{"id":425,"date":"2010-01-08T13:45:21","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tequilawhisperer.wordpress.com\/?p=425"},"modified":"2012-10-19T12:11:11","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T19:11:11","slug":"dulce-vida-a-firestorm-of-spicy-taste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=425","title":{"rendered":"Dulce Vida blanco, reposado, anejo (episode 19) tequila review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hfYcg4eCMAA.x?p=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever attempted to walk through <strong>FIRE<\/strong> to get to the sweet-tasting good life on the other side?\u00a0 That is EXACTLY what Lippy succeeded in doing on this episode of The \u201cTequila Whisperer\u201d Show.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nTh\u2019 Lip tasted all three age varieties of the new<strong> \u201cDulce Vida\u201d<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">100<\/span> proof tequilas.\u00a0 As you know, the vast majority of U.S. tequilas have a 40% alcohol content (80 proof).\u00a0 The extra 10% alcohol increase really <em>DOES<\/em> change the mouth feel and affects the taste, though to a lesser degree.\u00a0 Surprise (not): these tequilas were <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WAY<\/span> more spicy than their 80 proof counterparts, and that is EXACTLY what made them so engaging over the long run.\u00a0 Watch as Lippy thrills to the long finish on these fiery fiestas!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/dulcevida_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-465\" title=\"DulceVida_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/dulcevida_01.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/dulcevida_01.jpg 577w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/dulcevida_01-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>TEQUILA STATS:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>BRAND: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dulcevidaspirits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dulce Vida<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NOM<\/span>: <\/strong>1360<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">AGAVE SOURCE:<\/span> <\/strong>Tepic coastal highlands region of Nayarit<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>GENERAL TASTING NOTES:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sweet spice attack on all ages of Dulce Vida. Blanco and anejo are taste standouts for their distinct profiles in courage!\u00a0 Repo, while not BAD, is simply a bit lackluster compared to the bold flavor statements made by it&#8217;s younger and older siblings.\u00a0 Add to this the fiery HEAT of the 100 proof and you have a superior &#8220;flask&#8221; brand for your travel needs!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FLAVOR Profiles (out of a possible 4 points)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/3-5_01.gif\"><\/a><\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/spice_03.gif\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/iconmatrix_dulcevida_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-476\" title=\"IconMatrix_DulceVida_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/iconmatrix_dulcevida_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/iconmatrix_dulcevida_01.jpg 422w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/iconmatrix_dulcevida_01-153x300.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Musical Guest:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All fan request night!\u00a0 Great selections from the<strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">VAST<\/span> Man-Cave <\/strong>archives!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Advance Romance&#8221; &#8211; Frank Zappa\/Captain Beefheart<br \/>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/07-Advance-Romance-L.mp3|titles=Advance Romance-(L)]<br \/>\n&#8220;Trouble Man&#8221; &#8211; Marvin Gaye<br \/>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/2-16-Trouble-Man.mp3|titles=Trouble Man]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever attempted to walk through FIRE to get to the sweet-tasting good life on the other side?\u00a0 That is EXACTLY what Lippy succeeded in doing on this episode of The \u201cTequila Whisperer\u201d Show.<\/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":[3,225],"tags":[5,78,80,104,127,171,184,185,193],"class_list":["post-425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","category-show","tag-100-proof","tag-drunk","tag-dulce-vida","tag-funny","tag-lippy","tag-review","tag-smooth","tag-spicy","tag-tequila"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425","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=425"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":571,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions\/571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}