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Cava de Oro

Tequila Gringo — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:02:52 -0700

From TequilaGringo: Wow. We had this in a massive flight, having tried it against many of the other tequilas at the 2008 Expo Tequila in Tijuana and it came out our favorite. It has a nice hint of honey to it, and finishes amazingly well. Bad news for all you americans, not available in the US. You're going to have to overcome silly swine flu fears and get yourself down to MX to pick up a bottle. We did - it was one of the few we brought back from the Expo! And yes, the bottle top does have one last shot of tequila in it for you. nice.

Teky Lady's

Tequila Gringo — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:29:46 -0700

From TequilaGringo: We sampled this tequila at the 2008 Expo Tequila in Tijuana. It has a heavy, nay, remarkably ridiculously caramelly caramel taste to it. It's aged 9 months in the barrel, so they must've added caramel flavoring to it. It sorta tasted like they added caramel to Tres Mujeres Repo we think. At any rate, it's actually candy like, and kinda good. No purist would appreciate it but if you like it you oughtta drink it we say. We didn't buy a bottle though ;-) It's not available for sale in the US at this time.

Hijos de Villa Reposado - Pistol

Tequila Gringo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:17:37 -0700

From Tequila Gringo: We were pretty sceptical of this just because the bottle looked like a marketing gimick (it is). But we picked up one anyway as a gift for a friend because that marketing gimick works (it's awesome). Two things happened. One, the guy we gave it to absolutely LOVED it. Two, it shocked the heck out of us when it turned out to be an ok tequila, we liken it to Cazadores Repo. Pale yellow color and an agave smell. Medium heat. Agave notes. WAY better than Cuervo. Not on the best list, but who cares, it's a completely awesome gift. Next time you're going to a party, taking a trip to Mexico, whatever - show up with a couple of these and you'll be talked about for the re

JB Wagoner

Tequila Gringo — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:56:41 -0700

From TequilaGringo.com Any tequila afficianado will tell you, for tequila to be Tequila, it has to be made in the Tequila region of Mexico. In fact, that's actually written into the NAFTA agreement. It's basically like the difference between Champagne and Sparkling Wine - to count it has to be from the right place. This stuff is made from the agave plant, but it's made in the Temecula region of Southern California so it's an "Agave Spirit". They actually had a fight over their original name, Temequila, which was deemed to be too similar to Tequila, and had to back off and call it JB Wagoner.

Siete Leguas Reposado

Tequila Gringo — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:41:28 -0700

From TequilaGringo.com We were pretty excited to try this tequila after having enjoyed the anejo, but we found it to be just a step short of it's vaunted sibling. It's a beautiful, pale, golden color. Interestingly, we found smoke in the taste, something we haven't seen in too many repos. The rest was agave, and that's not a bad thing at all, it just wasn't enough to make us crazy. A solid choice, but you can find more interesting/complex tequlias.

From Tequila 7 Leguas: 8 months in white oak barrels have made Reposado 7 Leguas (7 Leages Mellow) the only one in its class.

Porfidio Plata

Tequila Gringo — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:30:16 -0700

From TequilaGringo.com The nose on the tequila from this fantasticly designed bottle is very much agave. On sipping it, we found the mouthfeel to be thin, and the finish to be hot but clean. A solid tequila that you'll like, but may not be moved to fall in love with.

Don Fulano Reposado

Tequila Gringo — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:16:34 -0700

From TequilaGringo.com Had this at a tasting at LA's El Carmen. Any place that has Mexican Wrester masks is ok by us! We thought this was a good tequila, but not a favorite. The taste brought forward caramel, almost cloying at first. Finishes smooth, but our take was that it was sort of a one note tequila.

El Agave, San Diego Restaurant Review

Tequila Gringo — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:07:22 -0700

TequilaGringo made it down to Old Town San Diego's El Agave restaurant recently, and we really enjoyed it! Massive Tequila Collection, check. Knowledgable waiter, check. Good food, check. Enough flights of tequila to put down a rhino, check.

Walking into the place was like no other restaurant I've ever seen. There are bottles everywhere, of every type. Even your non-tequila loving mother-in-law would enjoy looking around. Here's a 30 second tour to give you a feel:

Time Lapse Video of a Bottle of Ocho Going Quick!

Tequila Gringo — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:45:20 -0700

A Time Lapse Video of some Tequila Gringos drinking Tequila Ocho, the 2007 anejo. Enjoy!

Tequila Tierras Reposado

Tequila Gringo — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:41:24 -0700

From TequilaGringo.com This Double Gold Medal winner at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition has a light, golden straw color, just about right for a repo. The nose had a strong agave scent, and maybe a little wood. The taste follows up with a solid agave taste and some smoke and the finish was crisp and clean. We found the mouth feel to be light and smooth. Not a bad effort for this new tequila.