This is insane = I've been buying Tequilas and making margaritas for 25-years and never has anyone mentioned the methods by which tequila is made = (1) OVEN; (2) AutoClave; or (3) Diffuser. These are far, far more important than Blanco, Repasado, or Anejo. I just taste-tested my own tequilas with a Mezcal and the Ocho Oven Tequila blew the others away (El Mayor and Dobel Maestro which are both AutoClave). I don't even want to think of how bad a Diffuser tequila is. Blew my mind. Thank You! I will never again buy a tequila without knowing how it is made. It is OVEN cooked agave for me forever.

Thank you. Finally, after drinking tequila for over 3 decades, I have set myself on a mission to learn and better appreciate this drink. Looking forward to more videos to expand my understanding.

@paulleavell4317

3 жыл бұрын

Please drink HERRADURA. You will taste the difference ‼

@gustavomartinez1412

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulleavell4317 herradura uses additives!!

@paulleavell4317

2 жыл бұрын

@@gustavomartinez1412 ?? What kind of "additives"??

@frankkreyssig7626

Жыл бұрын

I am on the same road. sad that it took so long for me to figure it out but truly enjoying good tequila later in life.

THIS video is a must for everyone who has any interest in tequila and I’m sharing it as widely as possible. There were things I knew, but didn’t know why. Buying a bottle of Casa Dragones a few years ago, I couldn’t be more disappointed not only in the product but that I dropped $60+ for that crap. Medicinal is the one prominent note/aroma I remember from it and when I smell that in a tequila, I immediately steer away… and, now I know why. Thank you for giving me an understanding of this most important process, not to mention how it’s destructive to the industry. With the popularity of tequila in the US, we only have ourselves to blame as we demand more variety.

@ericktellez7632

2 жыл бұрын

60 bucks for that geez

@davidwhite9041

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't help that this was one of Oprah's favorite things! Cult followings help keep this process going.

This is the best video I have seen on tequila!!! Thanks!!!

Fortaleza, Casa Noble, 7 Leguas, San Matias, Partida and Gran Centenario love them all. Thanks for this great video.

@jesusf.2600

6 жыл бұрын

Rodrigo Algunos. Por?

@jesusf.2600

5 жыл бұрын

I forgot to mention 4 COPAS, OCHO, HERRADURA.

@DonRamiro1

4 жыл бұрын

7 Leguas-made 450 meters from my mom and dad's house in Atoto. great stuff

@mauriciochavez914

3 жыл бұрын

7 leguas is the real deal

@Michelle-ez9hs

3 жыл бұрын

@DIV1NITAL if you want to make 8-10$ a day I got can get you in

Excellent Video. Super helpful. Thank you so much.

Late to this video..but it was very interesting and thank you for taking your time to create it. It was an eye opening study and it is appreciated.

Hands down best video I’ve ever seen breaking down the data

Thank you Grover for promoting the best spirit of the world. I will like to see a blind test in Tequilas made in Los Altos like TAPATIO, Clase Azul, Milagro, 7 Leguas, D Julio, Patron, Centinela, Olmeca, 7 Copas, Rey Sol. Nice to see you in TLAQUEPAQUE last summer. I noticed how El parian switched from long tradition of serving Pueblo Viejo to Centenario Sauza and 7 Leguas. Interesting isn't it?

Thank you señor and salud 🍻

Excelnt explanation! Thanks!

geek out...I dig it!! would love to see this type of deep dive into Organic vs. Non-organic tequila making...

Excellent video. Thanks.

Very Well made video Thank You for making this informative video and you are absolutely correct, also great on supporting the Traditional Original way of making Tequila.

great lesson for all THANK YOU

Awesome! Thanks for the info

Thx, this is very important info.

Brilliant video to help understand... thank you 😊👍

@johnnytrayes4734

4 жыл бұрын

Just downloaded the app thanks 😃👍🥃

Fortaleza and El Tesoro are my favorite tequila, I like the blanco, but Reposado is my favorite. There is one diffuser tequila I find very good is Cazadores Reposado which one of my Mexican friends recommended to me.

I love this post, I’m a supplier in the northeast and sell autoclave tequila. First and foremost I’m a lover of all agave and will share this with many friends! Thank you!

That was a really good and informative video. I am not a tequila person but so many around me are and I am doing my best to understand tequila in addition to why it is not preferable to me but others love it. Interestingly I have found a blanco and a few repasados that are great for my sense of taste while in México or from aficionados. maybe it is the methods that made the difference or I originally tried tequila mixtos instead of 100% agave.

Great analysis.

Thank you very much for this amazing very informative video. i learned alot and now spreading the info to my friends.

@tastetequila

5 ай бұрын

Awesome!

I thought I knew quite a bit about tequila but I was not aware of the new diffuser technique used. I appreciate this video but it was quite clinical

This video contains precious news for all the Tequila lovers. Very interesting and well-explained. Congrats.

Love your channel and app !

Excellent report. Thanks

Why am I just now seeing this?! Tequila is the only alcohol I consume. I learned a lot, and somethings I had already known. Great video! I’m downloading the app today!

@paulleavell4317

3 жыл бұрын

Then you already know to drink HERRADURA‼🤤🤤

My favorite blanco is Fortaleza.. tested the highest here... checks out 👍🏽

@robertcherry7190

2 жыл бұрын

I mostly hated blancos...until Fortaleza.

@natejoejake

Жыл бұрын

Fortaleza is awesome. From normal to Still Strength. 👍

Great video!!! Would love to interview you for my youtube channel and radio show.

Thank you for this video and the app.

Thank you.Very well done

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Thank you!!!

You can't argue with science. Great video. Thank you.

Thanks for the information

Interesting, will keep this in mind when doing our blinds. Would love a larger pool of brands to draw higher level of statistical confidence

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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@alfredephraim6773

2 жыл бұрын

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@alfredephraim6773

2 жыл бұрын

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@sagecade5819

2 жыл бұрын

@Alfred Ephraim You are welcome :)

Thank you so much!

I want to say thank You for this most informative video on Tequila. 🐒

I have just downloaded the app I will deafly use this well done for your KZread video

I can't seem to find my comment hopefully you didn't delete it but I want to say you guys are awesome and I subscribe. I love the app and I hope you guys grow exponentially because you're doing a great service to the world of tequila spirits

@tastetequila

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks! We are trying.

Great video thank you.. 7 leguas anejo for me.. still using mules n volcanic rock to make their tequila dosn't get anymore traditional n old school than this.. 7 leguas give it try u wont regret it!!..

Great video. However, I'm curious if you have used better examples for the autoclave and diffuser made tequilas? Fortaleza and SV are phenomenal tequilas on their own and would have better ratings even amongst other brick oven made tequilas.

When did Tres to go diffuser? I drank it a lot 20 years ago when it was one of a few commonly found with patron and don julio in bars that i worked in.

Excellent video...sub'd, I have a few whiskey channels but ur my first tequila channel.

Very informative & interesting video!! After seeing the video Automatic Subscriber!👏🔥👏🔥

Love ur video. . Ty

Thanks.

What do you mean by artesian made product? Do you drink autoclave processed tequilas? When I use the app does it include all the different types of tequila that are made by diffuser?

This is a heck of a video

Very informative

Any insights on tributo a mi padre tequila, is it worth it?

Amazing

I will never drink tequila from diffuser, knowing that.

Very well done, explained and clear for all public and audiences. Congratulations because this technology has been accepted from 1999 regulations ideas (a decade) and tequila has been decreasing in quality. This material could be very useful for quality insurance people in the industry and investors.

Agora com esse forte frio que esta surgindo é uma ótima opção toma tequila esquenta até a alma né! Abraços obrigado pela sua visita.🤝🤛

Thank you this is so helpful

As I understand, to be 100% pure agave, you have to be at least 99% agave. That last percent is where they put the chemicals in it taste like caramel and vanilla in the diffused tequilas. Casamigos and Clase Azul, for example

I regret not buying that second Fortaleza bottle before it got sold out at my shop :/

@sunbeagle9769

Жыл бұрын

Fortaleza is very difficult to find and it sells quickly, Daveco (Colorado) does online orders only, drive in to pick it up. They only sell one bottle per, and then it is all gone.

Out of your sample group....Forteleza hands down!!!! An additional tequila.....G4.

How to know when tequila is made with a difuser?

@GamerToday

Жыл бұрын

Easier it is to be found. Or buy researching per brand basis. Or spend money take a taste and its obvious if you drank as much. Need cheap autoclave? Jose tradicional repasado. Thats best on market to me. 45 bottles and it beats any repasado ive ever had. Mind you i try many brands. Its just consistent. And i like its smell. I dont drink mixed drinks but hear its good for that

@GamerToday

Жыл бұрын

Campo bravo repo or esplon arent bad either. Esplon would be a cocktail tequila as flavour and smell is skunky. But you may like it idk. In a mixed drink with citrus and colors i feel it would be great. Cazadores for example is trash to me. Or carmena. 99% sure diffuser. Hornitos i think is auto clave but taste like crap. So if its diffuser would not shock me. Want a good brand to look out for thats new and i know the owner of??? Tres agaves.... Repo is still being worked on Reciepe wise but its good stuff. Their anejo also good. But the consistency is not perfect and i spoke to owner about it. They have awesome bottles though thick gooseneck wine bottles. It feels premium in the hand. Smell is great. Very raw type feel for the entire line. Diffuser??? 😂1 smell or taste will help you relax on that. Its so far from diffuser product borderline as raw as it gets. I still like jose tradicional more but its because they use white oak barrels. Tres agave uses bourbon barrels and i dont like that profile as much. I like the more agave forward taste. But natural and little smokey. If you want to ruin your day drink hornitos or Cazadores. Hornitos is like omg i bought this reaction for me. Its worst taste on market followed by esplon. Esplon is real but just is stinky and skunky. I enjoyed it a bit but struggle on first sips and more.

What’s the intro song?

Just wish I could consistently find Fortaleza....When I do, it sure isnt $42 lol...more like $65 for the Blanco and $75 for the reposado (my favorite).....

Fort and partida ❤️

Does your :Tequila App say what process each destiller uses…..diffusers or not….etc?

@tastetequila

5 ай бұрын

Yes!

Nice

So where can I find a list of all the oven cooked tequilas? I dont have a smart phone or use an apps....just internet.

@AyoJayArr

4 жыл бұрын

In the Google search bar, write: list of oven cooked tequilas

@jtf2dan

4 жыл бұрын

@@AyoJayArr thanks...didnt get a single list but many articles mentioning a few

Is there statistical significance?

Well crap. I was just gifted a bottle of the $150 Casa Dragones. Where can I find a real-time list of all Tequila brands that follow the oven roasted process when making Tequila?

@TequilaHeadHunter

2 жыл бұрын

Search on tequila matchmaker.

Anyone know what villa lobos use please ?

@Jayadub2

4 жыл бұрын

Villa Lobos is made at NOM 1139 and the agave is cooked in an brick oven.

Diffuser tequila is obvious to me in all senses ive had it. I feel ripped off on first sip most everytime as alcoholic

You know what is an irony?, I cannot get a Siembra Valles bottle from any place in Mexico...

@DonRamiro1

4 жыл бұрын

it probably isn't sold in Mexico because Mexico taxes tequila bottles very highly. Many brands aren't sold in Mexico for that very reason.

in your opinion what would be the best or most smooth Anejo Tequila? Price range anywhere up to $200.00 I'm a Japanese whisky drinker but like tequila. I went to Mexico & bought a Regalo but it wasn't smooth at all. I'm sure you get requests all the time, so if don't make recommendations I understand.

@DonRamiro1

4 жыл бұрын

for being a Japanese whisky drinker, you sure do have an English sounding name (hardy har har)

@Michelle-ez9hs

3 жыл бұрын

I’d say go for G4, El Tesoro, Fortaleza or Siete Leguas

@billyblack4556

3 жыл бұрын

@@Michelle-ez9hs G4,Pasote,Fortaleza

@Michelle-ez9hs

3 жыл бұрын

@@billyblack4556 in that order?

@billyblack4556

3 жыл бұрын

@@Michelle-ez9hs 1.Fortaleza 2.Pasote 3.G4 but if you are a whiskey drinker I would try the most unique tequilla of all "Tears Of Llorona" It is a Extra Anejo and its rested in 3 barrels

Yo tomo CHINACO...!!!

after seeing this i tried the fortaleza. never buying any other brand

❤️👍

I'd be interested in a blind test taste like this with the average public. I've had several people tell me how much they life 818. The reality is 818 doesn't taste at all like tequila. It is basically flavored agave alcohol. But, does the average drinker/consumer prefer flavored agave alcohol or true tequila?

@tastetequila

Жыл бұрын

Many people love tequilas with additives, and it's a big business. We just think it would be great if there could be some type of mention on the label so people could judge for themselves: traditional vs. "modern."

I agree that brick oven cooked agave makes for better tequila than diffuser made tequila, but there are a couple defuser made tequilas that aren’t bad. The only flaw I see in this test is that experienced tequila drinkers can taste the difference between brick oven and diffuser tequila. They taste pretty different, not just in a qualitative way but in a matter of fact way. They’re almost like two different spirits. So it’d be pretty easy to say the ones you know are brick oven cooked (bc you know the difference) to be better simply bc you like the idea of tradition rather than something that makes more money. It’s like doing a blind taste test between a Michelin star burger and McDonald’s. You can obviously tell which once is McDonald’s even without the wrapper

@ldelatorre2011

10 ай бұрын

Fair point. However, because you are (not you) less experienced or not as familiar with tequila or simply cannot tell the difference doesn’t refute the fact that the tequila is truly bad. It’s more than not doomed from the start. Starts w immature agave and is made improperly.

@DzigaJerkov

10 ай бұрын

@@ldelatorre2011 yes, most are truly awful, but doesn’t negate the fact that these blind tasters didn’t really taste blind if they know was diffuser agave tastes like. Though I like to think of them as different spirits really, especially ones with additives. It’s like comparing a regular cognac and something like Grand Marnier, which of course uses not the best brandy and has “additives,” (added flavor and sugar) which makes it something different all together. Probably shouldn’t even be labeled as true tequila. But what is a cocktail but a spirit with a bunch of additives (juice, syrups etc.)?

@ldelatorre2011

10 ай бұрын

@@DzigaJerkov I totally agree with you that there is a a very strong argument to be made that it shouldn’t even really be labeled tequila and least of all “100% agave”. I just think because they are experienced and they may be able to tell which is which that it doesn’t really take away the point of the tequila being simply bad. Id rather have ppl with experience and risk losing out on a bit of blindness than a bunch of people that don’t know tequila and don’t really care for it.

@DzigaJerkov

10 ай бұрын

@@ldelatorre2011 I just think these tasters have a biased idea of what tastes good. They should be saying what tastes the most like agave. So many people love the taste of diffuser and additive filled tequila. You’ll hear additive-free tequila lovers say, “it tastes like caramel, vanilla, cotton candy, cream soda.. disgusting!” Most people love every one of those things. Obviously you don’t get any of those flavors from agave, and it’s not what tequila should be, but most people think vanilla/caramel tastes good. People should just be taught what real tequila is versus basically vanilla candy liqueurs.

Why no anejo?

@tastetequila

Жыл бұрын

Because then barrel flavors would introduce another element into the mix. For this, all blanco are better.

@Cowdog1

Жыл бұрын

@TasteTequila Makes perfect sense...thanks

I'm very interested in your take on casamigos blanco, please respond

using a diffuser is a waste of good agave plant since the taste is obliterated and you may as well just get industrial alcohol and add some artificial smell and flavor.

@alirgz

Жыл бұрын

Agaves going to factories that use a diffuser are usually not quality, most likely harvested too young.

did someone said... no vegetal?

By limiting the graph to only 60-100% the visual difference is greatly exaggerated; for intended effect I assume, but the line would be much flatter on a complete scale. Only a 10% difference seems remarkably close to me. It's becomes obvious why some corporations would cut costs if they are still only 10% less desirable than Forteleza since their products sell. I'm not advocating this. I avoid diffusers and additives but being traditionally made doesn't guarantee it tastes good.

@groversanschagrin6946

2 жыл бұрын

That's because the lowest possible scores allowed by the judges was a 60, so the range is accurate.

@lrvogt1257

2 жыл бұрын

@@groversanschagrin6946 : The rating for Fortaleza is 88.88 of 100, yes? 88 out of a range of forty points is closer to 72% of what's possible. Raising the minimum will not give the same visual result as cropping in on the 60-100 portion of a 0-100 graph. When my portfolio graph looks too volatile I change the base line to zero and it becomes a ripple. Both lines are correct but zero is more accurate. I just have too much time on my hands :-) Cheers. Keep up the good work.

Diffusion produces "agave vodka". the additives produce 'flavored vodka'. sad.

Alright alright fine... I'll help you with the taste test... But I'm only doin this for the people, this is very important

Everyone knows the process & history

Always wanted to do this: FIRST!

In my experience tequilas they use diffusers are very transparent about the process. Of course this might have been different 5 years ago. Not all diffuser companies use acid

Alcohol taste tests simply don’t work. You can get different results using the same group on different days. Aside from this most people will prefer the most “easy drinker” regardless of all else.

team stooking

These are bold conclusions based on 6 brands at the higher price point. Is there a difference at the $15 to $20 price point? Can casual consumers make the same distinctions? I would be curious to see a chemical analysis for these products too.

You can't bucher the names any worse.

@tastetequila

8 ай бұрын

Oh, it could be worse.

Don't touch diffuser products. Use autoclave for cocktails, shots and the rocks. And also for beginners to drinking neat and want to save some money. Brick oven for intermediates and neat. But there definitely are some affordable brick oven tequilas just not alot. At least here in Canada there isnt. There are only 4 brick oven tequila companies under 50 CAD$ here.

Idk alcohol is to be drunk instead of holding it like mouth wash to taste it like food. Unless ur into that stuff then stick to wine

The Tequila I drink is HERRADURA! They have made it the same way since the 1800s. My Tequila is better than your Tequila ‼ (Unless you drink Herradura, as well‼)

@wmendez3

2 жыл бұрын

I just bought a bottle. Did u try the anejo ultra

@paulleavell4317

2 жыл бұрын

@@wmendez3 no,i haven't. Thats what i would like to try next!!🤤🤤🤤

Casa Dragones Blanco is terrible and overrated waste of $57

@norasantos8121

4 жыл бұрын

Really ? Not it's good

Great info thank you !