Bargain Battle 5: El Ultimo Agave reposado vs. Tradicional reposado (episode 39) tequila review

Have you ever seen a winning streak like this? “El Ultimo Agave” reposado continues its proud reign as the mighty ruler of the $20 and under reposado kingdom! This week’s challenger was Mexico’s #1-selling reposado: Cuervo’s “Tradicional”.
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Fortaleza_ blanco, reposado, anejo, & 5year Extra Anejo! (episode 36) tequila review

Some day when Th’ Lip is old and grey (well OLD, anyway..) he may look back on this Fortaleza show and think, “Yes, that was a highlight; I was lucky enough to sit down with a true modern-day GIANT in the tequila field, drink his masterwork, and ask a few illuminating questions”.
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Don Modesto blanco, reposado, anejo (episode 32) tequila review

It HAD to happen. Sooner or later a new brand would arrive on the scene that tasted like it had been made decades ago (an age of fewer shortcuts) and was just sitting in a warehouse awaiting its proper debut time. Well that time has come, and its name is Don Modesto!
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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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