{"id":478,"date":"2010-01-15T16:55:02","date_gmt":"2010-01-16T00:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tequilawhisperer.wordpress.com\/?p=478"},"modified":"2012-10-19T11:53:08","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T18:53:08","slug":"riazul-tequila-a-swingin-singin-new-brand-from-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=478","title":{"rendered":"Riazul anejo (episode 20) tequila review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hfYcg4eCHQA.x?p=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What do you get when you cross the rich mouth-feel of syrupy honey with the vegetal sweet-heat of properly prepared cooked agave?\u00a0 Why, that\u2019d be <strong>RIAZUL<\/strong> blanco, friends!\u00a0 And that\u2019s what Lippy has a great time tasting and talking and thundering about in this extra musical episode of \u201cTequila Whisperer\u201d!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nAll three ages of Riazul are sipped and dissected for your reviewing pleasure.\u00a0 Which age will th\u2019 Lip finally choose as his <strong>MASTER SIPPER<\/strong> for the evening?\u00a0 This show was a real party, and the <strong>GRATEFUL DEAD<\/strong> even showed up to space everyone out for a while.\u00a0 Turn this one up!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/riazul.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-481\" title=\"riazul\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/riazul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/riazul.jpg 274w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/riazul-176x300.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>TEQUILA STATS:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">BRAND:<\/span> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riazul.com\/\">Riazul<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NOM:<\/span> <\/strong>1460<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">AGAVE SOURCE<\/span>: <\/strong>Jalisco highlands<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>Riazul packs a sweet, very chewy mouth that is quite pleasurable.\u00a0 The basic sweet agave taste is present in both the blanco and the repo.\u00a0 The anejo however features a VERY strong &#8220;Christmas Spice&#8221; taste that stems, perhaps, from the year it spent aging in cognac\/brandy barrels.\u00a0 This flavor introduction overpowers any lingering agave that may still be residing ithere.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FLAVOR Profiles (out of a possible 4 points)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/riazul_iconchart_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-479\" title=\"Riazul_IconChart_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/riazul_iconchart_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/riazul_iconchart_01.jpg 422w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/riazul_iconchart_01-153x300.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music Picks From This Show:<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Tangled Up in Blue&#8221; 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