OK, everybody. Got your HAZMAT suits? Check. Got your Flame-Retardant goggles? Check. Got your SNAKEBITE kit? I said, GOT YOUR SNAKEBITE KIT ??!? Well GET ONE! Because this episode’s featured tequila is “Peligroso” — which means ‘dangerous’ in Spanish, and at 84-proof, this is one tequila you should not turn your back on!
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Gather ‘round and belly up to the bar, people! Th’ Lip is mixing up a mess o’ Margaritas (and we DO mean MESS). Turns out that “Tres Agaves” is more than just a great Northern California restaurant featuring gourmet Jaliscan fare with a KILLER selection of tequilas you really want to taste. Yep, it turns out that they make some outstanding Margarita-centric tequilas and agave nectar.
Continue reading Mess O’ Margaritas: Tres Agaves blanco, reposado, anejo (episode 41) tequila review
Have you ever seen a winning streak like this? “El Ultimo Agave” reposado continues its proud reign as the mighty ruler of the $20 and under reposado kingdom! This week’s challenger was Mexico’s #1-selling reposado: Cuervo’s “Tradicional”.
Continue reading Bargain Battle 5: El Ultimo Agave reposado vs. Tradicional reposado (episode 39) tequila review
For this “Blind Tasting” episode, Th’ Lip decided to shake things up a bit, and he went all backwards on us! For the first time he let the viewing community know exactly which brands were being blind-tasted (kinda like the old “To Tell The Truth” TV show) but he was still kept in the dark and forced to forge a path through the agave wilderness using only his keen palate and a trust in his inner Coa (look it up).
Continue reading Blind Tasting “7 Leguas” blanco, reposado, anejo (episode 38) tequila review
Toro!! Toro!! Did you know that Lippy is a TAURUS? Did you know that the BULL is his Astrological (Taurean) sign? Did you know that there is a new TEQUILA named after the Semental breed of Mexican fighting bull? Now you know, Friends! Tequila Semental is produced at the same distillery (NOM 1522) as one of Th’ Lip’s favorite “bargain bottles”, El Ultimo Agave. At almost twice the price, where does Semental fit into the heirarchy of new brands? Will it be a sweet, soft, trip through the palate – or a fiery, fuerte, run on the tongue?
Continue reading Tequila Semental silver, reposado, anejo (episode 37) tequila review
