{"id":976,"date":"2010-05-28T10:33:36","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T18:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?p=976"},"modified":"2012-09-12T13:12:16","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T20:12:16","slug":"bargain-bottle-battle-5-el-ultimo-agave-vs-tradicional-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/?p=976","title":{"rendered":"Bargain Battle 5: El Ultimo Agave reposado vs. Tradicional reposado (episode 39) tequila review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hfYcg4PHJQA.x?p=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever seen a winning streak like this?  <strong>\u201cEl Ultimo Agave\u201d <\/strong>reposado continues its proud reign as the mighty ruler of the $20 and under reposado kingdom!  This week\u2019s challenger was Mexico\u2019s #1-selling reposado: Cuervo\u2019s <strong>\u201cTradicional\u201d<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nTh\u2019 Lip thought that this might be a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CAKEWALK<\/span> for EUA.  Tradicional has a poor reputation as a \u201cused to be great\u201d brand, now fallen on sadder times.  Surprisingly, the Tradicional brought it\u2019s best game (re: a solid bottling of an uneven product) to the challenge and really put the EUA through its paces!  This was one of the hardest-fought victories that EUA has ever faced on the \u201cWhisperer\u201d show.  The Tradicional was a formidable challenger who featured a pleasant bottom-end taste of slight citrus and shallow sugar.  Ultimately it was lacking an agave taste-punch while the EUA brought forth the agave and vanquished the well-funded Challenger.  EUA needs to be watching its back however, as it\u2019s sweet clovey-allspice flavor enhancement is starting to annoy.<\/p>\n<p>But you cannot argue with success.  For the money (and the TASTE) <strong>El Ultimo Agave<\/strong> reposado remains; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u201cThe Bargain Bottle Champion\u201d<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 reposado class.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music  Picks From This Show:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh, yeah &#8211; almost forgot.\u00a0 <strong>The Rolling Stones<\/strong> showed up for a special musical <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GUEST APPEARANCE<\/span>.\u00a0 They were kind enough to play their <strong>&#8220;Exile on Main Street&#8221;<\/strong> remastered CD in its <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ENTIRETY<\/span> for all those assembled.\u00a0 Good times, indeed!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;Title 5&#8221; &#8211; The Rolling Stones<\/span><\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/10-Title-5.mp3|titles=Title 5]\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;Loving Cup (Alternate Take)&#8221; &#8211; The Rolling Stones<\/span><\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/07-Loving-Cup-Alternate-Take.mp3|titles=Loving Cup (Alternate Take)]\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;Plundered My Soul&#8221; &#8211; The Rolling Stones<\/span><\/p>\n[audio:https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/02-Plundered-My-Soul.mp3|titles=Plundered My Soul]\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-980\" title=\"BargainV_Thumb_02\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_02-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_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\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-981\" title=\"BargainV_Thumb_03\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_03-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_03-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_03.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\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-982\" title=\"BargainV_Thumb_04\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_04-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_04-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_04.jpg 540w\" 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\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-983\" title=\"BargainV_Thumb_05\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_05-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_05.jpg 540w\" 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\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-984\" title=\"BargainV_Thumb_06\" src=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com.php5-11.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_06-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_06-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/BargainV_Thumb_06.jpg 539w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever seen a winning streak like this? \u201cEl Ultimo Agave\u201d reposado continues its proud reign as the mighty ruler of the $20 and under reposado kingdom! This week\u2019s challenger was Mexico\u2019s #1-selling reposado: Cuervo\u2019s \u201cTradicional\u201d.<\/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":[225,1],"tags":[78,91,279,104,277,127,130,280,166,278,507,191,193,266,218],"class_list":["post-976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-show","category-uncategorized","tag-drunk","tag-el-ultimo-agave","tag-exile-on-main-street","tag-funny","tag-gourmet","tag-lippy","tag-live","tag-remastered","tag-reposado","tag-rolling-stones","tag-singing-reviews","tag-tasting","tag-tequila","tag-tradicional","tag-whisperer"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976","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=976"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1367,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976\/revisions\/1367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tequilawhisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}