Comments on: Tequila Obtained! http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/ ...so google can index my head. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:34:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bbum http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/comment-page-1/#comment-189864 bbum Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:37:30 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/#comment-189864 A well sealed bottle of high proof alcohol will generally not age in the bottle. If it isn't sealed -- if it has exposure to air -- it'll change flavor over time and usually not for the better. Thus my need to drink the Pura Sangre! It was delicious. Wonderfully rich añejo that was also delicately smooth. Total winner. I hope to find more someday. Guess I'll have to head back to Mexico soon. :) A well sealed bottle of high proof alcohol will generally not age in the bottle. If it isn’t sealed — if it has exposure to air — it’ll change flavor over time and usually not for the better. Thus my need to drink the Pura Sangre!

It was delicious. Wonderfully rich añejo that was also delicately smooth. Total winner. I hope to find more someday. Guess I’ll have to head back to Mexico soon. :)

]]> By: Steve http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/comment-page-1/#comment-189863 Steve Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:34:17 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/#comment-189863 Just found a bottle of the 1994 Pura Sangre Gran Reserve - I haven't opened it yet and wanted to know how yours was. Did it get better with age? Just found a bottle of the 1994 Pura Sangre Gran Reserve – I haven’t opened it yet and wanted to know how yours was. Did it get better with age?

]]> By: Liquor and Drink http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/comment-page-1/#comment-189326 Liquor and Drink Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:17:53 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/#comment-189326 I have had the same experience with customs--ready to pay the duty, but never asked to. The most I brought back from Mexico was 11 bottles of Tequila and rum. I even called the Texas ABC (that was the point of entry) to make sure I could pay duty if necessary--that was a bureaucratic maze... Enjoy the Rey Sol--that stuff is amazing. I have had the same experience with customs–ready to pay the duty, but never asked to. The most I brought back from Mexico was 11 bottles of Tequila and rum. I even called the Texas ABC (that was the point of entry) to make sure I could pay duty if necessary–that was a bureaucratic maze…

Enjoy the Rey Sol–that stuff is amazing.

]]> By: David Herren http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/comment-page-1/#comment-94476 David Herren Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:58:16 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/#comment-94476 Looking at these gems and looking the availability here in Spain.... I've tried all the tequilas I've been able to find here, and of course Don Julian Reposado is decent (though very pricey here at the equivalent of $61.00/bottle). I recently encounter La Cofradia Reposado at $52.00/bottle and now that I'm on the second bottle, I think I like it. What do you know about La Cofradia? Looking at these gems and looking the availability here in Spain…. I’ve tried all the tequilas I’ve been able to find here, and of course Don Julian Reposado is decent (though very pricey here at the equivalent of $61.00/bottle). I recently encounter La Cofradia Reposado at $52.00/bottle and now that I’m on the second bottle, I think I like it. What do you know about La Cofradia?

]]> By: bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Cocktail: Muddled Mango Margarita http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/comment-page-1/#comment-85716 bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Cocktail: Muddled Mango Margarita Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:10:46 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/#comment-85716 [...] add 2 to 4 ounces of good tequila (Herradura’s Blanco is an awesome choice — rested 40 days such that it is [...] [...] add 2 to 4 ounces of good tequila (Herradura’s Blanco is an awesome choice — rested 40 days such that it is [...]

]]> By: In-side » List o’ Links http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/comment-page-1/#comment-71504 In-side » List o’ Links Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:38:03 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/#comment-71504 [...] bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Tequila Obtained! Nice list of tequilas from bbum’s Mexico trip [...] [...] bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Tequila Obtained! Nice list of tequilas from bbum’s Mexico trip [...]

]]> By: bbum http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/comment-page-1/#comment-60468 bbum Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:42:05 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/#comment-60468 Jim -- very interesting! So, apparently, some states are much more strict about this stuff than others. California (and, now, Florida) seem to rank up their with states that are lenient, most likely because there are such huge volumes of imports through their ports of entry. Arizona, on the other hand, is apparently quite a bit more strict. Jim — very interesting! So, apparently, some states are much more strict about this stuff than others. California (and, now, Florida) seem to rank up their with states that are lenient, most likely because there are such huge volumes of imports through their ports of entry. Arizona, on the other hand, is apparently quite a bit more strict.

]]> By: Jim Puls http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/comment-page-1/#comment-60467 Jim Puls Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:37:04 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/#comment-60467 I can relate to your not paying duty, even on that much liquor. I once came back from the Caribbean with about that much assorted rum, and the customs agent in Miami told me to enjoy it and waved me through. I can relate to your not paying duty, even on that much liquor. I once came back from the Caribbean with about that much assorted rum, and the customs agent in Miami told me to enjoy it and waved me through.

]]> By: ssp http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/comment-page-1/#comment-60259 ssp Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:12:41 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/01/20/tequila-obtained/#comment-60259 This just looks and sounds fantastic! After some early college binges I never liked Tequila because the stuff tasted gross... until a Mexican guest brought some of the real stuff as a present which was delicious. Looks like you got plenty of that now :) This just looks and sounds fantastic!

After some early college binges I never liked Tequila because the stuff tasted gross… until a Mexican guest brought some of the real stuff as a present which was delicious. Looks like you got plenty of that now :)

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