The Cocktail Hour: Tequila 101

This calendar week on The Cocktail Hour, Tim too I are going to rate you lot around basic pointers on tequila hence you lot tin flaming laid about to savor this unique libation.


By law, tequila tin flaming alone last made inwards Mexico.  The same spirit, made from the same institute too the same procedure made anywhere else is properly called Blue Agave spirits.  Tequila is likewise a town inwards Jalisco, United Mexican United States of America where the manufacture is centered.  It is located a flake southwest of Guadalajara.  Tequila is likewise made inwards other parts of Mexico, to a greater extent than oftentimes than non inwards Jalisco, such every bit the Los Altos percentage of Jalisco too likewise Guanajato.



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There are 4 basic types of tequila...


Mixto is the lowest cast of tequila.  The discussion but agency "mixed" too this is precisely barely legal tequila.  Mixto alone has to role 51% of agave inwards the distillation process.  The other 49% of sugars tin flaming come upwards from around other source.  Your generic tequilas are e'er mixtos.  I'd alone role these every bit an component inwards cocktails. 


This is likewise the variety of tequila that started the notion of 1 having to seize amongst teeth a lemon (or lime), lick the salt, too and hence downward the shot every bit quick every bit possible to avoid the nastiness of it.
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The other iii types of tequila are made from 100% blueish agave.  This is a succulent institute that grows inwards the Jalisco region...as good every bit many other areas.  It is non a cactus, but it does convey abrupt thorns on its leathery leaves.


By law, alone tequilas that are made from 100% agave tin flaming convey the phrase "100% Puro de Agave" or "100% de Agave" on the label.  This is the starting fourth dimension affair you lot hold back for inwards a character tequila.  In general, the term "premium tequila"...although having no legal meaning...means that the potable is at to the lowest degree 100% pure agave.  If it doesn't nation it, it's a mixto.


Plata, or silver, is tequila that has been distilled, fermented, too and hence bottled amongst footling or no aging.  It has a clear color.  Although it is normally the to the lowest degree expensive of the premium tequilas, around platas tin flaming competition the best aged tequilas.  Partida Silver is a peculiarly practiced one.


Reposado is an aged tequila.  By law, it must last aged at to the lowest degree 3 months.  Some are aged more.  Wooden barrels are used amongst impart a golden color to the tequila.  Aging tends to shine the pharynx experience a flake to a greater extent than too impart a smoky taste.  If done right, a reposado tin flaming last around of the best tequila you'll taste, although I've had a few that would non last every bit practiced every bit around platas I've had.  My favorite reposado is Clase Azul but sometimes I'll thin toward Asombroso La Rosa which is aged inwards used crimson vino barrels, imparting a pinkish color to the drink.  Another real practiced too reasonably priced reposado is Hornitos Reposado.


Añejo is around other aged tequila, this 1 for at to the lowest degree a year.  Most distillers likewise used erstwhile whiskey barrels which impart a definite whiskey flavour to it.  This is hard to instruct correct too many añejos truly don't sense of savor every bit practiced every bit a reposado from the same maker.  When they do instruct it right, the final result is marvelous...a smooth, smoky, peaty, too warm drink.  Some of my favorites include 1921 too Degollado.


Extra añejo is aged for several years.


Another affair virtually tequila...some of the 100% agave tequilas tin flaming truly last every bit inexpensive every bit a mixto, every bit shown inwards the video, hence continue this inwards heed side past times side fourth dimension you're the store...you don't bespeak to pass a lot to instruct a lot.


Until side past times side time...


Cheers!

Darryl



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