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Briandg · 07-25-2014, 07:22 PM

Got it because it had a pretty bottle and didn't cost too much. Thought it couldn't be too bad.

80 proof, nice and smooth, slight sweetness, but

WTF???

It has a hint of menthol, or aftershave, or something like that. I feel like I'm drinking mouthwash.

Anyone ever expereinced this in a tequila before?

grtrx · 07-26-2014, 05:36 AM

never heard of it. I suppose you checked to make sure it was aqua velva.

I've been sipping mezcal, which I find way better than tequila... look for the organic stuff "del maguey" it is tasty

Shadow · 07-26-2014, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briandg

Got it because it had a pretty bottle and didn't cost too much. Thought it couldn't be too bad.

80 proof, nice and smooth, slight sweetness, but

WTF???

It has a hint of menthol, or aftershave, or something like that. I feel like I'm drinking mouthwash.

A slight hint of Aqua Velva.

Briandg · 07-26-2014, 01:08 PM

Seriously, I'm at a loss. It may as well be aqua velva. I can't really recognize the smell. eucalyptus? Mint? aftershave? something herbal and minty, and not even remotely related to what tequila should taste like.

Seriously. Tequila is fermented from juice from a fruit, and there is no way a scent like that should be found in a 100% agave bottle, it has to be added or contaminated. You can't get that sort of flavor by fermentation or distillation; it's not a side product of those processes. I'm sitting here taking a sniff of it as I write, and I still can't identify what that smell is.

gumby · 07-26-2014, 01:48 PM

That sounds like I really poor tequila that the maker is trying to mask by adding flavors, kind of like cheaper wines will try to over oak to hide how thin the wine is.
Really good tequila tastes like cognac and is smooth as silk.

Ted · 07-27-2014, 07:30 AM

Plata or Reposado?

I'm thinking the former as I've read reviews on this one that describe aromas of "herbaceous spice and green pepper" and flavors of "candied ginger, pepper and mint".

Sounds close to the menthol you are experiencing.

Maybe keep this one for mixing and get a good Anejo for sipping.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gumby

Really good tequila tastes like cognac and is smooth as silk.

Here's the root of the problem:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briandg

Got it because it had a pretty bottle and didn't cost too much.

Briandg · 07-31-2014, 06:36 PM

it's a reposado. I think I figured part of it out, is smells like rubbing alcohol.

Don't judge me too harshly about a cheap pretty bottle. Look at buffalo trace. You sometimes find good stuff in a decorative bottle with decent quality. I wasn't expecting perfection, mostly hoping that I'd get lucky. I should have bought some jameson's instead.

Briandg · 08-01-2014, 04:37 AM

I finally figured it out. It tastes exactly like a mild gin. So it is going to be used in martinis.

Seriously. Gin. I actually got out a bottle of tanqeray and compared them, and my god, the similarity was absolutely astounding.

It's a good time for martinis anyway.

Ted · 08-01-2014, 04:23 PM

Tequila Martini?

Never tried that one. But whatever floats your boat ...

Briandg · 08-01-2014, 06:56 PM

If it tasted like tequila, it would be different. I'd feed it to the wife with orange juice. But this stuff mixed with OJ would taste like Gin and Juice, or whatever.

07-25-2014, 07:22 PM	#1
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	Altos Tequila Got it because it had a pretty bottle and didn't cost too much. Thought it couldn't be too bad. 80 proof, nice and smooth, slight sweetness, but WTF??? It has a hint of menthol, or aftershave, or something like that. I feel like I'm drinking mouthwash. Anyone ever expereinced this in a tequila before?

07-26-2014, 05:36 AM	#2
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	never heard of it. I suppose you checked to make sure it was aqua velva. I've been sipping mezcal, which I find way better than tequila... look for the organic stuff "del maguey" it is tasty __________________ "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

07-26-2014, 01:48 PM	#5
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,294	That sounds like I really poor tequila that the maker is trying to mask by adding flavors, kind of like cheaper wines will try to over oak to hide how thin the wine is. Really good tequila tastes like cognac and is smooth as silk. __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

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07-26-2014, 01:08 PM	#4
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	Seriously, I'm at a loss. It may as well be aqua velva. I can't really recognize the smell. eucalyptus? Mint? aftershave? something herbal and minty, and not even remotely related to what tequila should taste like. Seriously. Tequila is fermented from juice from a fruit, and there is no way a scent like that should be found in a 100% agave bottle, it has to be added or contaminated. You can't get that sort of flavor by fermentation or distillation; it's not a side product of those processes. I'm sitting here taking a sniff of it as I write, and I still can't identify what that smell is.

07-31-2014, 06:36 PM	#7
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	it's a reposado. I think I figured part of it out, is smells like rubbing alcohol. Don't judge me too harshly about a cheap pretty bottle. Look at buffalo trace. You sometimes find good stuff in a decorative bottle with decent quality. I wasn't expecting perfection, mostly hoping that I'd get lucky. I should have bought some jameson's instead.

08-01-2014, 04:37 AM	#8
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	I finally figured it out. It tastes exactly like a mild gin. So it is going to be used in martinis. Seriously. Gin. I actually got out a bottle of tanqeray and compared them, and my god, the similarity was absolutely astounding. It's a good time for martinis anyway.

08-01-2014, 04:23 PM	#9
Ted Club Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Along the Oregon Trail Posts: 1,508	Tequila Martini? Never tried that one. But whatever floats your boat ...

08-01-2014, 06:56 PM	#10
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	If it tasted like tequila, it would be different. I'd feed it to the wife with orange juice. But this stuff mixed with OJ would taste like Gin and Juice, or whatever.