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NiceAsh · 06-22-2010, 08:48 AM

So, just got back from another sunny trip to Cabo San Lucas. We stopped in to the local liquor store, La Europea, where they have a fantastic selection of hard liquor and wine. They also offer tastings of many of the different brands. Last time we were in cabo we picked up a bottle of Maestro Tequilero Tequila Anejo and it was consumed way too quickly, before we found out that it was not sold in the States. So, we picked up a new bottle of that, and a couple smaller ones.

While we were browsing I noticed that they had a couple really high end bottles, one of them was Gran Patrón Platinum @ $300/bottle, Don Julio Real @ $350/bottle and Herradura Seleccion Suprema @ $300/bottle.

I have not had the privledge to try any of these "extra" anejos, has anyone out there sampled any of these really high end Tequilas ?

I find that the better ones can be sipped and enjoyed like a fine scotch or brandy.

Tasty stuff

Mad Dawg · 06-22-2010, 09:18 AM

Herradura Reposado (~$35/bottle) works for me, in a snifter, neat.

samiam2 · 06-22-2010, 09:35 AM

Tequila makes my clothes fall ..ah..it gives me a head ache....not sure why, but i would like to try the ones that are drinkable neat...

scubadoo97 · 06-22-2010, 05:19 PM

Any good 100% blue agave tequila can be enjoyed neat, from blanco to anejo.

jb · 06-22-2010, 07:24 PM

MD thnx for the recommendation. My experience w/ good tequila straight has only gone as far as Patron silver. Any more recommendations?

Mad Dawg · 06-23-2010, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scubadoo97

Any good 100% blue agave tequila can be enjoyed neat, from blanco to anejo.

Concur on the blue agave, though I've found that I don't much care for the silvers, and actually prefer reposados to anejos.

grtrx · 06-23-2010, 09:02 AM

the good stuff ain't for doing shots, and there is way more good stuff out there. I do like it, especially in summer with a cigar. I've not gotten beyond Patron's offerings. I had like a teaspoonful of the extremely expensive Patron one time - it was very, very, very good, but at a couple hundred a bottle it would need to perform an act on me...

scubadoo97 · 06-23-2010, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Dawg

Concur on the blue agave, though I've found that I don't much care for the silvers, and actually prefer reposados to anejos.

Me too. Reposados and anejos are great for sipping and reposados are my fav. There are a lot of good tequilas that cost way less than Patron. Gran Centenario and Tapatio are in my bar at the moment as well as Azul, a low priced tequila from The House of Gran Centenario. Nice fruity floral taste from a reposado that is about 20 bucks.

06-22-2010, 08:48 AM	#1
NiceAsh Owner Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Salem, OR USA Posts: 4,593	Premium Tequila So, just got back from another sunny trip to Cabo San Lucas. We stopped in to the local liquor store, La Europea, where they have a fantastic selection of hard liquor and wine. They also offer tastings of many of the different brands. Last time we were in cabo we picked up a bottle of Maestro Tequilero Tequila Anejo and it was consumed way too quickly, before we found out that it was not sold in the States. So, we picked up a new bottle of that, and a couple smaller ones. While we were browsing I noticed that they had a couple really high end bottles, one of them was Gran Patrón Platinum @ $300/bottle, Don Julio Real @ $350/bottle and Herradura Seleccion Suprema @ $300/bottle. I have not had the privledge to try any of these "extra" anejos, has anyone out there sampled any of these really high end Tequilas ? I find that the better ones can be sipped and enjoyed like a fine scotch or brandy. Tasty stuff __________________ Keyboard warriors are easily defeated when there is no battle

06-22-2010, 09:18 AM	#2
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,199	Herradura Reposado (~$35/bottle) works for me, in a snifter, neat. __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

06-22-2010, 09:35 AM	#3
samiam2 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Lebanon, TN Posts: 3,799	Tequila makes my clothes fall ..ah..it gives me a head ache....not sure why, but i would like to try the ones that are drinkable neat... __________________ "I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is simply to arrange the meeting." General Norman Schwartzkopf

06-22-2010, 05:19 PM	#4
scubadoo97 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,032	Any good 100% blue agave tequila can be enjoyed neat, from blanco to anejo. __________________ You can't lay on the beach and drink rum all day if you don't start in the morning

06-22-2010, 07:24 PM	#5
jb Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Kansas Posts: 8,058	MD thnx for the recommendation. My experience w/ good tequila straight has only gone as far as Patron silver. Any more recommendations? __________________ ISO Opus DCs, RdC, Perf X, #2, and Super Beli. PM if you can help! TIA.

06-23-2010, 09:02 AM	#7
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	the good stuff ain't for doing shots, and there is way more good stuff out there. I do like it, especially in summer with a cigar. I've not gotten beyond Patron's offerings. I had like a teaspoonful of the extremely expensive Patron one time - it was very, very, very good, but at a couple hundred a bottle it would need to perform an act on me... __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

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