{"id":948,"date":"2010-05-14T09:21:44","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T17:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?p=948"},"modified":"2012-09-14T18:39:28","modified_gmt":"2012-09-15T01:39:28","slug":"tequila-semental-review_silver-reposado-anejo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=948","title":{"rendered":"Tequila Semental silver, reposado, anejo (episode 37) tequila review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hfYcg4PpTwA.x?p=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Toro!!\u00a0 Toro!!\u00a0 Did you know that Lippy is a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">TAURUS<\/span>?\u00a0 Did you know that the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BULL<\/span> is his Astrological (Taurean) sign?\u00a0 Did you know that there is a new TEQUILA named after the Semental breed of Mexican fighting bull?\u00a0 Now you know, Friends!\u00a0 <strong>Tequila Semental<\/strong> is produced at the same distillery (NOM 1522) as one of Th&#8217; Lip&#8217;s favorite &#8220;bargain bottles&#8221;, <strong>El Ultimo Agave<\/strong>.\u00a0 At almost twice the price, where does <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Semental<\/span> fit into the heirarchy of new brands?\u00a0 Will it be a sweet, soft, trip through the palate &#8211; or a fiery, fuerte, run on the tongue?<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nJoin us in a very MACHO tasting of this firey new brand!\u00a0 Watch as Lippy breaks down Semental\u2019s heat profile on the back end of the palate.\u00a0 This was a surprising development, and a WELCOME one at that!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">TEQUILA  STATS:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>BRAND<\/strong>:<\/span> SEMENTAL<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NOM<\/span>:<\/strong> 1522<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">AGAVE  SOURCE<\/span>:<\/strong> Lowlands<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">GENERAL  TASTING NOTES:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tequila Semental has no time for you and the sweet\u2013seeking tip of your tongue.\u00a0 It goes straight to the mid and back palate with a wash of fruity HEAT and finishes for a L O N G time.\u00a0 Look for the most interest in the silver and the anejo.\u00a0 The introduction of French Oak in the anejo brings the added flavor interest that takes this age into a solid \u201cbuy\u201d category.\u00a0 While the silver has some fruity citrus notes and of course the back-heat, the reposado seems a bit \u201cconfused\u201d with its mash-up of oak and heat.\u00a0 Not Semental\u2019s best offering.\u00a0 Look for a good deal online (under $50 for the anejo) and give this Bull a run around the ring!<\/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\/05\/SemenIconKey_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-952\" title=\"SemenIconKey_01\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/SemenIconKey_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/SemenIconKey_01.jpg 422w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/SemenIconKey_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\/05\/SemenThumb_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-953\" title=\"SemenThumb_02\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/SemenThumb_02-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/SemenThumb_02-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/SemenThumb_02.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/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\/05\/SemenThumb_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-954\" title=\"SemenThumb_03\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/SemenThumb_03-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/SemenThumb_03-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/SemenThumb_03.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music  Picks From This Show:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Cissy Strut&#8221; &#8211; The Meters<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/1-01-Cissy-Strut.mp3|titles=Cissy Strut]<br \/>\n&#8220;Stretch Your Rubber Band&#8221; &#8211; The Meters<br \/>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/1-22-Stretch-Your-Rubber-Band.mp3|titles=Stretch Your Rubber Band]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toro!!\u00a0 Toro!!\u00a0 Did you know that Lippy is a TAURUS?\u00a0 Did you know that the BULL is his Astrological (Taurean) sign?\u00a0 Did you know that there is a new TEQUILA named after the Semental breed of Mexican fighting bull?\u00a0 Now you know, Friends!\u00a0 Tequila Semental is produced at the same distillery (NOM 1522) as one &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=948\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tequila Semental silver, reposado, anejo (episode 37) 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948","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=948"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":997,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948\/revisions\/997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}