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Post up your liquor/spirit talk ?
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Chris-CJ
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Oaksmith Gold,from Suntory's master blender was up there with Amrut Fusion in taste and costs half as much. When things get back to normal, I will put in a request to LCBO to bring it over.
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kwtoxman
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Is This $60 Underdog The World’s Best Bourbon Whiskey?
An underdog was named the World's Best Bourbon. Does it live up to the title?
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Is This $60 Underdog The World’s Best Bourbon Whiskey?
An underdog was named the World's Best Bourbon. Does it live up to the title?
$60 US so that’s about $174444552244 CDN.
Jokes aside, I’d like to try that. I'm enjoying my bourbon over my scotch right now.
I went online looking for a bottle of ironroot bourbon @jc100 mentioned, I have a couple US options and all three said the same thing "good luck" . Production is only 250 barrels a year and its a SMALL distillery , once all the hoopala settles maybe , right now restaurants and bars are buying up all the cases that were availbale.
kwtoxman
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Liquor and spirit talk is a huge topic. I saw @Zoodles95 post a very large tequila collection on another thread here recently. Impressive and sounds awesome ?. I've been looking for Tromba...
I've gotten into tequila as well, visit MX with some regularity and it's an excellent spirit imo. I've collected somewhere above 10 bottles now myself, ranging from El Jimidor blanco (great for margaritas) to a number of rare high end producers and extra anejos. I let my budget bust out on tequila much more than bourbon.
I find the proverb "you get what you pay for" no better illustrated in liquor than with tequila. The differences between cheap tequila and craft premium tequila can be astounding. IMO, every fan of spirits should be able to find a quality tequila they enjoy; tequila offerings are so varied that I would compared it to the variety found in beer. @Zoodles95 excellently describes tequila in that other thread.
I recently picked up some bottles and here's one to share; I really enjoy it (and now have two bottles).
Clase Azul Reposado Tequila
It's a looker. And a hand painted ceramic bottle. The good news is this Clase Azul Reposado Tequila is available at the LCBO for anyone here ?. The bad news is it's $240 a bottle
. Thankfully one can get it much cheaper in MX, haha.
It's not boozy and there's notable vanilla and sweet notes (both on the nose and in taste). Smooth smooth smooth. Clase Azul Reposado may be too sweet for some people (their anejo is much less sweet but even more expensive and rare). This producer is located in one of the highest points in Los Altos, or the highlands – in the town of Jesus Maria in the region of Jalisco.
Here's their website, Tequila Clase Azul.
Clase Azul Reposado tequila has lots of fans out there in the tequila community... enough that when I was in the store buying this in January, a Spanish couple about 50 yrs old behind me at the cashier tapped my shoulder for attention, pointed to this bottle of Clase Azul Reposado I was buying and said "muy muy excelente" while giving some expressive hand gestures. That was fun.
Have a great weekend.
I've gotten into tequila as well, visit MX with some regularity and it's an excellent spirit imo. I've collected somewhere above 10 bottles now myself, ranging from El Jimidor blanco (great for margaritas) to a number of rare high end producers and extra anejos. I let my budget bust out on tequila much more than bourbon.
I find the proverb "you get what you pay for" no better illustrated in liquor than with tequila. The differences between cheap tequila and craft premium tequila can be astounding. IMO, every fan of spirits should be able to find a quality tequila they enjoy; tequila offerings are so varied that I would compared it to the variety found in beer. @Zoodles95 excellently describes tequila in that other thread.
I recently picked up some bottles and here's one to share; I really enjoy it (and now have two bottles).
Clase Azul Reposado Tequila
It's a looker. And a hand painted ceramic bottle. The good news is this Clase Azul Reposado Tequila is available at the LCBO for anyone here ?. The bad news is it's $240 a bottle
It's not boozy and there's notable vanilla and sweet notes (both on the nose and in taste). Smooth smooth smooth. Clase Azul Reposado may be too sweet for some people (their anejo is much less sweet but even more expensive and rare). This producer is located in one of the highest points in Los Altos, or the highlands – in the town of Jesus Maria in the region of Jalisco.
Here's their website, Tequila Clase Azul.
Clase Azul Reposado tequila has lots of fans out there in the tequila community... enough that when I was in the store buying this in January, a Spanish couple about 50 yrs old behind me at the cashier tapped my shoulder for attention, pointed to this bottle of Clase Azul Reposado I was buying and said "muy muy excelente" while giving some expressive hand gestures. That was fun.
Have a great weekend.
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kwtoxman
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More results from the 2020 SF spirits competition.
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Get it while you can.
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They only have the 12 here
Got some new blood into the tequila collection today.
A couple of them are going to go extinct. The 86co Cabeza was bought out along with its stablemates by Brown-Forman who bought the company just to get their mitts on Ford's Gin. So, a quality Blanco will be coming off the market. Sigh...
Same with the Excellia Blanco. This one came from the the La Altena distillery where Tapatio and other Camerena gems are made. The new Excellia is made at the Orendain distillery and the tequilas made there are not as well regarded. So, it would be interesting to get a new bottle of Excellia Blanco made at the new NOM/Distillery to see how it compares. A second bottle in this purchase which is no longer being made.
Very excited to get some more Tequila Ocho. I love the Reposado. I suspect the Blanco is going to be wonderful.
San Matias Tahona is a very well regarded tequila. Carmen Villarreal the CEO and Master Distiller is a real pioneer being a woman in a very patriarchal business. I love my Roca Patron Silver so I will be curious to see what I think of the Anejo. Yummy...
Another Tapatio as well. Looking forward to trying this Repo. Tapatio may be the best bang for your buck in tequila. Excellent quality and a very reasonable price. If there was a picture of a bottle of Tapatio beside the word Tequila in the dictionary I doubt many tequila lovers would argue the point.
Next big injection will see my expanding my collection of extra Anejos and also adding some Mezcal. Got to have a new rabbit hole to fall into!
A couple of them are going to go extinct. The 86co Cabeza was bought out along with its stablemates by Brown-Forman who bought the company just to get their mitts on Ford's Gin. So, a quality Blanco will be coming off the market. Sigh...
Same with the Excellia Blanco. This one came from the the La Altena distillery where Tapatio and other Camerena gems are made. The new Excellia is made at the Orendain distillery and the tequilas made there are not as well regarded. So, it would be interesting to get a new bottle of Excellia Blanco made at the new NOM/Distillery to see how it compares. A second bottle in this purchase which is no longer being made.
Very excited to get some more Tequila Ocho. I love the Reposado. I suspect the Blanco is going to be wonderful.
San Matias Tahona is a very well regarded tequila. Carmen Villarreal the CEO and Master Distiller is a real pioneer being a woman in a very patriarchal business. I love my Roca Patron Silver so I will be curious to see what I think of the Anejo. Yummy...
Another Tapatio as well. Looking forward to trying this Repo. Tapatio may be the best bang for your buck in tequila. Excellent quality and a very reasonable price. If there was a picture of a bottle of Tapatio beside the word Tequila in the dictionary I doubt many tequila lovers would argue the point.
Next big injection will see my expanding my collection of extra Anejos and also adding some Mezcal. Got to have a new rabbit hole to fall into!
905
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A little track side rum from last season. Went looking for the 15 year at $65 a bottle then ended up with a 25 year low numbered run with a serial # on the box at $500 a bottle. Tbh if I compared the 15 yr Eldorado to the 25 yr I prefer the 15 yr. It was fun drinking it tho. Pic was from May 17, 2019 at shannonville.
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905
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Get the $65 Eldorado 15 year it’s worth every penny. I will probably never buy the 25yr again.
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Emerald94
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Colorado whisky anyone?
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Original - #1 American Single Malt Whiskey - Stranahan's
Born in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and hand-crafted from barley to bottle in our distillery.
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Colorado whisky anyone?
Original - #1 American Single Malt Whiskey - Stranahan's
Born in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and hand-crafted from barley to bottle in our distillery.
Finishing up a bottle of Tincup whiskey. Decent bottle at the $40 pricetag
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