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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Bottled in Bond Bourbon – My 1st E.H.T Bottle!Tonight, I’m thoroughly enjoying my first pours of an E.H. Taylor bourbon (any bottle) with some friends – I’m amazed both at how fruity the aroma & flavor profiles are as well as the types of fruits that I’m pulling on the nose & the palate. For me, there’s a…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: El Tesoro Reposado Single Barrel – VA ABC (Lot B009-L336; June 2024)*Produced by distillery Tapatio/La Alteña (NOM 1139) *6-9 year-old Blue Weber agave plants used (fully mature) grown in Arandas, Los Altos, Jalisco *Agaves cooked in a stone/brick oven (horno) for 48 hours *Tahona extraction of the aguamiel *2x-distilled (copper pot stills) – Distilled very near bottling proof & not a…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: Patrón Cask Collection Sherry Cask Aged Tequila Añejo (Lot AS 0121)*5 year old (min.) mature agave *Stone/brick oven (horno) cooked *Combination of tahona & roller mill extraction of the aguamiel *Separate fermentation of the tahona & roller mill-extracted aguamiel (tahona w/agave fibers) in small, pine wood vats *2x-distilled separately in copper pot stills & then blended together *Aged 2 years…
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Continue reading →: New Bottle Highlight Series: Siembra Azul Blanco TequilaPart of a new series of posts briefly highlighting new and “newish” bottles added to my selection/collection Siembra Azul Blanco, made under the supervision of master distiller Sergio Cruz at distillery Feliciano Vivanco & Associates (NOM 1414) in Arandas, Los Altos, Jalisco for Siembra Spirits of David Suro; *Blue Weber…
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Continue reading →: My First Tequila – The Start of a Journey into Agave Spirits: A National Tequila Day StoryLast year, after many, many years of not consuming any alcohol at all, I decide to dive into select spirits to see what I thought of them. Before making this decision, I read, watched, and listened to a ton of books, articles, internet posts, podcasts, and SpiritsTube videos about all…
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Continue reading →: Thank You, Tequila Partida!Thank you very much to Tequila Partida for sending me this very nice gift box! I’m just a guy who, after over 2 decades not consuming any alcohol at all, fell deeply in love with tequila & other agave spirits, jumping fully in to learning about them, the plants their…
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Continue reading →: Tequila Palate Evolution: Código 1530Código 1530 was one of the first traditionally made tequilas that I tried early on in my “tequila journey” & it’s a brand that’s grown on me a lot since that time. Though I’m still not a big fan of their blanco or rosa blanco, their aged expressions have (&…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Writers’ Tears Copper Pot Irish WhiskeyProduced by Walsh Whiskey Distillery, which was founded in 1999, in County Carlow, Writers’ Tears Copper Pot is a no age statement (NAS), 80 proof (40% ABV), 3x-distilled Irish whisky aged in charred ex-bourbon American White Oak barrels. It is a blend of single pot still and malted Irish whiskies…
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Continue reading →: New Pick-Up: 1792’s Limited Cognac Cask Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon1792 Cognac Cask Finish Kentucky Straight Bourbon (95 proof/47.5% ABV) – No Age Statement (NAS) _____________
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Continue reading →: The Oldest, Highest Proof Whisky In My Collection Now – Penelope (2025 Release) 17 Year American Light WhiskeyNOT A PENNY ABOVE MSRP – Penelope (2025) 17 Year American Light Whiskey, the oldest whisky I own. I’ve been lucky that most members of my local area’s whisky community (& most of those I’ve interacted with outside my local area, too) have been absolutely wonderful people – welcoming, open-minded, eager…
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 