{"id":1045,"date":"2010-06-25T09:43:16","date_gmt":"2010-06-25T17:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2012-09-11T11:09:16","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T18:09:16","slug":"el-relingo-tequila-blanco-reposado-anejo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=1045","title":{"rendered":"El Relingo  blanco, reposado, anejo (episode 42) tequila review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hfYcg4O3AgA.x?p=1\" width=\"450\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You gotta HAND it to <strong>Th\u2019 Lip\u2019s<\/strong> NOSE!\u00a0 He has a real knack for sniffing out a good value tequila from the very crowded marketplace.\u00a0 It\u2019s a tough job, but your intrepid Tequila Whisperer will traverse any obstacle to bring you the best tequila for your drinking dollar.\u00a0 Behold <strong>\u201cEl Relingo\u201d<\/strong>, a new-ish brand at a solid price that delivers <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TONS<\/span> of agave and vanilla.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In this episode Lippy gets excited when he realizes he may have (at last) found a worthy contender to unseat the current \u201cBargain Bottle\u201d champion, <strong>\u201cEl Ultimo Agave\u201d<\/strong> reposado.\u00a0 That formal battle will take place on an upcoming show, but if you study this episode closely you may get a hint of what\u2019s to come!\u00a0 Also tasted here is BevMo\u2019s <strong>\u201cDon Patricio\u201d<\/strong> reposado.. of which, the less said the better!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TEQUILA    STATS:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>BRAND<\/strong>: EL RELINGO<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>NOM: <\/strong>1486<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>AGAVE     SOURCE:<\/strong> lowlands<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/El-Relingo_AllBottles_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1051\" title=\"El Relingo_AllBottles_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/El-Relingo_AllBottles_01-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/El-Relingo_AllBottles_01-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/El-Relingo_AllBottles_01-1023x943.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/El-Relingo_AllBottles_01.jpg 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GENERAL     TASTING NOTES:<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEl Relingo\u201d<\/strong> blanco turns up the agave &amp; mint flavors to \u201c11\u201d in a palate assault that will startle and amaze you.\u00a0 Whether this interest can be sustained throughout an entire sipping session is what\u2019s at question here.\u00a0 The blanco *may* be a bit TOO aggressive(!)\u00a0 The repo brings offers the addition of vanilla and slight oak undertones to balance out that fuerte agave attack.\u00a0 This is the most fully balanced of the three ages though it is anything but subtle.\u00a0 The anejo tones down the vanilla but introduces a slight \u201chigh acetone\u201d taste in the mid palate that is at first arresting and ultimately annoying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Th\u2019 Lip<\/strong> suggests trying the reposado first then moving to the blanco if you\u2019re interested in a full-frontal agave attack.\u00a0 Either age will do very well as a mixer in addition to being a sipper.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>FLAVOR    Profiles (out of a possible 4 points)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingIconKey_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1046\" title=\"RelingIconKey_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingIconKey_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingIconKey_01.jpg 422w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingIconKey_01-153x300.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingoThumb_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1048\" title=\"RelingoThumb_02\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingoThumb_02-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingoThumb_02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingoThumb_02.jpg 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingoThumb_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1049\" title=\"RelingoThumb_03\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingoThumb_03-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingoThumb_03-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/RelingoThumb_03.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music   Picks From This Show<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Acadian Driftwood&#8221; &#8211; The Band<br \/>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/2-12-Acadian-Driftwood.mp3|titles=Acadian Driftwood]<br \/>\n&#8220;Time Makes Two&#8221; &#8211; Robert Cray<br \/>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/2-07-Time-Makes-Two.mp3|titles=Time Makes Two]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You gotta HAND it to Th\u2019 Lip\u2019s NOSE!\u00a0 He has a real knack for sniffing out a good value tequila from the very crowded marketplace.\u00a0 It\u2019s a tough job, but your intrepid Tequila Whisperer will traverse any obstacle to bring you the best tequila for your drinking dollar.\u00a0 Behold \u201cEl Relingo\u201d, a new-ish brand at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=1045\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">El Relingo  blanco, reposado, anejo (episode 42) tequila review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[225],"tags":[22,36,292,77,78,291,104,277,127,166,171,293,191,197,294],"class_list":["post-1045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-show","tag-anejo","tag-blanco","tag-don-patricio","tag-drinking","tag-drunk","tag-el-relingo","tag-funny","tag-gourmet","tag-lippy","tag-reposado","tag-review","tag-robert-cray","tag-tasting","tag-tequila-whisperer","tag-the-band"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1045"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1061,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1045\/revisions\/1061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}