Cairneyhill Jambo Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 The last time I had tequila was about 25 years ago. Standard stuff with fresh orange. So following on from the whisky threads, I was in a shop the other day and noticed that you can now get so many different tequilas, some claiming to be premium, especially blue agave. Looking for advice and any recommendations. Are there any that are really smooth to drink straight, like a good malt or decent rum/vodka? Or are they all just gut rot? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_R Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Always thought whoever invented tequila must be the greatest salesman ever. Its rough, smells like puke, you mostly have to take it with salt n lime to make it go down. Yet still managed to convince folk it was a good idea... That said cafe xo patron is one of my favourite drinks. Love coffee as a flavour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_R Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Always thought whoever invented tequila must be the greatest salesman ever. Its rough, smells like puke, you mostly have to take it with salt n lime to make it go down. Yet still managed to convince folk it was a good idea... That said cafe xo patron is one of my favourite drinks. Love coffee as a flavour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I'd recommend Ocho. One of the few old school tequila makers around. Each batch is produced from agave from a specific plant and farm that is traced on each bottle with the year made. It means that, technically, you could argue like wines that each year will produce a different vintage plus, with the identifiable farms, even two bottles from the same year might be different as they're from different farms which will mean different growing conditions which means different tastes. If I can remember the reps bullshit properly, you could in theory have a tasting session using just the same brand of tequila. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 It makes me unhappy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William H. Bonney Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, Der Kaiser said: It makes me unhappy.... That’s the curse of tequila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arshavin Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 This stuff is dangerous!! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cazcabel-Honey-Tequila-70-cl/dp/B00JWJJTCU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Why did the Mexican throw his wife off a cliff? Tequila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Bought it once cos it seemed like the cool thing to do, horrible stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 15 hours ago, Alan_R said: Always thought whoever invented tequila must be the greatest salesman ever. Its rough, smells like puke, you mostly have to take it with salt n lime to make it go down. Yet still managed to convince folk it was a good idea... That said cafe xo patron is one of my favourite drinks. Love coffee as a flavour I had never drunk tequila in my life until I went to Mexico a few years back. Thought I'd give it a bash (when in Rome), barman brought me it along with salt and lime and I asked how it should be drunk he replied "ignore the salt, bite or suck the lime after each sip you take, that how we drink it". It was sound at the time but I've never thought about buying a bottle here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Used to love it, me and my pal would do quite a few down the pub then we'd both somehow get back to mine (normally a 5 minute walk from the pub) and fall into bed. Then I'd be up 5 hours later for work, feeling rather under the weather She'd be still in bed when I got home having worked through my hangover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) The only tequila I will ever touch is this stuff: Cazcabel Honey Tequila: £23 quid for a bottle on Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cazcabel-Honey-Tequila-70-cl/dp/B00JWJJTCU) It is absolutely superb stuff, you can only taste the honey, and it's got a lovely syrupy texture. Polished off a whole bottle one night Well worth a try! Edited June 22, 2020 by tian447 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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