dizzy wrote:
wrote:

"dizzy" wrote:

Apparently you've not tried GOOD tequila.

What are your 3 favorites?

I didn't think I was going to, but I found out that I actually like Cabo
Wabo.

Cabo Wabo is one of my favorites. I also like Chinaco, and I'm
currently working on a bottle of Patron that's not bad. I've only
recently "discovered" good tequila, so I'm still experimenting... I
prefer the reposado variety in all brands.

I enjoy getting "newbies" to try it - they react to the suggestion as
one might expect, with that "Tequila straight? Yuck!" look on their
faces... 8)

That was the surprising thing about the Cabo Wabo, it was smooth, no
harshness as is typical with lesser stuff.

Tried the Paron and IIRC it was a bit harsher than the CW.

In article .com,
" wrote:

dizzy wrote:
wrote:

"dizzy" wrote:

Apparently you've not tried GOOD tequila.

What are your 3 favorites?

I didn't think I was going to, but I found out that I actually like Cabo
Wabo.

Cabo Wabo is one of my favorites. I also like Chinaco, and I'm
currently working on a bottle of Patron that's not bad. I've only
recently "discovered" good tequila, so I'm still experimenting... I
prefer the reposado variety in all brands.

I enjoy getting "newbies" to try it - they react to the suggestion as
one might expect, with that "Tequila straight? Yuck!" look on their
faces... 8)

That was the surprising thing about the Cabo Wabo, it was smooth, no
harshness as is typical with lesser stuff.

Tried the Paron and IIRC it was a bit harsher than the CW.

Blind test? ;-)

From: dizzy
Date: Tues, Mar 7 2006 8:31 pm
Email: dizzy

I've only recently "discovered" good tequila, so I'm still experimenting... I
prefer the reposado variety in all brands.

I prefer anejo in most brands. Typically it's far smoother IMO

Jenn wrote:
In article .com,
" wrote:

dizzy wrote:
wrote:

"dizzy" wrote:

Apparently you've not tried GOOD tequila.

What are your 3 favorites?

I didn't think I was going to, but I found out that I actually like Cabo
Wabo.

Cabo Wabo is one of my favorites. I also like Chinaco, and I'm
currently working on a bottle of Patron that's not bad. I've only
recently "discovered" good tequila, so I'm still experimenting... I
prefer the reposado variety in all brands.

I enjoy getting "newbies" to try it - they react to the suggestion as
one might expect, with that "Tequila straight? Yuck!" look on their
faces... 8)

That was the surprising thing about the Cabo Wabo, it was smooth, no
harshness as is typical with lesser stuff.

Tried the Paron and IIRC it was a bit harsher than the CW.

Blind test? ;-)

Before we get too scientific I note that Scotch, Burbon and
Teqila seem to limit the RAO contributors' horizon.
Will no one stand up for Cognac (don't confuse it with
"Brandy")?
I'd give them all away for one bottle of top Remy Martin..
Willing to take the quadruple blind test if someone will offer
the
bottle and pay expenses. What if I lose? I'll have had a good evening.
Ludovic Mirabel

On 7 Mar 2006 21:23:52 -0800, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
wrote:

From: dizzy
Date: Tues, Mar 7 2006 8:31 pm
Email: dizzy

I've only recently "discovered" good tequila, so I'm still experimenting... I
prefer the reposado variety in all brands.

I prefer anejo in most brands. Typically it's far smoother IMO

Reasonable, since that just means 'aged'.

--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

wrote:

Before we get too scientific I note that Scotch, Burbon and
Teqila seem to limit the RAO contributors' horizon.
Will no one stand up for Cognac (don't confuse it with "Brandy")?

Why limit your horizons to Cognac?
Armagnac can be good. Vecchia Romagna is OK for the casual drinker.
Asbach Uralt is too teutonic for me but some may appreciate the technology.
Carneros, from California, is as good as anything France can make.
And of course Calvados for breakfast....

--
Eiron

There's something scary about stupidity made coherent - Tom Stoppard.

Eiron wrote:
wrote:

Before we get too scientific I note that Scotch, Burbon and
Teqila seem to limit the RAO contributors' horizon.
Will no one stand up for Cognac (don't confuse it with "Brandy")?

Why limit your horizons to Cognac?
Armagnac can be good. Vecchia Romagna is OK for the casual drinker.
Asbach Uralt is too teutonic for me but some may appreciate the technology.
Carneros, from California, is as good as anything France can make.
And of course Calvados for breakfast....

--
Eiron

There's something scary about stupidity made coherent - Tom Stoppard.

I bow to your encyclopedic depth of experience. Don't know Vecchia
Romagna or Carneros. It might be "as good as anything France can make"
but... I have yet to taste a California Cabernet that comes close to
good
Bordeaux such as Chateau Pavie of a good vintage year. Sadly in
impecunious retirement memories only remain.
Armagnac to me is nowhere near good Cognac. Asbach Uralt had
better not be mentioned in the context.
Don't know Calvados. But, (perhaps I'm partial for etrhnic reasons),

nothing beats frozen potato Vodka such as Polish "Luksusova" or
Baczewski from Austria for casual drinking
(accompanied of course by piquant mouthful of salty herring)
Ludovic Mirabel.

"Jenn" wrote in message
...
In article .com,
" wrote:

dizzy wrote:
wrote:

"dizzy" wrote:

Apparently you've not tried GOOD tequila.

What are your 3 favorites?

I didn't think I was going to, but I found out that I actually like
Cabo
Wabo.

Cabo Wabo is one of my favorites. I also like Chinaco, and I'm
currently working on a bottle of Patron that's not bad. I've only
recently "discovered" good tequila, so I'm still experimenting... I
prefer the reposado variety in all brands.

I enjoy getting "newbies" to try it - they react to the suggestion as
one might expect, with that "Tequila straight? Yuck!" look on their
faces... 8)

That was the surprising thing about the Cabo Wabo, it was smooth, no
harshness as is typical with lesser stuff.

Tried the Paron and IIRC it was a bit harsher than the CW.

Blind test? ;-)

No reason to yet. They are sufficently different that they can be
determined without it.

Of course I did have some expectation bias I suppose, but it turned out to
be nothing sinc e my expectaion was that the other similarly priced Tequila
would have smoother taste than the lower priced stuff.

On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:09:00 GMT, wrote:


"Jenn" wrote in message
...
In article .com,
" wrote:

dizzy wrote:
wrote:

"dizzy" wrote:

Apparently you've not tried GOOD tequila.

What are your 3 favorites?

I didn't think I was going to, but I found out that I actually like
Cabo
Wabo.

Cabo Wabo is one of my favorites. I also like Chinaco, and I'm
currently working on a bottle of Patron that's not bad. I've only
recently "discovered" good tequila, so I'm still experimenting... I
prefer the reposado variety in all brands.

I enjoy getting "newbies" to try it - they react to the suggestion as
one might expect, with that "Tequila straight? Yuck!" look on their
faces... 8)

That was the surprising thing about the Cabo Wabo, it was smooth, no
harshness as is typical with lesser stuff.

Tried the Paron and IIRC it was a bit harsher than the CW.

Blind test? ;-)

No reason to yet. They are sufficently different that they can be
determined without it.

Of course I did have some expectation bias I suppose, but it turned out to
be nothing sinc e my expectaion was that the other similarly priced Tequila
would have smoother taste than the lower priced stuff.

If you wish to take a blind test, there is absolutely nothing to touch
a nice absinthe!
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:09:19 -0800, wrote:

dizzy wrote:

Cabo Wabo is one of my favorites. I also like Chinaco, and I'm
currently working on a bottle of Patron that's not bad. I've only
recently "discovered" good tequila, so I'm still experimenting... I
prefer the reposado variety in all brands.

I enjoy getting "newbies" to try it - they react to the suggestion as
one might expect, with that "Tequila straight? Yuck!" look on their
faces... 8)

That was the surprising thing about the Cabo Wabo, it was smooth, no
harshness as is typical with lesser stuff.

Tried the Paron and IIRC it was a bit harsher than the CW.

You want smooth? Try Chinaco blanco. Hard to believe it's tequila.