ding! Ding!! DING!!! School is in session, Boys and Girls. It looks like Th’ Lip has finally met his match in TEQUILA OCHO Founder, Tomas Estes. Watch in awe and delight as Sr. Estes leads Lippy through detailed tastings of the various Ranchos (vintages) of his mighty tequila. They go head to head, taste for taste in this educational display of palate prowess!
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When they write the history of the great “Bargain Bottle Battles” of 2010 one brand will stand above all the others: “El Ultimo Agave”. Regular viewers of the “Tequila Whisperer Show” will no doubt remember that the EUA reposado has been seemingly unstoppable in its reign as the CHAMPION of the under $20 repos. Many brands have risen to challenge the KING only to be smacked apart by EUA’s smooth, sweet, and “round” flavor profile.
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You gotta HAND it to Th’ Lip’s NOSE! He has a real knack for sniffing out a good value tequila from the very crowded marketplace. It’s a tough job, but your intrepid Tequila Whisperer will traverse any obstacle to bring you the best tequila for your drinking dollar. Behold “El Relingo”, a new-ish brand at a solid price that delivers TONS of agave and vanilla.
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If they were giving out BEAUTY PAGEANT-like awards for the “Best-Looking Bottle”, Don Diego Santa tequila would be in the top 10 for sure. It’s got a svelte profile with a lot of well designed text and other fine graphic treatments. Sure, this little Honey looks great in your tequila collection. But how about the JUICE INSIDE? Well that’s where Th’ Lip comes in.
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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.
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