Bargain Battle 4 : El Ultimo Agave reposado vs. Puerto Vallarta reposado (episode 29) tequila review

Get out your ticket stubs, friends.  Th’ Lip is going to tell you if you’ve been betting on the right juice!  “El Ultimo Agave” has won EVERY head to head contest in our ongoing “Bargain Bottle Battle”.  This week’s challenger is ‘“Puerto Vallarta” reposado, a highlands bargain brand that rolls in at about $16 USD.

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Mezcal Marathon! (episode 28) tequila review

Hold on to your bucking Brahma longhorns, people!  Th’ Lip is gonna BREAK DOWN the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, & WHY of tequila’s misunderstood and rowdy cousin, MEZCAL!

Lippy is joined by fellow tequila aficionado & self-penned, “Mezcal Nerd”; the mighty, GABE X!
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Republic blanco, reposado, anejo (episode 27) tequila review

Yee-Haw! This episode is a non-stop “Texas Twister!”

Th’ Lip plays host to all manner of Texas-centric music while breaking down the flavor profile on Lone Star newcomer brand, “Republic Tequila”. It’s a really high-energy show with lots of side trips down dusty alleyways and forgotten desert plains.

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Teteo blanco (episode 26) tequila review

Th’ Lip  gets this question all the time, “What’s a good, cheap tequila?”  This show is one answer to that question, Friends.  Introducing “Teteo” blanco.  Here’s a newcomer on the gourmet tequila scene that doesn’t feature an expensive, hand-blown bottle, nor a cork, nor an exceptional taste profile.  Rather, with “Teteo” you get a good, solid, roasted agave taste with a surprising amount of chewy, mouthfeel.  In fact, the viscous mouth and the pleasing finish of this blanco were its greatest features.

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Blind Tequila Minis Tasting! (episode 25) tequila review

Back by popular demand!  It’s the BLIND leading the blind-tasting, Tequila Friends!  In this VERY liquid episode, th’ Lip goes mano a’ mano with 4 different “Mystery Minis’ supplied by superfan, “Morse”!  Lippy has to guess both the AGE of the juice AND its BRAND to win the gold medal at his own private Olympics of blind-tasting. How will he face down the 4 challengers from Mexico?  Will he choke in the final turn, can his tasting “skis” hold their edge?  Watch and be amazed at his “Palate Prowess”!
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