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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Alambique Serrano 3 Años Single Origin Oaxacan Rum (Edition #1)I’ve had this bottle for a while, picking it up just after Christmas 2025, but just cracked it open yesterday. It had a big hill to climb because my view on rum is generally low after trying a bunch of the mass market, caramel-colored and sugar-added releases that make up…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Madre Blanco TequilaIf an earthy blanco tequila and a funky non-tequila mezcal got married and had a baby, it would be Madre Blanco Tequila. As a hectic work week comes closer to its end, I needed something earthy, funky, and malolactic on my palate and this is all of those things in…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Lunazul Reposado Tequila*Follow-up to the review of the Lunazul Blanco. An inexpensive budget-friendly brand, Lunazul is made at distillery Tierra de Agaves (NOM 1513) in Tequila in the Jalisco Valley using an autoclave to steam roast the estate-grown Blue Weber agave, roller mill maceration to extract, shred, and rinse the aguamiel, fermentation…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Penelope Four Grain BourbonThe “white label” flagship shelf-stable bottle of the Penelope line, the Four Grain under review is from an older batch before a minimum 4-year age statement was put on the label (instead this bottle says it’s a “minimum of 26 months” old). The non-chill filtered 80 proof (40% ABV) bourbon…
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Continue reading →: NEW BOTTLE HIGHLIGHT SERIES: Virginia Cigar Blend Single Malt WhiskyThe Virginia Distillery Company’s American single malt whiskies convinced me to jump fully in to exploring whiskies. I was very excited when they announced they were producing their first “cigar blend” single malt whisky, the “First Cut.” Made from 100% malted barley and distilled, aged, and blended entirely in Virginia,…
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Continue reading →: Wood & Water: G4 Madera BlancoProduced at distillery El Pandillo (NOM 1579) in Jesús María in the Jalisco Highlands (Los Altos), G4 Madera Blanco differs from the brand’s regular blanco in several ways. First, it’s bottled at 90 (45% ABV) instead of 80 proof (40% ABV). Second, fermentation using a family yeast strain is done…
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Continue reading →: When Aliens Ask About Bourbon: Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond 7-YearIf aliens from another solar system came to Earth and asked, “What’s bourbon supposed to smell and taste like,” the answer is, “Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond 7 Year.” Aged three years longer than the minimum age statement for bottled in bonds, this bourbon is made from a high corn…
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Continue reading →: Agave Experiential Education Continues: Samples for a ColleagueI recently gifted a bottle of Código 1530 Blanco, a bottle of El Tequileño Platinum Blanco, and Mijenta Blanco to a colleague so he and his wife can explore the world of blanco tequilas as neat pours as well as mixers for cocktails. As part of this, I asked them…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: El Tesoro Reposado Tequila – Virginia ABC Single Barrel (2024)Produced at La Alteña distillery (NOM 1139) in Arandas in the Jalisco Highlands, this 2024 Virginia ABC single barrel is made with mature 6-9-year-old Blue Weber agave cooked in stone/brick ovens (hornos) for 48 hours. The sugars (aguamiel) are extracted using a volcanic stone wheel (tahona) and is fermented in…
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Continue reading →: Aged & Ore Bottle Caddy: Streamlining Bottle Share LogisticsExcited to add a few Aged & Ore Bottle Caddies to the broader spirits logistics supplies, both the regular size in olive green and black as well as the XL size in the same colors. The company’s products come highly recommended and I’ve wanted to pick these up for a…
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.
