{"id":1755,"date":"2014-09-29T21:25:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T04:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/?p=1755"},"modified":"2014-09-29T22:57:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T05:57:14","slug":"spirits-of-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirits of Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1755 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_151209\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151209-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1757\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151209-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151209-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1757'>\n\t\t\t\tSpirits of Mexico\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_151218\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151218-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1758\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151218-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151218-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1758'>\n\t\t\t\tDel mar Fairgrounds\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_151236\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151236-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1759\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151236-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151236-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151236-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151236-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1759'>\n\t\t\t\tSpirits of Mexico\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_151350\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151350-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1760\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151350-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151350-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1760'>\n\t\t\t\tu4rik\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_152148\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_152148-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1761\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_152148-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_152148-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1761'>\n\t\t\t\tDon Fulano\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_153245\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_153245-e1412051250680-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1762\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_153245-e1412051250680-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_153245-e1412051250680-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1762'>\n\t\t\t\tFortaleza\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_153512\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_153512-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1763\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_153512-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_153512-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1763'>\n\t\t\t\tPuerto Vallarta\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_154438\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_154438-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1764\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_154438-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_154438-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1764'>\n\t\t\t\tJenny Riviera La Gran Senora\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_162145\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_162145-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_163252\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_163252-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1769\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_163252-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_163252-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1769'>\n\t\t\t\tDirty-licor de tequila\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_163828\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_163828-e1412042111124-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1770\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_163828-e1412042111124-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_163828-e1412042111124-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1770'>\n\t\t\t\tTi Tequila\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_164836\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_164836-e1412042158799-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1771\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_164836-e1412042158799-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_164836-e1412042158799-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1771'>\n\t\t\t\tMontalvo tequila\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_173726\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_173726-e1412042203393-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1772\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_173726-e1412042203393-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_173726-e1412042203393-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1772'>\n\t\t\t\ttequila celestial\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_175346\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_175346-e1412042283300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1773\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_175346-e1412042283300-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_175346-e1412042283300-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1773'>\n\t\t\t\tmoonshine tequila\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_182044\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_182044-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1775\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_182044-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_182044-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1775'>\n\t\t\t\tDos Armadillos\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_182049\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_182049-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1776\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_182049-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_182049-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1776'>\n\t\t\t\tDos Armadillos\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_182718\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_182718-e1412047859526-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_182718-e1412047859526-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_182718-e1412047859526-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/20140928_161638-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_1616381-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1786\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_1616381-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_1616381-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1786'>\n\t\t\t\tCasa Amigos\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It must be Christmas in September.\u00a0 I am (If you didn&#8217;t already know) a huge tequila fan.\u00a0 So, when a friend told me about an annual tequila event in sunny Del Mar, I\u00a0got packed and headed to the airport.\u00a0 <strong>The Spirit of Mexico: Mexican Spirit Tasting Festival<\/strong> is an event I will return to every year.\u00a0 This year it was held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds next to Del Mar Race Track.\u00a0 It was a great location for a great event.\u00a0 Over 30 vendors pouring their best Tequila, Mezcal and Rum from Mexico.\u00a0 Some of the vendors were small distilleries only producing 1000 bottles.\u00a0 The big boys, like Herradura and Milargo, were also there.\u00a0 \u00a0As I walked\u00a0into this event, I\u00a0felt like a kid about to open all his gifts under the\u00a0tree.\u00a0 My sights were set on tasting <strong>ALL<\/strong> the\u00a0 spirits being poured.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In the end, I ran out of time not enthusiasm.\u00a0 It was speed dating with 30+ lovely ladies.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Of all the lovely ladies I dated\u00a0that day, these were my favorites:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>U4rik Tequila<\/strong>. \u00a0Just launching in the US and international markets. \u00a0Smooth&#8230;hints of lite vanilla, oak and agave. \u00a0100% puro de agave.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Don Fulano<\/strong>. 100% puro de agave. \u00a0Reposado. \u00a0Full oak, agave nose. \u00a0Mouth; agave on the front, smooth finish of\u00a0French oak and caramel.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>El Cachabilla<\/strong>. \u00a01000 bottles in US. \u00a0Small production\u00a0from\u00a0\u00a0Tequila Mexico. 100% agave. \u00a0Extra anejo&#8230;yeeeeaa!!!\u00a0 Double distilled. \u00a0All the hint of agave, oak, vanilla,\u00a0caramel and lite\u00a0smooth tannins.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>T1..<\/strong> Blanco ultra fine.100% de agave.\u00a0double distilled, triple filtered.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0\u00a0Reposado looks and smells like a Blanco but has classic Reposado flavor. \u00a0Anejo.. agave and\u00a0pineapple goodness.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>T1. &#8220;Tears of Horona&#8221;.<\/strong> Double distilled extra Anejo.\u00a0 The nose was of wood, tobacco. and agave. \u00a0Mouth; \u00a0Orange blossom, agave and\u00a0caramel. \u00a0Nice&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On a side note, T1 is a creation of Master Distiller German Gonzalez Gorrochotegui.\u00a0 Master Distiller of Chinaco.\u00a0 T1 is his new brand.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Mexican moonshine<\/strong>.\u00a0 Double distilled, triple filter in Kentucky oak whisky barrels.\u00a0\u00a018 months \u00a0in barrels, 100% puro de agave.\u00a0 Nose of honey, wood and agave. Mouth; agave,\u00a0tobacco and balanced tannins.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Critalo Tres Marcos<\/strong>..\u00a0\u00a0Extra Anejo. The nose is awesome pineapple sweetness. There is smoke and caramel on the tongue. \u00a0\u00a0Really good. The 3-5-7 blend is a blend of three-year\u00a0old, five-year old\u00a0and 7-year-old tequila.\u00a0 It had a\u00a0\u00a0strong agave nose.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The price point for these ranged from $45 to $80.\u00a0 Well worth the investment.\u00a0 The following also deserve mentioning.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Cantina Fortaleza<\/strong>. \u00a0Resposado. Nose of agave and pepper. 100 % de agave. Mouth; \u00a0Lite pepper, agave and\u00a0oak.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>La Gran Senora<\/strong>.. \u00a0Jenny Riviera line of Signature tequila\u00a0.\u00a0 Reposado,\u00a0100 % de agave. \u00a0Agave front,\u00a0full agave and tannins on the finish.\u00a0 I was not\u00a0 a fan of the Reposado but I did like the Anejo.\u00a0 It had a\u00a0nice vanilla agave nose. Agave on tongue with lite tannins.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Casa amigo<\/strong>. \u00a0Reposado, 100% agave. Agave, vanilla on the \u00a0nose. Mouth; Full agave and tannins\u00a0on front and back.\u00a0The\u00a0\u00a0Anejo was the same with a little more oak on the finish.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Dirty Tequila Liquor<\/strong>. \u00a0Pineapple and cinnamon.\u00a0\u00a0Tequila version of\u00a0fireball whisky.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Tequila Celestial<\/strong>. \u00a0100% puro de agave. \u00a0The Reposado had heavy tannins and agave. The Anejo was the same but with smoother tannins and oak.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In the end, I had the opportunity to meet some of the best tequila makers in the world and taste the results of their hard work.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait to see what is under the tree in December.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It must be Christmas in September.\u00a0 I am (If you didn&#8217;t already know) a huge tequila fan.\u00a0 So, when a friend told me about an annual tequila event in sunny Del Mar, I\u00a0got packed and headed to the airport.\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/2014\/09\/spirits-of-mexico\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,13],"tags":[432,431,427,434,433,430,429,428,425,297,426],"class_list":["post-1755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-kept-secrets","category-braxs-blogs","tag-del-mar","tag-dirty-licor-de-tequila","tag-don-fulano","tag-lucha","tag-mexico","tag-mezcal","tag-spirit-of-jalisco","tag-spirits-of-mexico","tag-t1","tag-tequila","tag-u4rik"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140928_151236.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1755"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1803,"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1755\/revisions\/1803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantastetic4.com\/Wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}