Tequila, Mezcal, and Everything You Should Know About Agave Spirits

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We are often asked the differences between tequila and mezcal. Adam gives an overview of one of today's most explosive spirits categories: agave spirits. He covers everything you need to know in order to explore the wide world of tequila and mezcal, and even touches on a bonus product: sotol.
Below are the products we discuss.
Tequilas:
For silver or blanco tequila, we look at Espolòn ‪@EnjoyCampari‬
For reposado tequila aged 8-11 months, we look at El Tesoro
For añejo aged over 1 year, we look at Don Julio ‪@DonJulioTequila‬
Mezcals:
Two popular choices here
Del Maguey Vida
Ilegal Joven
Sotol:
Desert Door
Sections:
0:00 What are Agave Spirits?
0:37 History of Agave: Pulque
1:14 Mezcal vs Tequila
2:03 Tequila Analysis and Tastings
4:01 Mezcal Analysis and Tastings
5:20 Sotol Analysis and Tasting

Пікірлер: 22

  • @joshcoxmusic
    @joshcoxmusic7 ай бұрын

    This is a great pilot together video bro. Good job 🤘😎

  • @liberandco

    @liberandco

    6 ай бұрын

    Much appreciated! Cheers :)

  • @jasonsixx7712
    @jasonsixx771211 ай бұрын

    You should ad extra anejo to the list. There's some amazing ones aged for 3+ years that are incredibly smooth. Don fulano is one of my favorite. Aged 5 years in sherry casks

  • @TheSilentBattle
    @TheSilentBattle2 жыл бұрын

    Tequila and Mezcal are my favorites, but I had never heard of Sotol before. I’ve tried Bacanora which is another agave based spirit made in Sonora MX

  • @liberandco

    @liberandco

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice, we haven't tried Bacanora. Did you like it?

  • @Darruus
    @Darruus2 жыл бұрын

    One thing I’ve learned about tequila, it pays to buy better quality. You can probably get a cheap bourbon or vodka and be fine but a cheap tequila is a recipe for disaster.

  • @liberandco

    @liberandco

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree, it's definitely worth paying a little more for better quality tequila. I would say the same about bourbon in most cases, and with vodka there are certainly high value vodka's out there, like Tito's, which aren't expensive but taste great.

  • @TheSilentBattle

    @TheSilentBattle

    2 жыл бұрын

    You always want to look to make sure it is 100% agave. Cheaper tequilas have all kinds of additives

  • @formula1facebookfan
    @formula1facebookfan2 жыл бұрын

    excellent video guys, cheers. omw to get some sotol!

  • @liberandco

    @liberandco

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words! We hope sotol continues to get the love it deserves-- cheers!

  • @arthorim
    @arthorim2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah there are other kinds of agave spirits like sotol, lechuguilla, raicilla, bacanora and others not well known not even for mexicans, because they are more difficult to get or they are just known where they are made.

  • @liberandco

    @liberandco

    2 жыл бұрын

    So true. The agave spirit world is big, and you'd really have to do some extensive travel in Mexico to find them all. That said, I'm hoping more can grow and find their way into US markets. I know I'd love to try them.

  • @TheSilentBattle

    @TheSilentBattle

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for bringing that up. I’ve only tried Bacanora, which is made in Sonora where my mom was from. My Abuelita (Grandma) used to make some

  • @ankushrana6354
    @ankushrana6354 Жыл бұрын

    Just this much likes????? Such a shame to the bartenders community. Such information and description would have earned alot of likes man... I hope you guys grow fast .

  • @liberandco

    @liberandco

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, Ankush! Appreciate the love.

  • @rxhymn1635
    @rxhymn16352 жыл бұрын

    Great intro video! Would love to see what other less known bottles you have especially if you are in Texas..

  • @liberandco

    @liberandco

    2 жыл бұрын

    We actually don't have a ton of lesser known bottles in our bar! However, we did just last week get in some Rey Campero Jabalí mezcal that has notes of tropical orange fruit. It's quite good.

  • @252peopleschamp8
    @252peopleschamp82 жыл бұрын

    Is there a difference between labels? I see 100% agave 100% de agave 100% blue agave What is the difference?

  • @liberandco

    @liberandco

    2 жыл бұрын

    No difference other than the choice of words! These are all 100% blue agave. Tequila has to be distilled from blue agave.

  • @MoDavI-sl7iy
    @MoDavI-sl7iy2 жыл бұрын

    Imo: Mezcal is disgusting in a margarita. I will never buy that again.

  • @liberandco

    @liberandco

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂 Hey, nothing wrong with that! Do you have a favorite cocktail that features Mezcal?

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