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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Olmeca Altos Reposado TequilaOlmeca Altos, which was developed in partnership between its producers and mixologists to create a versatile bar well tequila, processes its Weber Blue agaves using both a roller mill and a tahona volcanic stone wheel to extract its sugars (aguamiel). It is then fermented in steel tanks without agave fibers before being double…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Dulce Vida “Lone Star Edition” Añejo TequilaDulce Vida, an Austin, Texas-based tequila company, uses 100% certified organic Blue Weber agaves (which are an average age of “nearly 8 years” old) to produce its certified Kosher tequilas. The agaves’ sugar (brix) levels are tested before harvesting so that Dulce Vida is sure that they have the ideal…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Maker’s Mark Private Selection – VA ABC Barrel Select, “Winter Spice”“Winter Spice” is a Virginia ABC single barrel pick with Maker’s Mark’s Private Selection, a program that allows clients to mix-and-match a total of 10 oak staves from 5 types, both American White and French Oak. Bottled at 111.5 proof (55.75% ABV), Winter Spice was finished for 9 weeks with…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: El Mayor Blanco TequilaEl Mayor is a solid budget-friendly tequila brand produced by distillery DGL Destiladores – Distiladora Gozalez Lux (NOM 1603) run by the Gonzalez family in Arandas in the Jalisco Highlands (Los Altos). The distillery uses its own estate-grown Blue Weber agave grown at around 7,500 feet above sea level in…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Corazón de Agave Reposado – VA ABC Single Barrel (Sazerac Rye Barrel-aged)Corazón (Corazon) de Agave is the budget-friendly tequila line produced by distillery Casa San Matías (NOM 1103) by master distiller Rocío Rodríguez. The line’s regular reposado and añejo are blends but the line’s single barrel program allows stores to select from Sazerac brand whisky barrels to age barrel pick reposados…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Minor Case Straight Rye Whiskey – Sherry Cask FinishedMinor Case is produced by Limestone Branch Distillery, which opened in 2011. This rye is named after Minor Case Beam, a member of the extended family of James “Jim” Beam who began distilling American whisky in the style today called bourbon in 1800s Kentucky. Minor Case was a master distiller…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Tequila Partida ReposadoProduced at distillery Autentica Tequilera (NOM 1502) located in Los Valles, Jalisco by master distiller José Valdez, Tequila Partida Reposado uses Blue Weber agave that is at least 6-years-old and is bottled at 80 proof (40% ABV). The agaves are cooked in low-pressure autoclaves for 24 hours and the aguamiel…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: El Mayor Reposado TequilaEl Mayor is a solid budget-friendly tequila brand produced by distillery DGL Destiladores – Distiladora Gozalez Lux (NOM 1603) run by the Gonzalez family in Arandas in the Jalisco Highlands (Los Altos). The distillery uses its own estate-grown Blue Weber agave grown at around 7,500 feet above sea level in…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: VDC Cabernet Cask Select – American Single Malt WhiskyThe Virginia Distillery Company (VDC) has done much to put my home state on the map for American single malts. With recently rebranded labels and a 700 ml bottle, the “VDC” series includes a number of standard shelf releases for the distillery including this VDC Cabernet Cask Select. Bottled at…
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Continue reading →: COCKTAIL SERIES: Crème de Cassis Lemon-Lime MargaritaShake everything but the Crème de Cassis in a cocktail shaker over ice & then pour over ice. Drizzle in the Crème de Cassis to taste & stir with a bar spoon. The lemon & lime mixture makes for a brighter, more interesting Margarita, in my opinion. You can cut…
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 