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I love good tequila. You are a bad person Rhody, I had given up expensive vices.
Then the two animals stood and regarded each other cautiously.
`Hullo, Mole!' said the Water Rat.
`Hullo, Rat!' said the Mole.
`Would you like to come over?' enquired the Rat presently.
`Oh, its all very well to TALK,' said the Mole, rather pettishly, he being new to a river and riverside life and its ways.
The Rat said nothing, but stooped and unfastened a rope and hauled on it; then lightly stepped into a little boat which the Mole had not observed. It was painted blue outside and white within, and was just the size for two animals; and the Mole's whole heart went out to it at once, even though he did not yet fully understand its uses.
The Rat sculled smartly across and made fast. Then he held up his forepaw as the Mole stepped gingerly down. `Lean on that!' he said. `Now then, step lively!' and the Mole to his surprise and rapture found himself actually seated in the stern of a real boat.
`This has been a wonderful day!' said he, as the Rat shoved off and took to the sculls again. `Do you know, I`ve never been in a boat before in all my life.'
`What?' cried the Rat, open-mouthed: `Never been in a--you never--well I--what have you been doing, then?'
`Is it so nice as all that?' asked the Mole shyly, though he was quite prepared to believe it as he leant back in his seat and surveyed the cushions, the oars, the rowlocks, and all the fascinating fittings, and felt the boat sway lightly under him.
`Nice? It's the ONLY thing,' said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. `Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING--absolute nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing,' he went on dreamily: `messing--about--in--boats; messing----'
`Look ahead, Rat!' cried the Mole suddenly.
It was too late. The boat struck the bank full tilt. The dreamer, the joyous oarsman, lay on his back at the bottom of the boat, his heels in the air.
rhody said:I bought a bottle of Hornitos, Anejo, came home, poured a small sample, put the same sized same in the freezer, to be followed by the same amount (at room temperature) of Patron, Anejo.
Verdict, the Patron has it heads and shoulders above the Hornitos, even when separating the tasting by fifteen minutes between each sample. The good news, I think if I were to take the same almost frozen sample of Hornitos and put an ice cube in it a minute before the taste test. I may not be able to tell the difference, except for the overshadowing taste.
Rhody...
P.S. Maybe after my track day this June if I make it back in one piece I will celebrate by buying a bottle of expensive, 100+ dollar bottle of Anejo to celebrate. That moment will be one to remember. If I do I will report on the Patron vs expensive stuff in comparison.
nismaratwork said:You have quite literally ensured that I will never willingly consume Hornitos tequila!
rhody said:Bad experience nismara ? Care to share it with the rest of us, the curious folk ? hehe...
Rhody...
nismaratwork said:it was Mezcal, not tequila.
rhody said:Bingo... now that you have learned your lesson, I have heard that in a pinch that stuff will work in your gas tank if out of fuel as long as you go slowly. Sorry you had to find out the hard way what NOT to drink.
Rhody...
rhody said:nismara,
Funny, I was looking up "arrabiata tequila" in google after reading your last post, and guess where it took me, see the http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp...=arrabiata+tequila&pbx=1&fp=a5e9728ef75bcd44". The first link at the top is YOUR post !
How does google index it that fast ??!
Rhody...
fuzzyfelt said:I finally found and had the opportunity to enjoy rhody's recommendation. It was really wonderful, thanks!
rhody said:I don't want to sound smug, like a party animal, or I told you so, but...
Rhody...
fuzzyfelt said:You did tell me, and I'm very grateful, thanks!
Astronuc said:That's quite a disclaimer/warning. :rofl:
physics girl,physics girl phd said:That's what I was thinking when I saw the title of this thread.
I'll admit: Little E's existence can be attributed to a tequila-fueled evening. At least prior to that, we had been saying "Wouldn't it be nice to have a little girl?"... but since then, I'll admit to avoiding the stuff; we got the little girl, and we certainly don't need FOUR kids.
zomgwtf said:Since January I've tried Patron Silver and Anejo and Don Julio Reposado... They were all really good... the Patron Anejo was better tasting in my opinion than the silver. I took these as regular tequila shots (salt/lemon) and just drank them straight with nothing else... I tried drinking the Patron Silver on the rocks but I found it wasn't nearly smooth enough.
Big party life living alone for school.
I'll definitely try this out sometime. Thanks.rhody said:zom,
Not to try to instill bad habits in you but if you are strapped for cash, try a shot of Anejo (not top shelf), chilled in crushed ice and a frozen shot glass if you have one for about a minute or two. The slight amount of water from the ice breaks the strong taste, mellows it out substantially.
Hmm really? Next time I have a bottle of Patron I'll try to compare it to something cheaper. I haven't really drank much tequila before, actually I've only ever really drank Jose Cuervo. I still have much more brands to experience before I can firmly say I've tried a 'good tequila' but normally the bottles are gone by the end of the night. :tongue:I tried a shot of unchilled patron anejo after the cheap stuff, by cheap stuff I still mean anejo that costs in the high twenty dollar range and could barely tell the difference. I did not take a double blind test, and if I did, may not have been able to tell the difference. Your good tequila will disappear so fast that you should use it for special occassions and only with your closest friends. I didn't have the good stuff till my early 40's and have been hooked ever since. Be prepared for some of the wildest dreams you can ever imagine, happens to a lot of folks I know each and every time, including yours truly.
Rhody...
zomgwtf said:I'll definitely try this out sometime. Thanks.
Hmm really? Next time I have a bottle of Patron I'll try to compare it to something cheaper. I haven't really drank much tequila before, actually I've only ever really drank Jose Cuervo. I still have much more brands to experience before I can firmly say I've tried a 'good tequila' but normally the bottles are gone by the end of the night. :tongue:
hypatia said:I only drink Patron Tequila, and my favorite thing to do with it, is mix it 50/50 with a spicy Bloody Mary mix, shot style. In between shots I'm munching on really garlicky pickles and fresh veggies.
nismaratwork said:Also the only way to drink Bombay Saphire (with ilives or onions as needed).
zomgwtf said:Ugh, I bought some Bombay Sapphire to make some Tom Collins (easily my favorite drink :tongue:) and noticed that it's not that great. Smells like a perfume and tastes like one too (alone) and you can definitely taste that even when you mix it.
nismaratwork said:The blue **** is only if you like gin, juniper and all. I would NOT use it as a mixer... for that Tanquery 10 is a great choice, with more emphasis on citrus and less on "pine tree".
edit: fav drink: Hemingway Daquiri with 10-Cane Rum.
zomgwtf said:Tanquery 10 huh, I'll definitely look into getting a bottle of that then. Try it out at least. The only reason I bought Sapphire was because my friend was saying it was a great gin. I suppose if you're into those flavours it would be great, just I'm not feeling it at all. So now I have half a 26er sitting on my fridge. Not sure what I'll do with it :tongue:.
rhody said:I am going out to buy online, are you ready for this, shot glass molds (see thumbnail).
I am forever breaking or losing the damn things. This solves that problem for good. The second thumbnail sets the mood, for me anyway...
Rhody... :tongue:
P.S. Food for thought, some warm sunny day this spring, what say we have a virtual tequila party, start a thread and report in it. Now that would be a PF first, any takers ? Maybe even set up a skype session or two.
That sounds fun, drunk posting eh?rhody said:P.S. Food for thought, some warm sunny day this spring, what say we have a virtual tequila party, start a thread and report in it. Now that would be a PF first, any takers ? Maybe even set up a skype session or two.
Evo said:That sounds fun, drunk posting eh?