instead of just being mixed with a margerita mix
Reposada tequila is meant for sipping and savoring. If you are going to sully the alcohol with mixers, just buy Sausa.
Really no difference in mixing or taking shots. Usually people use a chaser when drinking shots anyway and/or salt/lime to kill the flavor. What silenus said about sipping is the difference.
Personally, I’d go even further than the reposada and get an anejo. Though it depends somewhat on the manufacturer.
I went to a tequila tasting once. I lack the refined palate necessary to appreciate such things, but I sure got hammered.
I’d recommend using 100% agave tequila for all purposes. Silver is fine for mixed drinks, Reposado for drinking straight or mixing and Añejo for just drinking straight. Gulping shots is one way of drinking tequila straight, but sipping is better for the good stuff.
Fie upon “margarita mixes.” Learn to make a margarita; well-made it’s almost as strong as a martini. If I’m in a frivolous mood, I’ll go to a Tex-Mex restaurant that uses a good mix in its margarita machine. Even the Pastry War, with its vast & obscure list of tequilas & other agave liquors, has a machine…
For a quick tequila cocktail at home, a Paloma (made with grapefruit soda and/or juice) is worth investigating…or go retro & make a Sunrise.
A local Mexican restaurant has sangria margaritas as their Monday drink special. And today is Monday. The stars are lining up.
If you’re going to mix your tequila with juice or just take shots, I’d recommend something like Sauza Blue. It’s 100% blue agave (not hard to find like it was for a few years), and is a moderately priced and decent silver tequila.
FYI- the mixed-drink Margarita is essentially a Sidecar with some substitutions- lime juice for lemon, and tequila for brandy, along with a little sugar to taste. Ratios may vary, but I imagine a 2:1:1 ratio of tequila/triple sec/lime juice would work pretty well. So would a 3:2:1.
All the tequila I’ve tried is fine for sipping straight or with tonic. I typically use 1800 Silver or Jose Cuervo Silver with water or tonic and a little lime or lemon juice. Delish!
But, maybe you just don’t like tequila?
If you got the money, get Patrón. It actually tastes good and won’t give you a hangover.
patron seems like another ciroc vodka to me.overpriced and overhyped
they had a coffee liqueur i tried once though that tasted good
Correct. Patrón is over-priced and over-hyped. Is it good? Yes. Is it that good? No. And it will definitely give you a hangover if you drink enough of it.
Tequila and tonic?
<vomits in mouth a little bit>
Really… gin & tonic is about the only legitimate use of tonic water; vodka and tonic is just a flaccid imitation, and tequila and tonic just sounds ghastly.
So I shouldn’t mention that I sometimes drink straight tonic water during the summer? That I just like the taste?
Tonic with lime is what I’d order if I ever wanted a non-alcohol drink when at a a bar. Never happened yet, but it could.
I’m more a rye, bourbon and scotch guy. If Patron is overhyped, could someone recommend an accessible tequila for sipping and another for cocktails?
come to think about it,maybe i bought the wrong tequila? from lookin at Sauza’s webpage there is actually 2 different white tequilas.the one i bought was the silver but should i have bought the blue silver
I went to Cancun about a year or so ago. We did this SCUBA type thing where they put helmets on you instead of a mask and tanks. Then we walked around a bit of the ocean floor. The company operated out of a small restaurant. Right next door was a place that sold pearl jewelry.
Wow, that was a lot of exposition there!
After checking out the jewelry store, the guy offered me some tequila from a cooler behind the register. We did a shot together and it was the smoothest, best tasting tequila that I ever had. But my wife was in a hurry and I had to rush out before I got the name.
Such a shame.
We buy Herradura white for margaritas and Don Julio of any stripe for drinking on its own.
Sauza is great for starting fires, or for inflicting on people you don’t like… OK, that’s a little harsh but there are much better products out there.
Sauza is to tequila what Glenlivet 10 year old is to scotch.
BTW, gold tequila is white which has had caramel colour added to it. Reposados and Anejos are barrel aged and normally have a much more complex flavour profile.
Adding juice to them is akin to adding Coke to your Blanton’s or Knob Creek Reserve.
Espolón is both inexpensive and very good.