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BAM. Fortaleza Blanco sitting on a shelf for 67 bucks. I think there are five or six bottles there although the sign said limit one so of course I grabbed one…. Yeah I know this tequila gets a lot of hype, but I have Ocho, Cazcanes, and many others in my bar, but this one is a staple. Plain old Blanco is still at the top of my favorites list. OK moderators is that 300 characters? Thanks folks. Hope you had a great weekend.

Evacuated from FL, due to the hurricane, and ended up in Atlanta. I've seen so many posts about Ancestral, so I had to pop in and take a look. I have been to a lot of Bottle shops, but have to say this is the nicest little shop I've ever been in. Great curation of tequila and other agave spirits, and a super friendly owner. You can tell they obviously care. I was able to pick up a few little gems that I can't find back home. That's my shout out, thank you Ancestral for the great experience, hope to be back soon.

The thing I love most about this hobby is the hunt, and discovery of great tequila. And this right here is an awesome Costco find I got the other day. If you see it, I’d pick up a few bottles.

In my humble opinion this bottle competes with some of the best blancos I’ve had. It’s a little higher proof but honestly doesn’t taste like it with how absolutely smooth it is.

Praying this goes down in price so I can grab more and more!

Picked this up for $30 after seeing some positive reviews. Vanilla and oak are the heavy lifters, but there's some caramel notes peeking through with just a touch of stone fruit (which others have called apricot) and pear. It's interesting, but I'm not sure how I feel. It almost has a whiskey sort of quality to it, as odd as that sounds, but aside from the vanilla, oak and caramel that you'd find in whiskeys, it doesn't share any further similarities.

I think I'm going to have to have a second glass to sort out how I feel. Darn....

Happy Friday Eve!

Friend found this at estate sale and bought it. Any good to drink? He said he was told that it was over 20 years old. Would the age affect the quality or taste of the contents if it is indeed that old. I’m sure it’s safe to drink, I was just wondering if the age of the tequila would be an issue in the quality of the contents.

So I fell hard for the LL 80 proof blanco expression on the left and went to grab another bottle earlier today. When I got to the store I saw the 90 proof bottle (right) sitting on the shelf mixed in with the mezcals, not with the other LL white label bottles. What’s confusing is, the 90 proof is half the price of the 80 so I figured I’d try it. Aside from the difference in proof and labeling, does anyone know what the main difference is between the two, and why one is half the price?

Felt wrong finishing the lucky bottle without documenting it somewhere. This has been been my “working late, take a few sips while I work” tequila.

I was pretty crazy about this bottle when I first opened it, but the further I got through it the less enthusiastic I became.

Still good tequila, and I appreciate the production and 50% ABV, but I’ve realized there’s something in the Don Fulano house style I can’t quite identify that eventually becomes a little too much for me.

The same thing happened with the reposado. I loved it at first, but over time something changed.

With all the blancos I’ve been drinking lately, I’ve found myself preferring some of the more mineral, vegetal/agave-forward and rustic expressions.

Cheers, bottle 6660, a proper send off for you, and likely farewell for future Don Fulano products at work or at home. 🥃

Anyone else really enjoy Don Fulano initially but cool on it over the course of a bottle?

Following on from the tasting I did a few weeks ago with family. Where we blinded 3 Reposado’s and ranked them as we saw fit. I decided to come back and taste the individual bottles starting from the lowest ranked. It’s taken a little longer as I haven’t been drinking much with work being quite busy.

Today we’ve got the second place finisher. Tequila Ocho Single Estate. The current bottle is Las Raíces Estate, 2024 vintage.

Tequila Ocho are known to emphasise terroir in their tequila. Like my favourite distillery Bruichladdich, with each batch coming from a single estate. Does it make a difference I don’t know I’m a simple man. I just know they make good tequila and long may it continue. Enough preamble here we go.

Method : Rested 10 mins in a glencairn glass

Colour : Again light in colour but compared to El Tequileño it’s got a lot more barrel colour. Straw I reckon

Nose: Cooked agave, pepper, nectar sweetness really delicate sweetness subtle.

Palate: Smooth subtle sweetness again but pepper is at the forefront then grassy agave sweetness and pears towards the back. That pepper lingers and lingers mixed with agave sweetness at the end. Surprisingly medium to long finish.

Conclusion : This isn’t the typical tequila palate that some would be accustomed to. It’s peppery mildly sweet dare I say it earthy. It’s just a different vibe and if I was to compare it to El Tequileño. It’s a little bit more complex quite a few things going on in a good way and it rewards taking time with each sip. Revised score again lol 4.

Final Thoughts: This tequila reminds me of my 3yr old nephew fiesty, inquisitive, ever curious and a borderline pain in the rear. But also affectionate, happy go lucky and full of life. I’ve gone off the rails a little bit. But this is what 3hrs of sipping slowly and enjoying this tequila has done. Ocho has a place in my heart as it was the first additive free tequila I tasted and set me off on the agave spirit journey.

Salud!!!