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Continue reading →: Spirits Bottle Photography Series – PART 13: “Lost No More” – Lost Lore Blanco, Reposado, & AñejoLost Lore, a new tequila brand produced by NOM 1414 – Vivanco & Associates distillery in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico, uses mature Blue Weber agaves cooked in stone/brick ovens (hornos), with the sugars (aguamiel) extracted using roller mills, fermented with champagne yeast as classical music plays (the “Mozart Method”), double distilled…
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Continue reading →: Spirits Bottle Photography Series – PART 12: Barr Hill Reserve Tom Cat GinVermont distillery Caledonia Spirits, founded in 2011, has made a name for itself as the producer of a delicious gin made with natural, sustainable local, raw, wildflower honey with each batch differing slightly in flavor profile depending on the specific seasonal honey (and differences in the flowers the bees visited…
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Continue reading →: TASTING NOTES REVIEW – Tequila Mi Campo ReposadoA widely available budget brand, Tequila Mi Campo is produced by distillery La Cofradía (Cofradia) (NOM 1137), which also makes Casa Noble and the new Speyside Scotch barrel-aged Storywood Tequila brand. Using 7-year-old mature Blue Weber agaves, Tequila Mi Campo is made by steam cooking them in stone ovens for…
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Continue reading →: Spirits Bottle Photography Series – PART 11: Arette Artesanal Suave BlancoNamed after a horse who, with its rider, won a gold medal in equestrian jumping at the 1984 Olympics, Arette is a well-known tequila brand, initially largely because of its budget “Classic” line which, though much punchier in terms of the alcohol hit, especially in the regular “Classic” line blanco,…
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Continue reading →: Spirits Bottle Photography Series – PART 10: Lost Lore BlancoLost Lore, a new tequila brand produced by NOM 1414 – Vivanco & Associates distillery in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico, uses mature Blue Weber agaves cooked in stone/brick ovens (hornos), with the sugars (aguamiel) extracted using roller mills, fermented with champagne yeast as classical music plays (the “Mozart Method”), double distilled…
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Continue reading →: TASTING NOTES REVIEW – Fortaleza Blanco (Lot 169) & a Comparative Tasting with Lost Lore Blanco (Lot 2)Produced at NOM 1493 – Tequila Los Abuelos, the name of the brand as it’s sold in Mexico, Fortaleza blanco is made out of mature, 8-year-old Tequila Valley Blue Weber agaves that are cooked in stone/brick ovens (hornos) for 36 hours before having their sugars extracted with a 2-ton volcanic…
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Continue reading →: Spirits Bottle Photography Series – PART 9: ArteNOM 1579 Blanco TequilaThe brand ArteNOM was founded by Jake Lustig, an American who grew up in Oaxaca. He partners with some of the most respected tequila master distillers & distilleries to produce unique expressions of blanco, reposado, & añejo (anejo) tequila. Produced by El Pandillo distillery (NOM 1579) by “Mad Scientist” master…
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Continue reading →: TASTING NOTES REVIEW – Glenlivet 14-Year-Old Cognac Cask Selection Scotch WhiskyGlenlivet 14 is the first scotch whisky that I’ve had in a long, long time. The last time I had a scotch it was while I was an undergraduate student in an increasingly distant past. I don’t recall now specifically what scotch or scotches I last had were, but I’m…
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Continue reading →: TASTING NOTES REVIEW – Tequila Mi Campo BlancoA widely available budget brand, Tequila Mi Campo is produced by distillery La Cofradía (Cofradia) (NOM 1137), which also makes Casa Noble and the new Speyside Scotch barrel-aged Storywood Tequila brand. Using 7-year-old mature Blue Weber agaves, Tequila Mi Campo is made by steam cooking them in stone ovens for…
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Continue reading →: Uncle Nearest’s Ugly Spirits NativismWhat a way to wake up this morning! While starting my morning routine before heading off to work, I saw & watched @agavesocialclub‘s balanced, professional video analysis & response to a stunningly ignorant example of spirits nativism in the form of a series of “Tequila Takedown” videos by the owner of American…
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 