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Bottles of tequila I’ve “completed”
Tequila, my drink of choice. Here are the bottles I’ve completed, categorized by age. I’m by no means a true connoiseur, so my descriptions are probably incomplete or naive, but hey. I’m still a fan.
Blancos
Blancos are unaged tequilas that are usually clear, or “white”. Also called Platas (silver), or more pretentiously “platinum”. These tequilas have distinctive tastes, which I think are more playful and can more easily carry the character of the brand. In my experience, they have more distinct flavors than their aged counterparts, but are also less smooth.
| don Eduardo | Kind of bland for a blanco…but it IS triple distilled. Very drinkable, but smells more like alcohol than agave. | |
| El Tesoro | Easily my favorite so far. This stuff is good. I taste a hint of an olive-like flavor. | |
| Cazadores | A friend told me this was the brand of choice when he was in Mexico. He was talking about the Anejo though. The Blanco’s not bad. | |
| 1800 | My introduction to Blanco. Not impressive at all. | |
| El Jimador | Disgusting. I couldn’t even use it satisfactorily for cooking. | |
| brand | thoughts | |
|---|---|---|
Reposados
Reposados are “rested” in oak barrels at least 2 months and usually less than 1 year. The resting process mellows and adds flavor. These tequilas are golden in color, but are not to be confused with the cheap “gold” tequilas, which are usually just artificially colored.
| Herradura | They say Herradura invented the reposado. | |
| Milagro | Fancy bottle. Otherwise don’t remember too much. | |
| El Tesoro | ||
| Cazadores | ||
| Calende | ||
| Jose Cuervo Tradicional | Not to be confused with Jose Cuervo gold, which is disgusting. Nevertheless very reasonable in price, this tequila easily has the highest quality/price ratio of the tequilas I’ve had. | |
| brand | thoughts | |
|---|---|---|
Anejos
Anejos carry the true “aged” tag, and are kept in oak barrels at least 1 year. These tequilas can be very smooth with sweet flavors. They are usually even darker than the Reposados. In my opinion, Anejos are the easiest to drink, as they are elegant. But they are without the spunk of the younger Blancos.
| Cazadores | Recommended by a friend to whom it was recommended during his stay in Mexico. While the lesser Blanco and Reposados have plastic twist-caps, the Anejo boats a nice wood/cork top upgrade and a fancier bottle. | |
| Milagro | ||
| El Tesoro | ||
| Tres Generaciones | Not as smooth as some of the others. | |
| Herradura | ||
| Calende | ||
| Patron | The only time someone’s gotten me a gift of liquor! | |
| 1800 | When I didn’t know better. | |
| brand | thoughts | |
|---|---|---|
last edited on 01 May 2010 at 20:10:29
Transcribed music
Here are some pieces of music I transcribed. For example, there are some tracks from super nintendo games (Chrono Trigger) that I liked enough to listen to with more realistic instrumental voices. “Poor Faye” is from the anime “Cowboy Bebop” and doesn’t have very high sound fidelity. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a muted piano voice, but it’s ok.
| Chrono Trigger (game) | manoria-snes | manoria |
| Chrono Trigger (game) | peaceful-days-snes | peaceful-days |
| Cowboy Bebop (anime) | poor-faye-lipcream-orig | poor-faye-lipcream |
| Corpse Bride | (no original) | victors-piano-solo (from corpse bride) |
| source | original | transcribed |
|---|---|---|
last edited on 06 Mar 2010 at 00:18:56