillery Feliciano Vivanco & Associates (NOM 1414) in Arandas in the Jalisco Highlands by master distiller Sergio Cruz, La Caza (“The Hunt”) is bottled at 80 proof (40% ABV). Like all of the brands produced at the distillery, La Caza is made using Blue Weber agave grown by…
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Continue reading →: BUDGET-FRIENDLY TEQUILAS SERIES: PART 2 – Tequila Partida ReposadoThis post is the second in an ongoing new series on budget-friendly tequilas that will focus on bottles under $50 (before tax) in my market, Virginia (primarily) and the DMV. Produced at distillery Autentica Tequilera (NOM 1502) located in the Jalisco Valley by master distiller José Valdez, Tequila Partida Reposado uses Blue…
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Continue reading →: A Buddy’s First WellerRan across this bottle today on the way home from a long, demoralizing day at work and was glad to pick up a buddy his first Weller bottle for MSRP. ____________
Documenting my journey into agave spirits along with a smattering of other spirits after many, many years away – This blog is meant to take note of this journey including tasting notes, bottle photography, and other related topics.