{"id":733,"date":"2010-04-05T15:22:45","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T23:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?p=733"},"modified":"2012-09-20T11:30:16","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T18:30:16","slug":"charbay-blanco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=733","title":{"rendered":"Charbay blanco (episode 30) tequila review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hfYcg4StewA.x?p=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Folks, this show is all about <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PASSION.<\/span> This may be Th\u2019 Lip\u2019s <strong>MOST <\/strong>passionate episode yet!\u00a0 Join your intrepid \u201cTequila Reveal-a\u201d on  his journey up to the \u201cStill on the Hill\u201d \u2013 The <strong>Charbay<\/strong> Distillery in St. Helena, Napa County, Ca.\u00a0 What he found there was a  revelation to his palate and a comfort to his restless soul.\u00a0 Oh, and  the TEQUILA was mighty fine, too!<\/p>\n<p>This episode features a\u00a0 lengthy one-on-one interview with Charbay\u2019s  13<sup>th<\/sup> generation Master Distiller, <strong>Marko Karakasevic<\/strong>.\u00a0  Join the fun as Lippy learns the ins &amp; outs of the craftsman\u2019s art.\u00a0  This is a newbie\u2019s dream (Lip included) as the most intimate secrets  and methods of distillation are laid out and examined in the gorgeous  mid-morning sun.\u00a0 Is that a robin chirping in the background?<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nStick around for the special <strong>BONUS TASTING<\/strong> towards the end of the show!  Lip\u2019ster pulls out EVERY STOP in his aesthetic arsenal and introduces you to a NEW distillate that you never knew you needed to know about!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">TEQUILA STATS:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">BRAND:<\/span> CHARBAY<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NOM:<\/span> 1474<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">AGAVE SOURCE:<\/span> Highlands<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">GENERAL TASTING NOTES:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Charbay blanco gives up its secrets openly and happily to the patient taster.  Don\u2019t expect a blunt hit of agave and other massive flavors.  This blanco is all about the complex interplay of many different agave and distillation notes.  From the 70 year-old yeast to the copper pot still, this is a true connoisseur\u2019s hand-crafted delight.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve never given any tequila a 4-point rating in any category, and Charbay blanco has earned 3 of them!  Try this blanco when you\u2019re ready to have a considered conversation with your tequila and see how right we are!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FLAVOR Profiles (out of a possible 4 points) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharbayIconKey_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735\" title=\"CharbayIconKey_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharbayIconKey_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharbayIconKey_01.jpg 422w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharbayIconKey_01-153x300.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/MarkoToast_01a.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/MarkoToast_01a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-736\" title=\"MarkoToast_01a\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/MarkoToast_01a-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/MarkoToast_01a-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/MarkoToast_01a.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharThumb_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-738\" title=\"CharThumb_02\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharThumb_02-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharThumb_02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharThumb_02.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharThumb_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-737\" title=\"CharThumb_03\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharThumb_03-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharThumb_03-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CharThumb_03.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Music Picks From This Show:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thunder On The Mountain&#8221; &#8211; Bob Dyan<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/01-Thunder-On-The-Mountain.mp3|titles= Thunder On The Mountain]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Mexico&#8221; &#8211; Jefferson Airlplane<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/4-16-Mexico.mp3|titles=Mexico]<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folks, this show is all about PASSION. This may be Th\u2019 Lip\u2019s MOST passionate episode yet!\u00a0 Join your intrepid \u201cTequila Reveal-a\u201d on his journey up to the \u201cStill on the Hill\u201d \u2013 The Charbay Distillery in St. Helena, Napa County, Ca.\u00a0 What he found there was a revelation to his palate and a comfort to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=733\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Charbay blanco (episode 30) 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":[36,243,244,245,145,171,193,246,218,247],"class_list":["post-733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-show","tag-blanco","tag-charbay","tag-doubled-twisted","tag-light","tag-ocho","tag-review","tag-tequila","tag-whiskey","tag-whisperer","tag-white"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733","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=733"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":742,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions\/742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}