Cazadores
Tequila Cazadores, Spanish for “hunters”, symbolizes Señor Jose Maria’s constant pursuit to create the world’s finest premium tequila.
Region: Highlands – Los Altos
Supplier: Bacardi
100% Weber’s Blue Agave
Roasted in stainless steel ovens for purity.
Blanco
Color: Crystal clear
Nose: Lime scents with soft wood tones. Very pleasant.
Flavor: Starts out soft and viscous. A slight vegetal flavor; flinty white pepper and wood accent the slightly strong finish.
Reposado
Notes: This tequila rests for more than 2 months in new small American white oak casks.
Color: Slight straw
Nose: Soft citrus notes with a bit of spice, pepper and vanilla from the wood.
Flavor: Soft on the palate with herbal tones. Finishes nicely without heat.
Anejo
Notes: This tequila rests 1 year in small American white oak barrels.
Color: Soft golden yellow
Nose: Rich lemon, pinewood forest. Wonderful!
Flavor: A viscous wave of spiced agave with a bit of power behind it. It carries through to a long, strong, tongue-tingling finish.
Recipe: Agave Grapefruit
Glassware: Highball
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz CAZADORES BLANCO Tequila
1 oz fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice
½ oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
½ oz agave nectar
Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass and fill with ice. Cap with a shaker tin and shake vigorously for 10 seconds. Strain into a highball glass over-filled with crushed ice.
Garnish with a grapefruit zest and 4 dashes of Angostura bitters on top of crushed ice.
Cabo Wabo
Sammy Hagar created this bang-up tequila in 1996 while off-stage in Guadalajara, Jalisco and ultimately brought it back to serve at his nightclub, Cabo Wabo. It’s the genuine article, 100% Weber’s Blue agave, baked in wood-fired adobe ovens and double-pot distilled the old-fashioned way for a rich, soul-warming taste.
Region: Jalisco lowlands
Supplier: Skyy Spirits
100% Weber’s Blue Agave
Blanco
Notes: Double-distilled and bottled directly after distillation.
Color: Crystal clear
Nose: Floral with spicy citrus notes; clean fresh agave.
Flavor: A smooth and mellow flavor of light citrus; viscous. The finish is long and satisfying with hints of melon.
Reposado
Notes: Oak aged for 4-6 months.
Color: Light straw
Nose: Lime/tangerine, very pleasant.
Flavor: Rich and smooth agave flavor with soft spice overtones, leading to a long, smooth finish.
Anejo
Notes: Barrel-aged 14 months.
Color: Light golden yellow
Nose: Sweet honey with soft spice, cinnamon??
Flavor: Soft on the palate with a vanilla lime burst of flavor. It finishes nicely with a vanilla aftertaste.
Recipe: The Rockin Paloma
2 oz Cabo Wabo Reposado
3 medium cucumber slices
1/2 oz lime juice (fresh)
6 oz grapefruit soda
1/4 oz grenadine
salt for rimming
1 cucumber slice (garnish)
Add Cabo, lime juice, and cucumber to pint glass. Muddle, add ice, and shake vigorously. Add soda to shaker and stir. Strain over fresh ice into a Collins glass with a salted rim. Drop the grenadine on top and allow it to mix in. Garnish with cucumber slice, serve and enjoy!
Patrón
Patron Tequila is today, the world’s number one ultra premium tequila. In both 2004 and 2005, Patron Tequila was recognized with the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences Five Star Diamond Award. Patron is the first spirits brand ever to receive this prestigious honor.
Region: Jalisco Mountains
Supplier: Patrón Spirits Company
100% Weber’s Blue Agave
Silver
Color: Crystal clear
Nose: Soft and tropical; luxurious for silver tequila.
Flavor: Very mild to start, almost soft in comparison to other blancos. A nice agave flavor with touches of mature lime and mango.
Reposado
Notes: Aged in oak for an average of 6 months.
Color: Pale, light straw
Nose: Soft – with tropical spice and fruit tones.
Flavor: Mellow in the mouth with hints of vanilla; smooth and complex all the way through to the finish with light wood and citrus notes.
Anejo
Notes: Aged in small white oak barrels for minimum 12 months.
Color: Medium straw.
Nose: Vanilla and caramel, almost a little rum-like.
Flavor: Beautiful flavors of fine wood, lime, and vanilla. Finish is very smooth.
Recipe: Patrón Pomegranate
1 oz. Patrón Silver tequila
¼ oz. Patrón Citrónge orange liqueur
fresh pomegranate juice
lime squeeze
Pour Patrón Silver and Patrón Citrónge over ice. Fill with pomegranate juice. Finish with a squeeze of lime. Enjoy.
