Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)
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Also a big campari fan. My favorite use is in a cocktail called Eeyore's Requiem. Kinda crazy mix of things but it works oh so well. Also uses most of my favorite things with campari, fernet, cynar, and blanc vermouth.
I recently branched out though to other "red bitters" and discovered I might like the Leopold version even more than the OG....
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@mclaincausey They’re all incredibly great. 1579 is my wife’s all time favorite,but for me,the fact that the 1123 was aged in wet Mezcal barrels and has a slightly higher proof, and comes from the Cascahuin Distillery. Ding,Ding,Ding we have a winner. Look forward to hearing your assessment.
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Giving the 1579 as a gift but will try it when I do, I have no doubt
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@mclaincausey I just picked up 1146 a week back! Brought it into the office yesterday. Big hit!
Blanket-line all the things!!!
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@pechelman and other bitter(s) people, you might enjoy a Via Roma.
Probably shouldn’t be thinking about such things so early in the morning
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@pechelman not that I’ve tried. As Cynar and Campari can often sub for each other, maybe adding a third red bitter would work? Currently I’m quite into Rinomato Bitter Scuro.
Happy experimenting!
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@Matt ouch! In our neck of the woods, it seems a lot of Italian liquors are pricier or just unobtainable. My wife likes Midori but havent seen it in almost a year.
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No just the two you recommended, and decided after that I’d offer one as a gift for a friend.
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@Paul9221 y’all hiring?
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So, I’m surprising some friends with an agave tasting tomorrow and here is what I’ll bring. I’ll be leaving the 1579 as part of a care package as one of them has suffered a serious MSK injury. Only the Arroqueño mezcal has been opened. These friends hipped me to Volans, which I loved, and that’s why I’m leaving the 1579 as it is the same producer.
Think it, be it.
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@mclaincausey What a great surprise. Love Volans especially their reposado,as well as everything else I’ve had from Nom 1579. I’m not familiar with the Mezcal but currently have all 3 tequilas in my cabinet. Curious to see which one ends up being the favorite. Also I would highly recommend getting the Tequila Matchmaker app,as you can search on the brand or the Nom,and this way if you like 1579 or 1123 you can see all the other tequilas made there.
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thanks @Jett129
Here was the final lineup. They had bottles that fleshed things out such that we had two expressions from the same producer three times!
The sole instance falling out of that was probably my favorite. It was interesting to note the differences. We felt the Volans diverged more than the Fortaleza blancos. Everything was great!
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@mclaincausey A couple of questions. Did you know what you were drinking beforehand or did you do blind taste testing? My wife and I both had careers in Market Research and can be pretty anal about taste testing. Where did you land on the 1123?
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@mclaincausey Two other tequilas that I’ve had from Nom 1579,and would highly recommend,are G4 and Primo 1861.
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No this was very casual and not blinded; sort of a background to socializing. We did go through them in the sequence pictured.
1123 was my favorite tequila and equal to the Arrogqueno:) It would have stuck out even blinded as the only one to rest in a barrel. So good!! @Jett129
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I started higher end sipping tequilas with reposados. Immediately liked it. I'm not sure what the reviews say, but I found Santo reposado to be smooth and delicious, dangerous on a hot day. We actually had to make a rule prohibiting hard liquor at family gatherings after my niece's husband had like seven too-many.
I then tried ArteNom 1146 añejo. It was complex. I'm not good at putting words to tastes, but it really made me revisit my long-held assumptions of what tequila was and wasn't.
Not being one to be satisfied with something great (greater might be right around the corner!), I went with a bottle of Herencia Mexicana extra añejo. I think I prefer the ArteNom 1146, but wow, this one had me going back for multiples just to figure it out. Caramel, oak, and vanilla? Real nice!
