{"id":403,"date":"2009-12-18T11:04:28","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T19:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tequilawhisperer.wordpress.com\/?p=403"},"modified":"2012-10-19T12:34:52","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T19:34:52","slug":"bargain-bottle-bonanza-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=403","title":{"rendered":"Bargain Battle 2: Distinqt reposado vs. El Ultimo Agave reposado (episode 18) tequila review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hfYcg4eCLwA.x?p=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In these days of tight budgets it\u2019s getting more and more expensive just to TRY and get tight!\u00a0 As a public service, your friendly neighborhood TEQUILA WHISPERER is at your service \u2013 finding the best-tasting agave juice for the lowest price as part of our continuing <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BARGAIN BOTTLE BONANZA!<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nOn this show th\u2019 Lip compared the reigning champion, <em>Trader Joe\u2019s \u201cDistinqt\u201d<\/em> brand reposado to the quiet giant, <em>\u201cEl Ultimo Agave<\/em>\u201d reposado.\u00a0 It was close in the beginning, but by the third sip, the \u201cUltimo\u201d began pulling away at a far faster pace than the \u201cDistinqt\u201d.\u00a0 By the end of the challenge the \u201cUltimo\u201d had run circles around the competition in both flavor and mouth-feel!\u00a0 Looks like we have a NEW CHAMPION!\u00a0 All hail \u201cEl Ultimo Agave\u201d the BARGAIN BATTLE BULLY! (that is, until the NEXT challenge, heh heh..)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/pointgif_033.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-345\" title=\"pointGif_03\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/pointgif_033.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Bargain Battle Stats:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Brand: <\/span><\/strong>\u201cDistinqt\u201d reposado<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NOM:<\/span><\/strong> 1107<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">General Tasting Notes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thin , woody flavor with notes of white pepper.\u00a0 Minor finish with moderate alcohol heat.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Brand:<\/span><\/strong> \u201cEl Ultimo Agave\u201d reposado<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NOM:<\/span><\/strong> 1522<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">General Tasting Notes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bright and musty agave nose.\u00a0 Spice and minerals make it sniff-worthy and pleasurable.\u00a0 On the palate, a noticeable addition of faint \u201cJuicyFruit\u201d with a thicker mouth viscosity and a moderate finish.\u00a0 Pleasurable drinking from a flask and\/or as a party mixer on a budget.\u00a0 This one will keep you coming back for more sips as the evening wears on.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">WINNER:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEl Ultimo Agave\u201d reposado!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Music Picks From This Show:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;To Be Naked &amp; Fresh Is Always Hard&#8221; &#8211; The 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