EPTTequila appreciation thread - Page 5
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Fallians
Canada242 Posts
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iiGreetings
Canada563 Posts
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ZeaL.
United States5955 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.tequila.net/images/stories/jreviews/427_revoluciontequilareposado_1246599637.jpg) Had a decent amount of patron and don julio. Had some of this about a year ago, surprised me by how much better it was. I'll be taking notes from this thread.. | ||
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Synwave
United States2803 Posts
I need to find some of this just to have the bottle! | ||
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Divergence
Canada363 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/rZMCX.jpg) The guy who I bought it from gave me the impression that he was a real tequila connoisseur so I trusted him when he told me that it is legitimate quality tequila (unlike the shitty Jose Cuervo junk). It has won competitions (whatever that means), and it tastes high quality to me (I drink it straight, but I have tasted very few tequilas in my lifetime). I'm wondering if there are any experts here who could chime in on this tequila. | ||
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Pingvinen
Sweden78 Posts
On May 04 2012 12:08 Divergence wrote: I bought this tequila when I was in Mexico. Amanecer Ranchero Anejo: The guy who I bought it from gave me the impression that he was a real tequila connoisseur so I trusted him when he told me that it is legitimate quality tequila (unlike the shitty Jose Cuervo junk). It has won competitions (whatever that means), and it tastes high quality to me (I drink it straight, but I have tasted very few tequilas in my lifetime). I'm wondering if there are any experts here who could chime in on this tequila. Never tasted it, but i surely would! Dont trust when they say that this spirit has won many competitions, thats meaningless. This is a legitimate tequila so dont worry about that, but right now there is a debate about what is a more "pure" tequila, where purists try to stay away from Anejo (like your bottle) because the time it matures on oak removes a bit of agavecharacter and makes it to similar to other brandies of with ranciocharacter. But i would say drink it and enjoy it, thats what i would do! =) | ||
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abalam
Switzerland316 Posts
The one Equity213 mentioned sounded really good (along with the description and the fact I've seen him posting in the whisky thread  ). Any other suggestions ?+ Show Spoiler + On another note I picked up a bottle of Agave 99 overproof Anejo on the weekend. Bottle at 49.5% (we like this, more flavor yo) it needs a splash of water, but its darn tasty. You can taste a big bourbon/vanilla influence from the casks, but that agave flavour is not overpowered. Only 50$ for the bottle, its worth a go. Dont put it in a cocktail though ![[image loading]](http://remedyliquor.com/liquor/images/tequila-0004.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://mogleyohara.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/123_patron_bottles_1169924532.jpeg) | ||
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Flyingdutchman
Netherlands858 Posts
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Abort Retry Fail
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Equity213
Canada873 Posts
On May 04 2012 17:29 abalam wrote: I'd be interested to give a good tequila a try (I mainly drink whisky but I also enjoy a good rum), thinking about Anejo or Extra Anejo. Maybe a whisky enthusiast can give some advice on what to try (I want something to sip). The one Equity213 mentioned sounded really good (along with the description and the fact I've seen him posting in the whisky thread ). Any other suggestions ?+ Show Spoiler + On another note I picked up a bottle of Agave 99 overproof Anejo on the weekend. Bottle at 49.5% (we like this, more flavor yo) it needs a splash of water, but its darn tasty. You can taste a big bourbon/vanilla influence from the casks, but that agave flavour is not overpowered. Only 50$ for the bottle, its worth a go. Dont put it in a cocktail though Oh hai! To be honest I would reccomend trying a reposado first. Anejos and especially extra anejos taste less like tequila and more like bourbon/scotch because of all the cask involvement. If you go straight for an anejo you probably will taste mostly whisky (not to mention they can get pretty pricey). Thats all well and good but the point is to try something new right? Tequila with less age retains more of that agave flavour. Kind of like peatiness in Islay whisky, sometimes younger is better. Reposados are also versatille because they are good enough to sip on their own, but economical enough to make cocktails with too. Im no expert yet but Herradura or El Jimador Repo would be my recomendations. I sip em both regularly. | ||
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