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Most tequila producers in Jalisco make at least three variants of their product: plata, reposado, and anejo. The difference lies in how long they have been aged. Plata is usually clear and is the youngest of the three. I like plata in margarittas and palomas. Next is reposado... Aged in oak for up to one year... Smoother and mofre mellow than plata, if you find a good one, it is fine on the rocks. Finally, anejo is aged in oak for at least a year and usually longer. It's the smoothest and can be sipped neat or on the rocks.
 
Mott the Hoople said:
I never thought of Rum/Rhum as sipping whiskey until I went to the Philippines and my future brother in-law shared some Tanduey Rhum. Good stuff man.
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It's Tanduay in case anyone wants to get some. The "good stuff" is really all about the aging, climate, and the barrels used- including the size of the barrel. A pallet for rum is all about deciding if you like it spiced or not; dark or not. A real top shelf rum that is still affordable is Pyrat. A seriously smooth sipping rum. I'm not so certain the "h" carries all that much weight with regards to what's a good rum. I think like most things alcoholic it's to the individuals taste.
 
maineman said:
Most tequila producers in Jalisco make at least three variants of their product: plata, reposado, and anejo. The difference lies in how long they have been aged. Plata is usually clear and is the youngest of the three. I like plata in margarittas and palomas. Next is reposado... Aged in oak for up to one year... Smoother and mofre mellow than plata, if you find a good one, it is fine on the rocks. Finally, anejo is aged in oak for at least a year and usually longer. It's the smoothest and can be sipped neat or on the rocks.
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Yeah maineman i was gonna ask you about the differences! LOL thanks for the information..
 
maineman said:
Most tequila producers in Jalisco make at least three variants of their product: plata, reposado, and anejo. The difference lies in how long they have been aged. Plata is usually clear and is the youngest of the three. I like plata in margarittas and palomas. Next is reposado... Aged in oak for up to one year... Smoother and mofre mellow than plata, if you find a good one, it is fine on the rocks. Finally, anejo is aged in oak for at least a year and usually longer. It's the smoothest and can be sipped neat or on the rocks.
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The difference in many fine Tequila's also depends on if it's 100% Blue Agave (cheaper brands can mix up to 50% with sugar cane and still legally be called "tequila" but it's cheap crap. I call it "rumquila") and how many times it's been distilled. A triple distilled Anejo made from 100% Blue Agave is going to be of a higher quality than a single distilled Anejo.
 
The only kinds they sell in liquor stores where I live are all 100% blue agave.

Damn, but I DO love good tequila, and I used to be a scotch guy. Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes!
 
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