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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: Tequila Ocho Plata Puntas 2024 Tequila – Mirandillas Single EstateLocated at 5,200 feet above sea level, Mirandillas, though still in the Highlands (Los Altos) region of Jalisco, is the single agave estate that is at the lowest altitude of any ranch whose agaves have been used by Tequila Ocho. With gray clay soil, different from the red clay soil…
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Continue reading →: SHORT REVIEW: El Tesoro Blanco Tequila (Lote/Batch #B-009)Produced at distillery La Alteña (NOM 1139) and overseen by one of the modern tequila world’s top master distillers, Carlos Camarena (a fifth-generation agave farmer and tequila producer), El Tesoro Blanco is a high quality, traditionally made, and always reliable workhorse tequila that makes for both a delicious daily sipper…
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Continue reading →: How Water Type Affects Tequila Production & Flavor ProfilesMaster distiller Felipe Camarena, owner of distillery El Pandillo (NOM 1579), one of the best tequila producers, changes flavors using a mix of water types in different tequilas. He uses rain water, mineral-rich deep well water, & natural spring water from the distillery’s estate for different brands El Pandillo produces.…
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Continue reading →: TASTING NOTES REVIEW – Casa San Matías Gran Reserva Extra Añejo (Virginia Single Barrel #129)San Matías Gran Reserva Extra Añejo was one of the first extra añejo tequilas, debuting in 1993. Produced by Casa San Matías (Casa San Matias) distillery (NOM 1103), Gran Reserva is made using mature 7 to 10-year-old Blue Weber agaves that are cooked in stone/brick ovens for 48 hours at…
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Continue reading →: COCKTAIL SERIES – Modified (Shaken) Ranch Water*2 to 3 ounces of blanco/plata tequila of choice (which one you choose will affect the finished product; You can use less tequila if you like. -I like using Mijenta blanco because of its unique floral notes mixed with the sweetness of the cooked Blue Weber agave & baking spices/cinnamon,…
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Continue reading →: COCKTAIL SERIES – Cranberry Bourbon Sour-2 ounces of bourbon -2 ounces of unsweetened cranberry juice -1 ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec -1.5 ounces of fresh lime or lemon juice -Dash of 100% Blue Agave nectar (or Simple Syrup) *Shake with ice. *I upped the amount of bourbon & cranberry juice & lime/lemon juice and added…
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Continue reading →: COCKTAIL SERIES – Bourbon MargaritaMy first – and certainly not the last – bourbon margarita that I’ll make and enjoy. I particularly like how the bourbon notes, specifically the oak/barrel notes, mix well with the tartness of the fresh lime juice and the orange liqueur sweetness of the Cointreau. *1 ounce of fresh lime…
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Continue reading →: Some Brief Bourbon Journey Retrospective ThoughtsEarlier this year, when I commenced back into whiskies after years away, the overwhelming flavor for all bourbons (even the standard Maker’s Mark, which is a wheated mashbill bourbon) to me was oak & specifically wet wood/woodiness. It’s taken a while, but other flavors now pop out despite the oak/wood…
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Continue reading →: COCKTAIL SERIES – Cranberry Margarita with a Virginia-made Blue Weber Agave “Blanco” SpiritCRANBERRY MARGARITA USING A VIRGINIA-MADE BLUE AGAVE “BLANCO” SPIRIT__________________________ *1 to 1.5 ounces of Fresh Lime Juice *2 ounces of unsweetened cranberry juice*1 ounce of Cointreau*2 ounces of Mt. Defiance Blue Agave Spirit*100% Blue Weber Agave nectar to taste, if desired (I use Organic Agave In The Raw Nectar –…
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Continue reading →: TASTING NOTES REVIEW – Bruichladdich Scottish Barley – The Classic Laddie [Batch #24/011]Bruichladdich’s The Classic Laddie – Scottish Barley is produced at the distillery located in the Rinns of the island of Islay. Islay is part of the Inner Hebrides archipelago off of Scotland’s western coastline. Unlike the bulk of Bruichladdich’s releases, The Classic Laddie is unpeated. Bottled at 100 proof (50%…
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.
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