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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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It always seems appropriate to name a bottle of Tequila "Ralph" because sooner or later someone is going to.
Here's a popular country ditty to go with the theme.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 2, 2016 - 06:48pm PT
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Holy sh#t. Totally forgot about this thread.
Funny (and sad....Blitzo) to read through the older posts.
All beta is appreciated!
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Now this is a good thread :-). Herradura Anejo is an excellent moderately priced sipper or used for deluxe coin style margs and can frequently be found for less than its normal retail price of about $50 per 750ml.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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I called mine The Worm, but then Rodman threatened to me to sue me unless I could beat him one-on-one.
Who won? Stay tuned.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Northern California
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So happy that Dr Sprock is sober now.
Call me naive but I love Patron on ice. Herradura silver is my second choice.
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Check this out... Mari (Ghost's better side) brought some of this stuff to the campfire last year... about half the alcohol of a regular Tequila, a little more sugar, but very smooth. Picked up a bottle when we got home and everyone who's tried it thought it was pretty nice for sippin'.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Some's for mixin', some's for sippin'...
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Lanthade
climber
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Casa Noble Anejo. I go through 2-3 bottles each summer. Fantastic authentic aged tequila. Drinks like a great whisky.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Wow! Consensus on ST! I have always found the Herradura a good value as well.
A dim memory: on our third trip to the Cabo area, going into a tequila shop in San Jose del Cabo and tasting tequilas. So good!
I almost never drink hard liquor anymore. But sipping a good tequila straight is something I could do again someday. It's something to do on at the end of a long sunny sandy beach day, by the light of the moon sparkling on the ocean waves.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Me loves me some good tequila. I like to try as many as I can. And, actually, right now I'm looking at three amazing, unopened bottles on my desk... Milagro Reposado Select, Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia, and Espaeranto Seleccion.
The first I got as a birthday present, and the latter two I got duty-free coming back from Mexico.
Why unopened? I'm waiting for my step-sons to arrive in tandem so I can open them all at once and have a blind tasting! The latter, however, was twice as expensive at the other two (Shh!), I paid a buck-fifty for the fifth. Should be tasty, or at least I'm hoping.
For the money, I love me some Fortelaza, Plata. About $50/bottle, and ho, so Good! If you can find it, Get It!
That El Tesoro is also a special bottle. Oh, the stories I have for that one!
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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^^^
I like how you snuck in that 14 y.o. bottle of Balvenie...(amongst other things...ha ha).
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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I have had a Jose Cuervo Riserva before and it was excellent!
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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I cannot drink any hard liquor at all, no, no, no. So for me, it's only beer and tequila.
Funny tequila story....
I used to travel to Cozumel, Mexico, every year. They have a lot of tequila tasting bars and sales. Try before you buy!
I always traveled with an large carry-on bag full of bubble wrap, and would bring home a dozen bottles of tequila.
The first year I approached U.S. customs/immigrations with my bag of tequila. I declared a dozen bottles, and they let me go without another word.
I turned around and went back to ask, "How many bottles of tequila am I allowed to bring back to the U.S.?"
The customs officer said, "One bottle. You're pushing your luck pal, now move along."
My favorite tequila is Clase Azul Reposado. It always comes in a distinctive blue & white ceramic bottle. It has a lower alcohol content than most other tequilas (1% to 2% lower) so it's a bit smoother. But it's aged in oak barrels, which gives it a very distinctive, delicious flavor. It's a very fine sipping tequila, straight up.
There is also a fine tequila that has a scorpion in the bottle instead of a worm. Can't think of the name right now, but I'll post when I find it. It's got a German-sounding name with an umlaut like Duck-something....
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Mezcal has the worm (or scorp in that case). Is there a tequila that has one?
From Wikipedia:
Not all bottles of mezcal contain a "worm" (actually the larva of a moth, Hypopta agavis that can infest maguey plants), but if added, it is added during the bottling process.There are conflicting stories as to why such would be added. Some state that it is a marketing ploy. Others state that it is there to prove that the mezcal is fit to drink, and still others state that the larva is there to impart flavor.
Here's the scorpion mezcal...
"Let’s put the myths to rest. Some people contend that some tequilas contain a worm in the bottle. This isn’t exactly true. Mezcal, which technically tequila fits into, is rarely, but sometimes sold with a worm in the bottle when it’s produced in Oaxaca, Mexico. It won’t kill you, it isn’t stronger and it’s not an instant way to get “drunk”. In fact, it began as a marketing ploy in the mid 1940s and has been used ever since, often featured by bartenders with no regard and little respect for their clientele. Even still, it’s not a real worm. It’s actually just the larval form of a moth that lives on the agave plant, and actually indicates an infestation in the plant. Somehow, the myths continue and the worm has been used to falsely represent the mezcal as a premium bottling."
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Nobody has mentioned the sangrita chaser for tequila shots. Stuffs made out of tomato and orange juice with various peppers (like serrano and piquin) tossed in for spice, then salt and pepper. If you didn't want to be totally thrashed the next day, you alternated shots of sangrita and tequila. They went really well together too. And nobody mentioned Tres Generaciones, which before tequila went high class was a very fine tequila. Of course, the Hornitos reposado was also considered good back then.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Familia Partida Anejo is really good.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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That Casa Azul stuff is the bomb. Like honey it is...
Get our 1.75 liter at Costco. At least some day that's what I'm plotting.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Our current collection at the house that includes two new additions from Xmas thanks to CG :-). My favorites to date are the Clase Azul reposado and the Grand Mayan ultra aged - Yum.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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I love the bottles Brassnuts! Nice collection.
OK. Here is the real deal according to my mexican tequila snob friends.
You actually don't do shooters of the tequila; you are supposed to sip it. Then take a sip of Sangrita, which by itself tastes like some sort of weird cool aid. But after a sip of good tequila, it is an amazingly perfect complement.
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