Post #721062 by AdOrAdam on Thu, Jun 26, 2014 3:40 PM

On 2014-06-26 12:44, GROG wrote:
The Grammar Police are appalled and the Spelling Police are slightly disappointed...

I actually LOLed! :)

Blue agave is the cactus that tequila is made of (I think there are different types of cactus that can be used). The centre of the cactus is baked, then squashed & the juice fermented & distilled (something like that) to become tequila.

A tequila that isn't 100% blue agave contains other liquids other than the product of the above process (eg fructose & glucose). These non 100% blue agave tequila are also known as mixto tequilas. To my mind, Jose Cuervo is the a-typical mixto tequila but there are far worse!

Tequilas can also be roughly subdivided in to Blanco (the white), Respardo (the rested - medium aged) & Anejo (the aged).

It's a matter of taste beyond that. I went to Mexico & tried tons of different tequilas (like 30+) - I brought home El Jimador Blanco & Hennadura Respardo so I recommend them (& also liked Don Julio Anejo).