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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: Lágrimas Del Valle – Palo Verde (2022) Plata TequilaI’ve had this bottle for quite a while and am just cracking it open as I try to control how many open bottles I have at any one time – and the number is growing because I’m just curious to try new things, especially agave spirits. The brainchild of Altamar…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Mijenta Symphony Series No. 2 Reposado TequilaOverseen by master distiller Ana María Romero Mena and produced at distillery Casa Tequilera de Arandas (NOM 1499) in Arandas, Jalisco, the Mijenta Symphony Series No. 2 is made using fully mature Blue Weber agave cooked in low pressure autoclaves. The aguamiel is extracted using a roller mill and is…
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Continue reading →: Gins: A New Spirits ExperiencePresently, as I wrote about HERE, I’m trying (and succeeding) to get some folks I know to expand their experiences with well-made tequilas and one of them is a gin connoisseur and as quid pro quo I am trying more gins, a spirit that I have very little prior experience…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Patrón Añejo Tequila – VA ABC Barrel Select (Barrel #46)Patrón (NOM 1492) is one of the top three best-selling tequila brands in the world, moving millions of cases annually. This añejo is a Virginia ABC single barrel. Unlike the brand’s regular añejo, this one is not a blend of tequilas from four different barrels (American White, French, and Hungarian…
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Continue reading →: Bottles Brought to My Graduate Students’ Social: Life Has a Way of Working Things OutMy graduate students organized a conference group social event & I had to bring some special bottles to share because that’s at the heart of what spirits are all about & what I like most about them – sharing them with others in your life. After an awesome grad seminar,…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: Compass Box Crimson Casks Blended Scotch WhiskyI’m broadening this series to include highlights of not only newly acquired bottles but also newly opened bottles, either for the first time or new replacement bottles (including initial tasting notes thoughts and impressions on them). I’ve had this bottle for a while and have been waiting for a special…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: My First Bottle of Old Fitzgerald (Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon)I’m broadening this series to include highlights of not only newly acquired bottles but also newly opened bottles, either for the first time or new replacement bottles (including initial tasting notes thoughts and impressions on them). This is my first bottle of any Old Fitzgerald from Heaven Hill in Bardstown,…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: 123 Organic “Tres” Añejo TequilaI’m broadening this series to include highlights of not only newly acquired bottles but also newly opened bottles, either for the first time or new replacement bottles (including initial tasting notes thoughts and impressions on them). 123 Organic’s founder, master distiller David Ravandi, believes in sustainability – the brand’s bottles…
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Continue reading →: Spirits & Keeping an Open Mind: Curating Tequila Samples to ShareI’m encouraging someone to try out craft tequilas and am curating samples for him. As part of this process, I asked him which tequilas he’s tried and which he enjoys – they include Gran Centenario reposado and añejo and Casamigos añejo; he enjoys añejos generally because they’re smoother and there’s…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: ArteNOM 1146 Añejo TequilaI’m broadening this series to include highlights of not only newly acquired bottles but also newly opened bottles, either for the first time or new replacement bottles (including initial tasting notes thoughts and impressions on them). The brand ArteNOM was founded by Jake Lustig, an American who grew up in…
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.
Agave Spirits+ Journey 