{"id":871,"date":"2010-04-09T11:21:50","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T19:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?p=871"},"modified":"2012-09-19T14:25:29","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T21:25:29","slug":"don-modesto_-blanco-repo-anejo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=871","title":{"rendered":"Don Modesto blanco, reposado, anejo (episode 32) tequila review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hfYcg4SifgA.x?p=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It <strong>HAD<\/strong> to happen.  Sooner or later a new brand would arrive on the scene that tasted like it had been made decades ago (an age of fewer shortcuts) and was just sitting in a warehouse awaiting its proper debut time.  Well that time has come, and its name is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Don Modesto<\/span>!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nHere\u2019s a new brand that is full of earthy spice, and features soft, well-rounded edges in its flavor profile.  Lippy was completely onboard for ALL ages of this stellar juice.  Each age varietal was a great representative of its class.  The repo was softened and sweetened by the wood, but not \u201cdumbed-down\u201d by it.  The anejo added an integrated complexity to the repo while losing little of the spice and tongue-jangly heat.<br \/>\nGet out your wallets, people.  Th\u2019 Lip is rating Don Modesto a \u201cbuy\u201d!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">TEQUILA  STATS:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">BRAND:<\/span><\/strong> DON MODESTO<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NOM:<\/span><\/strong> 1531<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">AGAVE  SOURCE:<\/span><\/strong> Lowlands<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">GENERAL  TASTING NOTES:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don Modesto forsakes the easy (read: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SWEET<\/span>) path to the American palate and instead serves up <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LOADS<\/span> of roasted agave bathed in a spicy and earthy stew.\u00a0 The blanco\u2019s complicated flavors of citrus and slightly bitter minerals come through in all the ages of the brand.\u00a0 This is a brand to buy a lot of and smile about later when your friends ask for another glass!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FLAVOR  Profiles (out of a possible 4 points)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModesto_IconKey_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-872\" title=\"DonModesto_IconKey_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModesto_IconKey_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModesto_IconKey_01.jpg 422w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModesto_IconKey_01-153x300.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music Picks From This Show:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;<\/span>Ad Ogni Costo&#8221; &#8211; Ennio Morricone<\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1-12-Ad-Ogni-Costo.mp3|titles=Ad Ogni Costo]\n<p>&#8220;Yegelle Tezeta&#8221; &#8211; Mulatu Astatke (&#8220;Broken Flowers&#8221; soundtrack)<\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/02-Yegelle-Tezeta.mp3|titles=Yegelle Tezeta]\n<p>&#8220;Florida Fantasy&#8217; &#8211; John Barry (&#8220;Midnight Cowboy&#8221; soundtrack)<\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/09-Florida-Fantasy.mp3|titles=Florida Fantasy]\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-868\" title=\"DonModestoThumb_02\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_02-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_02.jpg 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-869\" title=\"DonModestoThumb_03\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_03-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_03-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_03.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-870\" title=\"DonModestoThumb_04\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_04-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_04-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DonModestoThumb_04.jpg 538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It HAD to happen. 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