Taquila

[jones391]

Please give your opinion on the best sipping taquilas in mexico based on cost, flavor and why.

 

How how are the taquilas in the ships duty free store vers buying on shore?

[SDPadreFan]

Read this link. It should give you everything you need. If you have questions after reading. Ask and I shall try to help.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1041768

[MSN-Travelers]

Please give your opinion on the best sipping taquilas in mexico based on cost, flavor and why.

 

How how are the taquilas in the ships duty free store vers buying on shore?

 

Where to taste - A major tequila distiller (La Cofradia) has opened a string of “factory outlet stores” in Vallarta. These are a good place to go and sample the various types of tequila. They are also the best place to sample and buy flavored tequilas. Don’t waste your time on a local “tequila factory” tour unless you want to go for the entertainment value.

 

Where to shop - You will get the best selection and the best prices at the local food store or local liquor store. In Vallarta, we use the MEGA food store just north of the Sheraton (see map http://www.vallarta-info.com/n_downtown.html) and a liquor store downtown. http://www.puerto-vallarta.com/the-house-of-the-tequila-review/default.asp

 

What to buy - ANY Tequila that has “100% blue agave” or “100% agave” on the label. Anything else is swill bottled for export and for sale to tourists. By law, all tequila has to be double distilled and is crystal clear when made. It is often marketed as “silver” or “blanco” on the label. Aged tequila takes on a golden color. Tequila that has been aged for less than one year is called reposado while tequila aged one year or more is called añejo.

 

Any clear 100% agave tequila is good in tequila based mixed drinks. Using reposado makes for a smoother drink and significantly reduces the potential for a hangover.

 

Who’s Tequila to buy – There are over 600 brands of tequila on the market today. I enjoy the following: Cuervo’s Tradicional and Reserva de la Familia, Sauza’s Hornitos and Herradura Silver for general use. Good sippin’ tequilas include Cuervo’s 100% agave version of its 1800; Sauza’s 100% agave version of its premium Tres Generaciones; Herradura Reposado, Don Julio Reposado.

 

For more information on tequila than you will ever want to know, hit this web site: http://www.ianchadwick.com/tequila/defined.htm or http://www.ianchadwick.com/tequila/history.htm

 

Enjoy!

[39august]

Are the tequila tastings free or is there a charge at both MEGA and La Casa Del Tequila?

[Bruin Steve]

Personally, for a "sipping" Tequila, I would steer clear of the Jose Cuervos and Sauzas of the world...and you're not really looking at a "Plata" either...

 

If you want to mix Margaritas or Tequila Sunrises, sure...by a big bottle of Cuervo and go to town...

 

But for sipping, you want a really good Anejo...

 

Here' is the best I've ever had:

 

http://www.porfidio.ch/

 

http://www.tequila.net/tequila_reviews/anejos/porfidio_anejo.html

 

They have had their share of run-ins with the licensing authorities over the years...but never take those on face value...this is Mexico...the "authorities" often work more on politics, bribery and nepotism than they do on accurate regulation...

 

All I know is this stuff is GOOD...

 

Easier to find here in the US, Patron Anejo is a good bet as well...

 

The Mexicans tend to prefer a good Reposada over Anejo...and some make really good sipping whisky as well...

We did a tour from the ship in Mazatlan to the Los Osuna Distillery...and their Reposada was excellent...here's a catch though...even though it can sure fool you into thinking you're drinking a really good tequila, it does not say tequila anywhere on the bottle--only 100% Blue Agave Reposada...Why? Because unless it is produced in Jalisco State, it cannot legally be called Tequila...

 

http://www.lososuna.com.mx/

 

When it really all comes down to it though, it is a matter of personal taste...

[gomexico]

Please give your opinion on the best sipping taquilas in mexico based on cost, flavor and why.

 

How how are the taquilas in the ships duty free store vers buying on shore?

 

Few of us share similar tastes in food and liquor, including tequila. What I like you probably won't. If you want the "real" tequila look for the words on the bottle saying, "100% Agave," or you'll be purchasing adulterated product (the definitions for tequila changed 5 or 6 years ago).

 

Duty Free stores have always been the most expensive places to purchase liquor in Mexico, from what I've personally experienced. If you're planning to purchase some of the product in one of those stores, or any store in Mexico, remember that you may be required to pack it in your suitcase (and not bring it onboard an airplane, if you'll be flying home), and what you pack in your suitcase may break or leak all over your belongings.

 

What I now do is purchase tequila at home - because the cost isn't all that much more expensive, and I don't run the risk of arriving home to learn my tequila leaked from the bottle and I'm left with only damaged clothes.

[gottago2mexico]

Please give your opinion on the best sipping taquilas in mexico based on cost, flavor and why.

 

How how are the taquilas in the ships duty free store vers buying on shore?

 

We prefer Don Julio Reposado and Anejo - the Anejo has a smoother oakier flavor which is nice after dinner, I like the Reposado for usual sipping. Cazadores Reposado is a nice tequila for the price, we like that too.