Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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OK, to any lovers of agave spirits, this raicilla may be my favorite yet. Raicilla is another appellation that would fall under the mezcal family, but is in Jalisco (the home of tequila, which is also a mezcal) where Mezcal is concentrated in Oaxaca and to a lesser extent Durango, Guerrero, and some other states. It's confusing, but in the classification, Mezcal appears twice, once to cover agave spirits in general, and then again under that classification to indicate a regional appellation.
ANYWAY, raicillas are typically single-distilled and use whatever sub-breeds of agave are in Jalisco (which would include Weber blue agave which is what tequila must use).
EDIT: found a cool article here.
Anyway, this thing has a light mouthfeel, fruit with a little mineral background, and almost an airy taste with a very pungent, lactic, cheesy nose that gets funkier as you drink it. A wild ride! It is not overly smoky and would make a great (if expensive for a full fifth at around $120-140) introduction. Kicking myself for having passed on a fifth for $100 months ago, which it is easily worth.
Of course, I also love sazeracs made with $25 bottles.
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H/t @Filthy for the mug!
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…was watching an old B&W movie (1950) with Burt Lancaster 'Mr.880' and at one point they uncorked a bottle of Liebfraumilch/ German sweet wine. So I went to the big dog liquor store in town and this was the 'only' thing they had in stock, shipping issues with Germany with many issues at play. Bought four bottles.
...for after the Sunday Pub Day excursion.
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…no shit? I love Burt Lancaster...Man amongst men. So many good movies, great in 'The Professionals'!
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…love Ace Frehley too! well, back in my junior high days for sure.
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Yyyyyyy M C A!
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Picked this up for a dear friend’s upcoming birthday, which he shares with my daughter. He and his wife are backup godparents to my sister—they are family. I’ve recently gotten him into mezcal, as he loves scotch and cocktails and I knew he’d dig mezcal. So I grabbed him this bottle and it was all I could do not to grab one myself. This cactus tends to foam a lot during fermentation and can even explode, damaging fermentation equipment. So it’s not used all too often.
I believe they are coming in town to jointly celebrate his birthday and my daughter’s first birthday, so I will get a taste then. If I don’t go back and buy another bottle for myself first
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This was the most unique Tequila I’ve had. Spicy
on the front end then sweet on the finish. Visiting friends. I’m not usually a tequila guy.
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Sipped it neat
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Looks good to me.
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