In this tequila tasting we’re matching our last winner, Hornitos against Paqui and Semental’s silver variaty to see if anyone can beat the lower-cost plata alternative. Don’t get us wrong, all of these are great contenders and should be considered for a variety of taste choices, we’re just going to let you know which taste best in our blind tasting.
A simple sunday with a simple shooter, we’re talking about the Blue Tequila with two ingredients, Blue Curacao and Tequila. We’re using Replublic Tequila (silver) and Senior Curacao of Curacao Tequila for this shooter.
Today we’re tasting Blanco/Plata/Silver and White Tequila… because they all mean the same thing! You’ll find only 100% de Agave on the table and each brand brings its own unique charm and character for good or bad. We’ve got Patrón Silver, Sauza Hornito’s Plata, Republic Tequila Blanco, Cabo Wabo Silver and El Gran Jubileo Blanco.
My curiosity is peaked, I’ve got in my hand one of the only Mexican Certified Organic 100% Blue Agave Tequila’s in the market today. Republic Tequila has released a great bottle design to their “Organic Plata” tequila which is molded to look like the state of Texas. However, the bottle design isn’t huge, overdone or [...]
This is a huge episode, packed full of great blanco tequila brands. It’s a bit long, coming in at the low twenty minute mark, but with nine tequila’s to taste, I believe with covered a great deal of hot brands. Please note, as well, that every one of these brands serves a purpose at its [...]
Tonight’s Tequila agenda: Señor Frog’s Plata Tequila. This arrived today and I wanted to break it open and get a review ready because I was excited. First, the bottle is a beautiful play on tequila, the design is very stylish and fresh. While many Tequila brands attempt to recreate the history and roots of their [...]
We’re humbled to have a chance to try the Tres Generaciones brands, starting tonight with their Plata. The Plata/Blanco/White/Silver styles of tequila is one of the toughest to review because it stands naked ready to be put to the ultimate test. It’s difficult to mask any imperfections in a blanco style tequila, no long rests [...]
