Tequila, Vodka, Scotch

[whatabudro]

I watched a show on the history channel a while back that showed how certain beers and liquors were made.

I found it interesting on the tequila part, and the scotch.

On the tequila they make it with the blue agave plant. It's a type of palm tree/bush.

Leaves are chopped away from its core by a "jimador" who assesses the plants ripeness. If the plant is harvested too soon, there won't be enough sugars to do the job. Too late and the agave's sugars will have already been used to form a once-in-a-lifetime stem "quiote" that springs 25 to 40 feet high so that the seeds grown at the top of the stem can scatter with the wind. The jimador's task is a crucial one; once he decides that the plant is ready, he wields a special long knife known as a "coa" to clear the core. The cores or piñas (Spanish for pineapple) weight an average of 40 to 70 pounds, and can weight up to 200 pounds. The photo shows a ripe agave, at least 8 year old) that is being harvested. The “piña” in the photograph (third at right) will be visible when all the leaves (pencas) have been cleared.

Piñas are hauled to the distillery where they are cut in half or chopped and put to roast. Starches turn to sugar as the piñas are roasted in furnaces called "hornos". Modern distilleries use huge steam ovens to increase output and save on energy. Roughly speaking, seven kilos (15 lb.) of agave piña are needed to produce one liter (one quart U.S.) of tequila.

Different agaves and processes produce mezcal with different names throughout Mexico: stotol in Chihuanhua, mezcal in Oaxaca, and bacanora in Sonora.

The part in red is the main difference. It's like eating some slow smoked barbecue or some oven roasted barbecue, you know which one tastes better. The ones that are slow roasted are the true tequila's. They are usually very small breweries as the Suaza's and Cuervo's mass produce.

I did see that Cuervo has some new stuff out called Black Medallion that's aged one year in charred oak barrels. That might be a good choice since it is aged and a new product that maybe he has never tried. I don't know whether its made the old roasted way or the new steamed method.

 

[oi8228oi]

scotch - Chivias Regal (one of the more expensive, my uncle loves it)
Vodka - Grey Goose (also a bit pricy)

 

[95_stroker]

I watched a show on the history channel a while back that showed how certain beers and liquors were made.

I watched the one on tequila too, found it very interesting.

 

[RenoF250]

He had some 12 & 18 YO MACALLAN opened and some Jonnie Walker Blue, sealed. Several other brands.

I Found some 25 year old MACALLAN will that work for the scotch!

She had some Gray Goose and a few of the other Mentioned

Macallen is good, be aware that he may not likt the 25 year old better than the 12 or 18 though. I have some 18 year old Glenlivet right now and I think I like the 12 year old better. I do not see any 25 year old Macallen but the 18 year old is pretty expensive so I can imagine it is up there. If you want to get him something odd then what about this?:
http://www.bevmo.com/productinfo.as...1&D=macallen&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=All

Or this?:
http://www.bevmo.com/productinfo.as...1&D=macallen&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=All

 

[JLDickmon]

the best tequila I've ever had ain't available everywhere... Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo tequila.. about $45. /bottle...

Scotch.. wow what a can of worms... I know there's single malt, double malt, blended... other than that, I'm gonna crack another Leinenkugle and sit back..

 

[s d mills]

Vodka, tequila, and scotch are fine but you're not going to find anything really unique for a bar display....everyone pretty much has everything that available. You might consider straying from the beaten path...."display" being the operative word.

Buy him a bottle of Inca Pisco. It's pricey enough to be "collectible" and the bottle is unique enough to attract attention in any display because nobody, I mean nobody has this stuff in their private stock.

If the seal ever gets cracked, WOOOOOooooo-HOOOOOOooooo! It is the nastiest stuff that ever paralyzed a set of vocal chords on the way down. It has the taste of the worst tequila/mezcal/sotol....you'd swear it's from the agave, but it's actually a grape brandy from Chile/Peru/Brazil and the national spirit of the latter. I had someone ask me, "What's this stuff made from....fermented, aborted canine fetuses?"

If you do give him this, give him two bottles with the warning, "You do not want to ever drink this. Hide one away in case you ever do because you're not going to find it in the first five liquor stores you search."

Everything about this stuff is impressive, regardless of alcohol preferences. Good luck and regards,

 

[Scarlet_Nape]

Tequila....mmmmmm!!
Nothing like it on the rocks!!(the good stuff)

 

[RenoF250]

Vodka, tequila, and scotch are fine but you're not going to find anything really unique for a bar display....everyone pretty much has everything that available. You might consider straying from the beaten path...."display" being the operative word.

Buy him a bottle of Inca Pisco. It's pricey enough to be "collectible" and the bottle is unique enough to attract attention in any display because nobody, I mean nobody has this stuff in their private stock.

If the seal ever gets cracked, WOOOOOooooo-HOOOOOOooooo! It is the nastiest stuff that ever paralyzed a set of vocal chords on the way down. It has the taste of the worst tequila/mezcal/sotol....you'd swear it's from the agave, but it's actually a grape brandy from Chile/Peru/Brazil and the national spirit of the latter. I had someone ask me, "What's this stuff made from....fermented, aborted canine fetuses?"

If you do give him this, give him two bottles with the warning, "You do not want to ever drink this. Hide one away in case you ever do because you're not going to find it in the first five liquor stores you search."

Everything about this stuff is impressive, regardless of alcohol preferences. Good luck and regards,

Looks like there are 7 boittles to choose from:

http://www.piscomall.com/buy/pisco/index.php?cPath=35

 

[s d mills]

Looks like there are 7 boittles to choose from:

http://www.piscomall.com/buy/pisco/index.php?cPath=35

Makes no nevermind....it's all the same vile crap inside. But, it's the kind of vile that makes you kill the bottle trying to identify what it is. This is straight from the hip....get him two bottles, or only one if you're cruel. At some point he won't be able to resist cracking the seal, one bottle consumed is enough for a lifetime, and the second will stay on display.

 

[Mobeydick]

He has this on the Shelf now,
MACALLAN 12 and 18
OBAN
Glenmoranaie 10
Dalwhinne
Glenfiddich 12
Jonnie Walker Blue

in Cabinet,
JB
Dewars
ARDBEG 10
Covet Run

Vodka and Tequila
Petron
Havanna Club, I Have no idea what that is.
KETEL ONE
Gray Goose
Belvedere
Three Olives
BomBay Dry Gin
LASVENTANAS