On Friday Paul and Stef invited me over to have a Tequila tasting and dinner. It was freaking good. Paul and Stef served New Mexico Enchiladas (those are flat ones, not rolled up) and Stuffed Peppers. The peppers were freaking hot, but were quite tasty.
Here’s the rundown on the tasting. I hadn’t done one in a while (since 2000? maybe, at Sully’s loft) and it was good to try some different ones. Fortunately I still had some of my notes for presentation and even more fortunate was the fact that this tasting was seemingly much less formal. Not that the one at Sully’s was more formal, but I did more homework for that one. I took along the latest NOM list from the CRT which is always interesting to review and look up your favorites. I also printed up some descriptions of tequila overall and talked about the process a bit over the food. I had also printed up a copy of the pocket guide from the excellent site by Ian Chadwick. One thing that wasn’t as readily accepted was the sipping of Sangrita with the tequila but people warmed up to it as the night went on. It also wasn’t hot enough to serve/mix some tequila with Squirt a la my ex-students and friends in GDL. I served 2 Silvers, 1 gold, 3 Reposados and 2 Añejos:- Herradura Silver
- Porfidio Blanco ltd edition, ltd bottles *
from my personal “collection”, it didn’t have a nom number when made and the CRT made them stop bottling it. - Sauza Gold – the crowd’s runner up fave
- Las Trancas *
from my “collection” and my all-time fave. - Casa Noble Reposado – the crowd fave (?)
- Cazadores Reposado – I like this one a lot, it’s a great bargain usually.
- Patron Añejo *
from Paul’s ‘cellar’ - Herradura Añejo *
I love Herradura (all of them) but I don’t like the way the price fluctuates all the time. If you get a deal on this, grab it.
