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Continue reading →: International Relations Theory & TequilaI used these two memes, crafted by an LLM using a set of prompts that I wrote, to introduce international relations (IR) theories – Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism – to my two PME graduate seminar groups today. As part of the discussion, which I used to start off both seminar…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Don Fulano Reposado Tequila (lote #12DFR23)Produced by master distiller Enrique Fonseca and blender Sergio Mendoza, who are both renowned for their prowess in barrel aging and blending some of the very best aged tequilas on the market, Don Fulano Reposado is distilled at distillery Tequileña (NOM 1146) in the town of Tequila in the Jalisco…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: 1792 Small Batch Kentucky Straight BourbonProduced by Barton 1792 distillery as their introductory level, no age statement bourbon, 1792 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon is bottled at 93.7 proof (46.85% ABV) and made from an undisclosed mash bill thought to have a higher (15-25%) rye content alongside corn and malted barley. This review is based…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Lost Lore Reposado Tequila (Lote #3)Lost Lore is produced at distillery Feliciano Vivanco & Associates (NOM 1414) in Arandas, Jalisco, by master distiller Sergio Cruz for brand owners Arturo Lamas III and his wife, Sarah, reviving his great grandfather’s tequila distilling tradition. The brand’s tequilas are made using Vivanco estate-grown Blue Weber agaves cooked in…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Cierto Tequila Private Collection ReposadoProduced by barrel aging and tequila blending masters Enrique Fonseca and Sergio Mendoza at distillery Tequileña (NOM 1146) in Tequila, Jalisco, Cierto Tequila uses Highlands-grown Blue Weber agaves grown on Fonseca’s estates in Atotonilco El Alto 4,600 feet above sea level which have sugar (brix) levels of 26-27% and are…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Tequila Ocho Añejo – Corralillos estate (2023)Produced by master distiller and agave rancher Carlos Camarena at distillery Tequilera Los Alambiques (NOM 1474) in Arandas in the Jalisco Highlands (Los Altos), this añejo is made from mature 7-10-year-old Blue Weber agave cooked and cooled for 48 hours in stone/brick ovens (hornos). The sugars (aguamiel) are extracted using…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Fortaleza 46 Still Strength Blanco Tequila (Lote 33-S)Produced by distillery La Fortaleza/Los Abuelos (NOM 1493) in Tequila, Jalisco, Fortaleza is made by fifth generation master distiller Guillermo Erickson Sauza. The tequila is made using Blue Weber agaves at least 8-years-old grown in the Jalisco Valley cooked in brick ovens (hornos) for 36 hours, aguamiel (sugar) extraction using a mechanical tahona stone…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Insólito Añejo TequilaProduced at distillery Premium de Jalisco (NOM 1558) in Mazamitla, the highest distillery in Jalisco at 7,200 feet above sea level, by master distiller Alberto Herrera, Insólito is, unlike most tequila brands, made from a blend of Blue Weber agaves sources from both the Highlands (80%) and Valley (20%). The…
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Continue reading →: Differentiating Flavor Profiles: One Distillery & Master Distiller, Two Brands – Terralta & G4 Reposado TequilasMost tequila distilleries and distilling teams today produce multiple brands, some distillery-owned but the majority of which are contract distilled and externally owned. Using variations in production methods, distillery teams guided by master distillers attempt to develop flavor profiles that are unique to each brand they produce across like expressions,…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: G4 Reposado Tequila (Lote #LG0028RE; 2025)This is a 2025 lote (batch) produced by distillery El Pandillo (NOM 1579) in Jesús María in the Jalisco Highlands. Like all of G4’s tequilas, it is made using Blue Weber agaves harvested from master distiller Felipe Camarena’s own estates, cooked in stone/brick horno ovens for 28 hours, sugar extraction…
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.
